Unbearably Familiar: The Significance of “The Bear” for Suicide Loss Survivors It takes me weeks to trudge through each episode of “The Bear” — not because I dislike the subject matter, but because it’s unbearably familiar. The acclaimed Hulu show has plenty of fans, but for those of us with firsthand experience of suicide loss, …
Hilary Duff’s exclusion from the talent show was met with uproar among a room full of enthusiastic 9-year-olds donning Lizzie McGuire merchandise. It was the year 2003, and “The Lizzie McGuire Movie” had already left a profound impact on the lives of younger millennials. Just a few months later, Duff released her debut studio album, …
In the vast, distant past, long before I took my first breath, an unfortunate event took place in my family. My grandfather abandoned my grandmother, leaving her to care for their six children alone in the picturesque blue hills of Jamestown, located in southern Kentucky. In desperate need of support, my grandmother made the bold …
In 2017, when thousands of women were preparing to march in Washington after Donald Trump became president, I, a Canadian college student, believed I could remain unaffected by the chaos. Little did I know that no one would be exempt from witnessing this historic moment. To make matters worse, the death of Mary Tyler Moore …
In 2022, I embarked on a journey to curate a curated list of books that explore queer experiences. This endeavor initially began as a therapeutic exercise to address the shame I felt surrounding my bisexuality. I believed that by normalizing queer narratives through memoirs, I could unravel the negative emotions tied to my own identity. …
Everyone has a moment in “The Wizard of Oz” that they can relate to on a personal level. Whether it’s identifying with the Scarecrow, Tin Man, or Cowardly Lion and their desire for a brain, heart, and courage, or feeling a connection to Dorothy and her yearning to escape her troubles by flying beyond the …
Understanding my Korean father was a complex task. He provided for our family by working tirelessly, but his stoic and distant nature kept me from truly knowing him. It wasn’t until we had a conversation about donuts that my perception of him changed completely. My father relied on hand gestures and expressive facial cues to …