Kynlyesse·Apr 29You Should Slow Down when Visiting Your Hometown…I spent the past week with my family in Chicago; living away from my home city for over ten years has produced much change within me, but…
Kynlyesse·Feb 8The Pick-Me Pipeline: From Validation to Self-ErasureFrom a young girl, I loved love, I loved the butterflies I felt when seeing a cute boy: A smile shared across the room, a first kiss, the…
Kynlyesse·Dec 21, 2025Is There Safety After Trauma? For the GirliesI’ve always sought after a safe-place…for once and for all, a place to feel protected from pervs, pedos, and poor behavior.
Kynlyesse·Nov 17, 2025The Struggles of Being Soft-Spoken: What People Don’t Realize‘Speak up we can’t hear you!’A response icon1A response icon1
Kynlyesse·Nov 9, 2025for Jamal.As an MSW student interning in the city, I find myself exposed to things I’d been trying to avoid as a former city girl; liquor stores…
Kynlyesse·Aug 7, 2025Why I Kept Falling for People Who Didn’t Choose MeI’ve always been a lover girl.
Kynlyesse·Aug 4, 2025I Wanted to be a Traditional Wife-Here’s what I’ve Learned About MyselfI never dreamt of a fairytale wedding. I enjoyed Cinderella — she was cutesy of course…but the movie was good more for the musicality and…
Kynlyesse·Jun 2, 2025How Working from Home Changed my Views + RelationshipsI’ve always considered myself a very introverted person; although, after taking 10,000 personality tests, apparently I’m actually somewhere…
Kynlyesse·Apr 30, 2025Things I didn’t Know about Therapy…How many therapists have you been through? LOL. Really though? As someone who’s had a number of different therapists over the years, I feel…
Kynlyesse·Apr 28, 2025How I’m Coping with Racial Tension as a Black WomanI’ve never been one that was super comfortable with the topic of race. I grew up in a pretty diverse neighborhood in Chicago; I was…
