I have a single friend who is in love with her neighbor. We talk about him often. She tries to think of different ways to approach him and get him to notice her. She wants him to ask her out. To me this is a weird concept. I've never been into traditional gender roles. Whenever [...]
The other day, an NYU film student contacted me via email. She'd seen my Huffington Post article Fighting Against the Stigma of Mental Illness where I revealed the fact that I have been living with panic disorder and depression for my entire life. There was a time, however, where I wasn't vocal about my life with [...]
I self-identify as a highly sensitive person (HSP) If you know me, you know this is absolutely true. This means that I come across to other people as "intense." If you're my friend, it's because I've chosen to let you into my microcosm. I like you, I trust you, I find you fascinating, I want [...]
I'm the sort of person who wears her insecurities on her sleeve. I have attributes that I'm proud of and I have sore spots that I'm happy to share with those I'm close to. Flaws and challenges are what make us fundamentally human. One of my favorite things in relationships is when the other person (this [...]
CHAPTER ONE My name is Isis Kechet and I’m 15 years-old. My first name is Egyptian and my last name is Hebrew, it means crown. My father died when I was two. I never knew him. I’ve seen pictures but, I don’t know who he really was. He was in the Israeli army. I live [...]
Recently I was contacted by an NYU journalism student to be in a documentary about debunking mental illness stigma. She found my piece on Fighting Against the Stigma of Mental Illness on The Huffington Post . I was thrilled that she found me, and told her I would be honored to be a part of this [...]
Dear Stranger On the Train Who Disciplined My Child,Hi! We've never met before. I was on the 4 train on the way home from Manhattan with my two kids and their best friend. My kids and their friend Jonathan were fighting over the window seat. They all wanted to look out the window into the [...]
My life is in the process of a major change right now. The frustrating thing is, I can't talk about why. I'm an open and honest person; honest to a fault. Sometimes I'll actually hold my tongue and not say anything to a person because I know if I say what I'm thinking it will [...]