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Author: Vallaire

And so, We Suffer In Silence: For the Overachievers

December 4, 2019 Vallaire Leave a comment Archive, QC Voices 18-19, QC Voices 19-20

I fainted for the first time in my life last summer. I was working out, without fail, at 5:30 every single morning. Some days I felt as if my legs were crying for help, but I got up anyway. I probably should have rested, at some point. The morning I fainted, I skipped out on […]

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Are You on Your Period? And Other Microaggressions

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Vallaire Leave a comment Archive, QC Voices 19-20

Can I be real with you for a second, reader? I’m exhausted. I’ve gone straight past tired and landed on a weariness that settles into your bones, under your eyes, makes a home in your heart. It’s been a long semester and each day feels like a never-ending marathon that I’ve not prepared for. I […]

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Stand Up, Don’t Shoot

October 23, 2019November 13, 2019 Vallaire Leave a comment Archive, QC Voices 19-20

I used to hate my little brother. The day I came into the hospital to see him after my mom gave birth felt more like mourning than celebration—I had years of being the only one, the sole source of attention in my tiny family, the epicenter of love, the “baby,” only for it to be […]

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The Fear of Not Knowing: An Ode to Anxiety

September 27, 2019October 2, 2019 Vallaire 2 Comments Archive, QC Voices 19-20

  “I’m just so scared about everything,” I cried to my mom one night. We were talking about what always seems to come up periodically throughout the year: my anxiety. Anxiety, the clever girl, sneaks up on me when I least expect it, my throat closing up, eyes welling with tears. It leaves me breathless […]

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Imposter Syndrome: It’s Not Me, It’s You.

September 3, 2019November 13, 2019 Vallaire 2 Comments Archive, QC Voices 19-20

  I was eighteen and frantic the first time I heard the word “dichotomy.” The person that said it was the complete opposite of me: white, preppy, prepared. My eyes bugged out—what does that mean? I remember looking around the room, helpless, for anyone else who also had no idea what that word meant. But […]

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