I am…

Dear Readers,

My name is Farzaneh Sheida Rajaee. I am thirty years old, a mother to a beautiful boy named Sami, wife to my soul mate, daughter to immeasurably loving and caring parents, and youngest of three daughters. I am an MA student in the field of Communications at Carleton University, and a writer. I write to heal myself, and hope to heal others through my reflections of the human experience.

What you will find in this blog

This page is a place to come and reflect. It is a place to make you remember the sound of your soul, and to listen to your inner child. It is above all a place to start and continue your journey of healing yourself.

When I think about my vocation, my passion, my calling, it is this. I want to talk to you about your hurts, your pain, your sadness, and I want you to know that you are able to heal all of those parts of yourself that you do not want to think about. Healing is not about taking away the hurt, but about allowing those feelings space to breathe, and space to live as long as they need to be able to pass through and transform us.

I am on a constant journey of healing. I am also realizing, even though I thought I knew, that it is a life long journey. With every layer that we process and allow to heal, the layer underneath calls to us.

I want to be that reminder for myself, and for you, that we have to do the work, because if we don’t, the hurts will simmer until they boil and burn us.

I am not an expert, I did not get a certificate in this, or going to school for this. I don’t think we need that. We are human beings who are capable, who are reflective, who are wise. We can know ourselves, and know how to heal ourselves without reading it in a textbook. To a certain degree, that can do more harm than good. Our lives are not theory, they are being lived, they are alive, and we can help each other collectively through sharing our own experiences and our own journey.

Join me in this journey. Let’s talk about it, let’s be honest with each other, and let’s help each other. We are human beings, and we need each other to survive. I love you all.