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Mar 11
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Leah Kim
July 2020
On the Mental Fortitude of Kids
The misinformed outrage of parents who want schools to open full time this Fall
Jul 23, 2020
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Leah Kim
On Quiet Racism
A personal timeline of living outside of White Privilege
Jul 4, 2020
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Leah Kim
April 2020
A Quarantine Ode to Teachers
How We Are Surviving Distance Learning
Apr 29, 2020
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Leah Kim
February 2020
22 Things I’ve Learned as a Mother
Q: Is there anything you’ve learnt as a mother that you’d pass on? A: To my dear friend who had her first baby just three weeks ago… You asked me this…
Feb 11, 2020
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Leah Kim
September 2019
I Can See Clearly Now
The Masks that We Wear
Sep 5, 2019
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Leah Kim
August 2019
There’s No Such Thing as Being Protected from Truth
I can count on one hand the number of direct conversations I’ve had with my parents about my mom’s mental illness. These very few conversations were all…
Aug 22, 2019
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Leah Kim
May 2019
An Unlikely Reconciling
Finding My Mother’s Love After Our Darkest Hours
May 20, 2019
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Leah Kim
On the Eve of Mother’s Day
As a daughter of mental illness, I carry with me a profound sadness and pain that I don’t think will ever fully heal. I am never unaware of it. How…
May 11, 2019
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Leah Kim
April 2019
Reframing an “Unnatural” Birth Story
Healing the guilt and shame over having a C-section.
Apr 2, 2019
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Leah Kim
February 2019
The Silver Lining is Often Bullsh*t
When someone responds to tragedy or bad news by pointing out the “silver lining,” it reflects their own discomfort and even fears about the situation…
Feb 1, 2019
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Leah Kim
January 2019
When We Fall Off Our Creative Wagons — Part 2
An artist’s tool known as Kitchen Timer
Jan 27, 2019
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Leah Kim
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