Monthly Meetup For Women: Share Your Story, Make Real Connectionsđ
Heartfelt written by Asma Mansour
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Asma Mansour
Sharing here, some raw & *
* spontaneous thoughts I wrote when *
@âšNic SCHOLTYSIKâ© asked us to share how *
* does it make us feel to be in the She Told Me a
Story community. I wrote this text, whilst I had
* in mind all of my experience at the ground. *
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* emerged from the art therapy *
* workshops ARTMI đ«¶
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« Collectively we bear the long *
winter & the unfriendly attitude of those
* who think there is no place for us to co-exist *
in Sweden. Itâs a platform for diversity & acceptance. *
It fuels us with power & sisterhood love. It validates each
* one’s experience & feelings without judgement or belittling.
Itâs a safe space for sharcare ing, being oneself and dropping
the mask that we feel we have to wear to get by. She told me a
story could become a great platform to transform societal *
* judgement on women from outside of Sweden & the *
* Nordics. Women who experience isolation *
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* A place to nurture empathy & *
compassion. It is an eye opener to the
everyday struggle of international women to
make a living & to create a sustainable support
system around them. Itâs a place of friendship &
sisterhood. We experience love & compassion. It *
heals our wounds, it gives us a voice, we feel that we
belong, we are a community. We have each other’s back.
We feel that people about us. We matter. We are worth it. *
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Itâs a place where I donât feel alienated. Where I know people
donât think that Iâm exotic. I have nothing to prove to anyone. I
donât need to walk the extra mile to show my worth or to be *
* appreciated. I can just be me. No one is looking, no one is
judging. The pressure is off. I can be raw. I donât need to hide. *
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* I take my hoodie off. My curls are shining again. No one will
judge me or look down on me. The room is filled with hope. *
Eyes are seeking eye contact. Friendships are now formed.
* The presSUREis off, the connections are real. Uplifting *
words warm hugs, compassionate thoughts, encou- *
* raging cheering, itâs like we have known each other
for a while. It reMINDs me of feeling at home.
Can this be it, finally found a homey
place in Malmo. » *
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