Head Above Water: Reflections on Illness
By: Shahd Alshammari
4.47
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Head Above Water takes us into a space of intimate conversations on illness and society's stigmatiz…
Want to Read $ 9.49"When we fail at being who we are supposed to be, does that mean we can still find love? I am searching for answers and I think I have found one. When we fail, we have to hold each other up and bring love to the table. When I can't feed myself self-love, my circle does that for me. Circles are an act of hope, a continuation, an overflow."-Shahd Alshammari, Head Above Water: Reflections on Illness
"When we fail at being who we are supposed to be, does that mean we can still find love? I am searching for answers and I think I have found one. When we fail, we have to hold each other up and bring love to the table. When I can't feed myself self-love, my circle does that for me. Circles are an act of hope, a continuation, an overflow."-Shahd Alshammari, Head Above Water: Reflections on Illness
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