My Experience with Postpartum Depression (PPD)
I gave birth to my daughter in January of 2016 in the UK. I was 36 at the time. We were living in Cairo, Egypt but had gone to the UK so...
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Reflections
asilhrashid
- Sep 3
My Summer Garden 2022
I just spent the morning cleaning up my balcony garden in anticipation of the season of winding down that is upon us. Just as fulfilling...
asilhrashid
- Jan 15
Best parenting self-care advice: Take time out from parenting!!!
In our society, women, especially mothers, are constantly on the defensive, feeling like they have to justify their parenting decisions,...
asilhrashid
- Dec 31, 2021
A Message of Hope for The New Year
As 2021 winds down to a close, people around the globe are bidding adieu to another particularly difficult year...and good riddance....
asilhrashid
- Dec 28, 2021
Winter Memories of My Summer Garden
I am sitting at my dining table, wrapped up in snug sweaters and warm socks, looking out the window at a world buried in snow. As much as...
asilhrashid
- May 11, 2020
A review of Elizabeth Gilbert's "Big Magic"...
I am a huge fan of Elizabeth Gilbert, and have been for a long time. I've read most of her major bestselling novels: "Eat, Pray, Love"...
asilhrashid
- May 7, 2020
The Vision Board As A Way To Access Hidden Desires...
Around six months ago, I created my second vision board ever. But the whole experience was more than just cutting up images from...
asilhrashid
- Apr 27, 2020
The Damaging Effects of Unsolicited Parenting Advice
A couple of days ago I watched the season finale of a show called "Little Fires Everywhere" which drew stellar performances from Reese...
asilhrashid
- Apr 24, 2020
Quarantine Sanity Guide
As many of us around the world are in quarantine, and some in 24-hour lock down for a few weeks now, I thought I would share some simple...
asilhrashid
- Jan 27, 2020
Appendages of Gold or the Culture of Male Worship in Middle Eastern Societies
A few months ago, a friend and I were taking a walk and she started telling me of a recent telephone conversation she had with her...
asilhrashid
- Dec 6, 2019
What 2019 taught me
We are now almost a month into the new year, so I thought I would take stock of 2019 and all the lessons it has taught me which I hope I...