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All of us have an innate essence, an echo of our souls, which some identify early on because someone else paid attention. I think mine is a love of…

Feb 4 • Naina Raturi

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Take yourself out

because weary senses need wandering and wondering

Aug 5, 2025 • Naina Raturi

[Part 3] Grief support : It is an intricate, unruly mess

So, give grievers grace instead of asking them for it

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[Part 2] Grief support : Kinds of kindness

What grief feels like, and how to be there for a griever

Apr 25, 2025 • Naina Raturi

[Part 1] Grief support: An essential education in compassion

Guidelines for those who want to support a grieving person

Apr 4, 2025 • Naina Raturi

On reading as an act of rebellion and forgiveness

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a sonnet (well, almost)

Oct 15, 2024 • Naina Raturi

poetry

All of us have an innate essence, an echo of our souls, which some identify early on because someone else paid attention. I think mine is a love of…

Feb 4 • Naina Raturi

Dec 7, 2024 • Naina Raturi

Nov 26, 2024 • Naina Raturi

a sonnet (well, almost)

Oct 15, 2024 • Naina Raturi

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