by heartwg@gmail.com | Jun 28, 2021 | Blog Posts, Building Safer Communities, Guest Bloggers
I sat on the bathroom counter, with lipstick smeared on my mouth and blush on my cheeks, perplexed by the boy in the mirror staring back at me. My hands trembled, rattling the bangles from my mother’s prized set, but the boy in the mirror fearlessly adorned the...
by heartwg@gmail.com | May 7, 2021 | General
by Seher Siddiqee, HEART Chaplain The question that I have been pondering for this reflection is how do I connect my body to the ritual expressions of my practice? This came about as I was preparing for the month of Ramadan and trying to figure out what goals I wanted...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2021 | General
by Navila Rashid “When it is difficult to grasp how to “power through” or to be identified as resilient, who are you calling to for strength, to put one foot in front of the other?” CW/TW: Assault, Survivorship I remember spending a whole night...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Apr 23, 2021 | General
by Aisha Ismail What is the power in thinking about resiliency from the perspective of resting and slowing down? I remember walking out of my OBGYN’s office the day that I was diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome)–a hormonal disorder that affects...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Apr 16, 2021 | General
by Kiran Waqar How has resilience shown up for you as a positive force? How has the concept of resilience been used to further marginalize our communities? If I’m going to be honest, this prompt is hard for me to answer. On first thought, I can think of a million ways...
