How Standing up for Myself Growing up Taught Me Independence
Knowing how to stand up for yourself is important. With your family life, work life, and even social life, there will come a time where you...
Myna Chadalavada (U Mass Amherst ‘22)
Myna Chadalavada (U Mass Amherst ‘22)
Myna is a junior neuroscience and biochemistry double major at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is passionate about her research in emotion regulation and wants to find a way to use her words to change a life. You can find her in the greenhouse, on a rooftop garden writing poetry, the 23rd floor of the library with a book in her hand, or a room with a piano.
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4 Stand Up Comedies That Make Me Laugh Till I Cry
Lately, I have been into anything that can make me laugh. Whether you’re swamped with school, work, family, or fighting with...
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A Letter to the One That Left
People go in and out of your life all the time for different reasons. I like to see everyone living their life as a line that crosses paths...
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Thoughts the Warm Weather Brings to Mind
Whenever it’s warm out, especially in the midst of a winter season, I feel like the world wakes up again. Everyone climbs out of their...
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5 Must-Have Wardrobe Staples Every Girl Should Have
A lot of people tell me I dress to impress every time they see me. Honestly, I'm a little shocked every time I hear this; flattered, but...
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In Defense of 2020
While it was hardly the infamous start-of-the-decade year we all expected it to be, I think 2020 will be a year we will all remember for a...
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An Open Letter to my High School Self
Dear High School Me, In these four years of your life, you are going to go through some pretty crazy highs and lows, ups and downs. You are...
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5 Self Care Questions to Remember When Journaling
I find that lately, there's been a flood of overwhelming activity that surrounds us as students. It's the end of the semester grind,...
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5 a.m. Conversations with Myself
As of recent, I’ve realized that I am a morning person. I know…weird, right? I automatically wake up at 8 a.m. every morning (including the...
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My Thoughts On Growing Up
A lot of people talk about how you should remember to cherish your youth because growing up sucks, how being an adult is horrible. I think...
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My Love-Hate Relationship with the Fall
It's almost October. That came fast, but also very, very slow. Can you believe there's only around 100 days left in 2020? I can’t decide...
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Ways the Pandemic Brought Us Together
I find it interesting that in times of crisis, we find ourselves coming together and supporting each other. Only in the face of something...
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5 Tips to Trust the Universe
Sometimes, I just feel like life is too much to handle. We all need a break every now and then, from all of the decisions and mental chaos...
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This One's For You
This One’s For You. Hello, I’m so sorry that you're here, feeling this way with me. If you don't know what I’m talking about, that's okay...
