Walela Nehanda·Oct 23, 2022I Survived Cancer & I Shouldn’t Be Required to Feel Grateful About It:CW: death, suicide, cancer, brief mention of disordered eating and self harmA response icon1A response icon1
Walela Nehanda·May 18, 2022I Am Not “The Problem” for Having Suicide Ideation, The Problem Is The World We Live InThis is entirely my own experience, contemplations and questions as a result of my own life. I feel sharing this side of myself, one that’s…A response icon1A response icon1
Walela Nehanda·Mar 29, 2022The Value of Pop Culture CommentaryAka Why the Conversations Surrounding Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Chris Rock, and the Oscars Are Important Among Black People
Walela Nehanda·Dec 15, 2021We Need to Humanize Disabled People in Media: A Brief History and Analysis of Vilifying DisablementCW: Ableism, mention of violent acts towards disabled people, mention of violence in general — if you feel like it’s too much to tackle…
Walela Nehanda·Sep 11, 2021Cancer Survivorship, Suicide, & the Lack of Support for Our Mental HealthWhen the battle is done, we — the patients — are left with the aftermath and that is often too difficult to carry alone.A response icon2A response icon2
Walela Nehanda·Mar 16, 2020I’m Immune Compromised & High Risk COVID19, Mutual Aid is What’s Saving My LifeLast week, I found myself breaking down into a panic attack when realizing all the Lysol disinfecting spray online and in the greater Los…
Walela Nehanda·Jan 16, 2020“Holistic” Ableism, Fauxhemians, Oh My: The Dangers of Health Misinformation on Social MediaBefore we start, here is a glossary of the major terms I used so we can all be working from the same place of definitions during this…
Walela Nehanda·Nov 10, 2019Hey, Actually Support the Disabled People in Your LifeThere is something about having cancer, or any disability for that matter, that will make people — from strangers to acquaintances to…A response icon1A response icon1
Walela Nehanda·Aug 22, 2019No, I Don’t Want Your Advice to Alkaline My Diet: The Insidious Nature of Unsolicited AdviceThis morning, I did what I usually do: the good ole checking between all my social media apps routine. I am calm, I am content, and I am…A response icon1A response icon1
Walela Nehanda·Apr 7, 2019Medical Apartheid Isn’t Some Far Off Myth: I’m Black & I Almost Died At White Memorial HospitalOn March 30th, I woke up to a series of bruises on my leg, sweats, chills, elevated heart rate, and a persistent cough. Granted I had not…A response icon3A response icon3
