[by Tealee Brown for Hearts Unfiltered, Edition II] image by the author Dreams are easy. Maybe not always and maybe not for everyone, but...

[by Delah Dube for Hearts Unfiltered, Edition II] photograph of the author Key words: introspection, storytelling, Rebirth, Purpose,...

[by Joshua Alston for Hearts Unfiltered, Edition II] Illustration by Mimmo Paladino curated from Pinterest Hello Dear Reader,    Today, I...

[by Woopi Takarasima for Hearts Unfiltered, Edition II] image of the author I think we all have three voices – the one everyone hears,...

[by Zenas Ubere for Hearts Unfiltered, Edition II] image by Zenas Ubere Two memories come to mind. In the first, somewhere in Gwarimpa, I...

- Alice Walker I was thinking of a very close friend the other day. About how she insists on looking when the rest of the world grows...

Daughter/Wound composes of 6 sets of tercets and is a kind of conclusion to Nkateko's journey navigating a complex mother-daughter r/ship.

Exploring Loss, Longing, and Renewal, Bill documents his lifelong interaction with grief and encourages the reclaiming of hope.

Anne-Sharlene ventures into the work she has been doing to disconnect from trauma-informed patterns.

Tealee journeys through how her approach to life, especially the search for healing, has been altered over time.

We have to love people enough to let go of the desire to play god with them. In our obsession with power, we close ourselves off to love.

To build communities where we can be easy landings for each other, we must be able to love, let love, give love, and receive love.

Love is action. Lots and lots of actions actually. And we have to learn, practice, work at it. It is rarely, if ever, an innate thing...

If I have ever fallen in love at “first sight”, it was with a person who ended up being a friend. If I have ever had a deep,...

I lived 26 days in stillness By fate and design I’ve been waiting With my heart in my throat waiting to spill out I’ve been waiting...

I have known love Love ruined lives Broke spirits Erased entire existences I have known love Love troubled hearts Drained souls Drove the...

Image Credit: @hopehealingarts (on Instagram) I started this year intent on sharing more of what I write, but it's been so hard. I find...

Photo Credits: Pinterest I have always been self-love’s biggest and all-time subscriber. Still, I cannot deny that as the years have...

I think about funerals a lot... Every time I attend a funeral or visit a bereaved friend/acquaintance, I am awestruck by certain aspects...

“What’s lonelier? To Grieve or not love anyone enough to?”- Alexis Bates It’s hard to admit that you always were part of a problem you...