Surviving war, grief, and the road back to self Before the darkness of war and conflict, my parents lived a fairly carefree life in a beautiful country, one filled with some of the most breathtaking parts of nature one could ever imagine. They were deeply in love—one of those rare connections that lights up all…

Throughout my upbringing, I often found myself as an “outsider” and a bit of a loner. At a young age, after surviving the Yugoslavian war, I found myself the center of bullying quite often, for many reasons. Of course, eczema was always one of those, as far back as I can remember. Looking back on…

It lives in us and through us – until we choose to confront it Nobody leaves a war unscathed – both literally and metaphorically. We all try to move on with our lives. We try to bury it as if it never happened. We hold onto the good things in life and have gratitude that…