Femi-NOT

Femi-NOT I am of the generation of liberated women: women who showed their liberty from patriarchy by burning their bras. I didn’t. Never understood that. Did they remove their girdles and Spanx as well? I still don’t understand the purpose; the meaning? Freeing one’s...

Depressed? Don’t worry: Be Happy

  Depressed? Don’t worry: Be Happy   I have been writing about mental illness for many years. I was diagnosed with depression when I was 50. That made sense. I was going through a sad divorce and was recovering from a medical error – my doctor had...

We have been normalizing child sacrifice for far too long

June 12 is recognized globally as the World Day Against Child Labour. By definition, child labour is “work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development.” We have been normalizing...