My Voice: Hummingbird

Part II Trigger warning: Sexual Assault "It is how you live with it and what you do with what happened to you that will define you."A close family member's advice Each sexual assault survivor has their own way of living with what happened to them, and I am here for all of them. The ones …

#WhenIWas: Growing Up as a Girl

When I moved to Paris, I realized my femininity. I was in the big city and I wanted to dress well, forgetting the small town norms of jeans and a t-shirt and feeling self-conscious when wearing red-lipstick, I went all out in heels and dresses that made me feel beautiful. I wore pumps for the …

Becoming a Woman

Ever since I was little, I was always told that I was big. My family always commented on my body and on how much weight I needed to lose. I went to Spain one summer by myself at the age of 10 and I remember people commenting on the fact that I had lost weight …