SAM Frida

The more I speak my truth, the more I see how people have been conditioned to expect the version of me I used to offer—the agreeable one, the accommodating one, the one who stayed silent to keep the peace. But I’ve changed. This shift didn’t happen overnight. It came...

We all do it. We take one look at someone—the way they dress, how they speak, the way they carry themselves—and we think we know. We label them: polished, professional, chaotic, kind, offbeat, or even unstable. It’s automatic. But is it fair? Here’s something to sit...

We tend to care when it’s close. A friend. A co-worker. A neighbor. Suddenly, trauma has a face. Addiction has a name. Mental health is no longer a headline—it’s personal. But why does it take proximity for us to feel empathy? We often look away from what’s hard. It’s...

The heart is not a weakness to silence, but a compass we ignore at the cost of our truth. There is something undeniably powerful about the heart. It carries our truths, even when our minds try to override them. And this quote from The Alchemist captures that so simply...

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and then go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”  - Howard Thurman We often ask ourselves, What does the world need from me? But maybe the better question is: What...

To my friends and family living across oceans and borders, I know it can feel funny or even cathartic to share jokes or memes about how “shitty” this country has become. And trust me—we get it. We’re living it. But I’m writing this as a gentle reminder: we don’t need...

On a good day, here is how I describe it as I see it:- You know those days when it feels like the whole universe woke up with one mission—to mess with your vibe? Yeah, turns out… plot twist… no one’s actually plotting against you. Most people are just walking around...

One of the hardest lines to walk is the one between understanding others and honoring yourself. When you have a sensitive heart, you feel everything. You see through façades, and you know—sometimes too well—why people behave the way they do. You understand their...