The ‘Ick’ or fear of intimacy?“
Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is let someone love you. N.R. Hart, Peotry and Pearls Hey Huns, This week we saw hilarious threads of what gives people the ‘ick’ and makes people run from the restaurant table. It has got me thinking though, do we have the ‘ick’ or are we scared of […]
Navigating Corporate as a First-Gen* Black Muslim Woman
The start of an academic year and the hollowness that comes with it puts pressure on graduates to “get their act together”. With the current pandemic and job cuts at an all-time high, this pressure is considerably elevated – even more so for minority groups who already have the odds stacked against them. A couple […]
Narcissistic Abuse
Weekly Quote: “Beware of narcissistic people. They’ll tell everyone you’re crazy, only to cover up their trickery.” This week I wanted to write about Narcissism. In particular the effects of suffering from narcissistic abuse as an immigrant daughter. When we think of narcissism we might think someone who is vain and takes way too many […]
Immigrant Daughters & Self Doubt
Weekly Quote: Be Kind to yourself – “The inner speech, your thoughts, can cause you to be rich or poor, loved or unloved, happy or unhappy, attractive or unattractive, powerful or weak” Hello lovelies, Hoping you are all well and putting your incredible selves first.I’m writing this from my family home. I’m upstairs in my […]
A Parentified Immigrant Daughter’s Journey With Anxiety PT 2
Weekly Quote: ‘ If it’s out of your hands it deserves freedom from your mind, too’ Hiya, Thanks for joining me for our third week of unpacking our shared reality. In this article, I’ll be following up with what 5 years of suffering from anxiety have taught me about coping mechanisms. Whilst attending therapy earlier […]
My journey with Anxiety : Pt 1
My earliest memory of a panic attack was during my A-Levels in Year 12. Earlier on in the day, I had received my mock results through the post. Branded all over the A4 paper was ‘FAILURE’. I was underperforming in my chosen subjects. There I was sat embarrassed in the living room with my mum, […]
Home Girls Unite
Hiya! My name is Suwayba. I recently joined Home Girls and I will be writing weekly articles that you can enjoy straight from your mailbox. I’ll be sharing immigrant daughters’ experiences and lessons we can take away. My main intention is to publish writing that encourages healing and striving to be the best version of […]
I want to tell you a brief story about my journey as an eldest daughter…
Yasin here… quick question, when did you first realise you were going to lead a different life from my non-immigrant peers? For me, it was at the age of 11 when I had to prioritise babysitting my 2-year-old brother while my parents worked / did other tasks. I bet you’re thinking “poor girl”. Or perhaps you’re thinking “gosh, […]
