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Art Heals Refugee Trauma
by Rabhi Bisla As of 12 hours ago, it has been 1 year since I have been working with Syrian refugees abroad as a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Specialist. Every day I am seeing the different sides of this crisis and amazed by what I learn from the stories of these resilient Arab women. I can’t believe that just one year ago, I stepped away from every material possession in...
Art As A Confidence Builder
In November 2011, I came to a dark realization that I was thoroughly unprepared for life. I could not remember any lessons to lean on to guide me through what felt like a total collapse. My anxiety and depression were overwhelming me, and it would eventually lead me down a very dark spiral into the ground. I considered leaving graduate school, immigrating to Europe or Iran, or even taking a...
How to Unlock the Subconscious Secrets You Didn’t Even Know You Had
Well hold the phone, you say, how would my brain have secrets that I don’t know about? Well, the subconscious mind (arguably known as the “unconscious mind”) is an elusive and complex thing. I found the perfect definition of it where all the serious academics acquire their citations--Wikipedia: “the word subconscious is the part of consciousness that is not currently in focal awareness.” Psychologists for decades have explored how these...
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