Mariam Zaher
Mariam is a yogi by day and a writer by night.
She’d Rather Emotionally Detach Because She Can Only Trust Herself
She’s tired of people using her empathy as leverage to get whatever they want from her whenever they please.
Why Your New Year’s Resolution Will Fail Again Just Like It Failed Last Year
New Year’s resolutions are bullshit.
What I Learned From Going Paleo For A Year
Eventually, and after a year, I had reached the following conclusion: you don’t need to follow a trendy diet to be healthy.
To My Perfect Guy, I’m Sorry I’m Afraid To Give Us A Shot
I don’t want to risk losing you even if that means never actually having you.
Self-Love Comes In Waves
And for the first time since a time you couldn’t remember
You didn’t wish you were something else
I Hope You Never Have To Lose Your Home
I hope you never have to leave your home or taste the bitterness of injustice.
Not #MeToo: How I Decided To Handle Sexual Harassment
I almost made a guy cry once and then I went on to have a lovely rest of the day. Felt good to put the little shit back into his place.
Here’s What You Need To Remember When Life Feels Disappointing
Life will not treat you well and sometimes it will hurt you and you will hate it, but life doesn’t function like we humans do.
Remember This Whenever You’re Afraid
You’re scared because the kind of safety you have now is all you have and beyond that, you have nothing.
To Everything That Held Me Down, Now I Will Rise
To anxiety: You guarded me; you were the kindest to me. I had a fucked up definition of kind.
Tell Me More
I’ll sit here and listen to you Telling me trivial things that mostly make you up
Own Your Imperfection, Celebrate Your Scars
Perfection is a lie, the sooner you realize that the more effortless it will be to exist. And the more you dare fear the more you will actually live.