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TWSC Diaries: Learning to Love My Body – How My Emotional Weight Affected My Physical Weight
I have been a victim of violations so many times over. At 7 or 8 years old, I was molested by my uncles. And as an adult I was getting raped three times. It's had a very bad effect on me. I grew up thinking that I wasn't beautiful. I had this big body and the people I stayed with were not helping because they used to make remarks about my body. It was hard, it was painful, and
TWSC Diaries: Forgiveness is the Best Decision I Made for Myself
This column documents Celine Njoki’s healing journey. If you haven’t read her story, we encourage you read it here. Her story is remarkable. You can also read the previous entries she has made to this column.
TWSC Diaries: How Stigma and Discrimination Scarred Me
Stigma has been the worst thing that I've had to fight with all of my life. It is the worst place for human being to be. Stigma is broad, and I know what it can do to a person.
TWSC Diaries: What Betrayal Taught me About Friendship
Friendship is a subject that is close to my heart because I have been betrayed and stabbed many times by “friends,” “best friends” or people I looked up to.
Before you Come...
Before you come into my life you need to understand that I am damaged and broken. I’m lost. I can’t find myself; I get triggered easily.
The Invisible Scar
There’s no make-up to hide the bruises he left on your self-esteem. You’re not even sure if they are real bruises or if maybe you’re just over sensitive? I mean, everybody fights, right? Sometimes even the kindest people say the most hurtful things to the ones they love, don’t they?
The Thoughts of an Insecure, Troubled Soul
They say everyone is beautiful in their own way, everyone is unique, everyone is important, everyone is valuable, everyone should be comfortable in their own skin, and so on. They say a lot of things suggesting I am beautiful and somehow that is supposed to make me feel good about myself.
