Lifestyle and Culture - Violet Simon

Learning to Hear Myself: Living with Hearing Loss and Finding My Voice

I edited myself out of my own life, little by little, afraid that visibility meant vulnerability.

What Nearly Dying Taught Me About Truly Living

It’s never too early to start living like you’re dying... I came very close to losing everything. Anything after that point felt like a win.

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Brianna Laren: I Stopped Shrinking — Now I Help Black People Take Up Space Loudly

I reached a point where I decided I wouldn’t let anyone else set the bar or define my worth... By healing and affirming myself, I was able to extend that healing outward.

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Directing Change: My Journey Breaking Barriers as a Woman Director in Film

In the UK, only 7% of commercial directors are women, and only 12.6% of creative directors are women…I believe the lack of women in creative leadership roles is why there are so many outdated, lazy stereotypes of women served up to us on our screens.

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Amie McNee: I Stopped Waiting for Permission to Be an Artist

I had to give myself permission first. No one was going to hand that to me.

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How Yasmin Benoit Is Changing the Conversation Around Asexuality and Intersectional Identity

A lot of people were not ready for one of the most public asexual people to be a Black woman.

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How My Roots and HIV Diagnosis Shaped Me Into a Voice Against Stigma

Accepting my diagnosis and choosing to be visible—living without the fear of judgment and using my story to change the narrative surrounding HIV—is a milestone I am proud of.

by Violet Simon