I am not my complexities

2 years ago today I participated in a photo project called the What I Be Project. The project aimed to display the model's biggest insecurity literally written on them. I signed up for a photo slot when Steve Rosenfield, the photographer, came to Pomona College. I saw it as a huge success, and some of the participants even went on to speak out about their experiences and insecurities and created real change at our campuses.

Is emotional labor tax deductible?

As tax day approaches (although the end of the tax year already passed in December), I figured it would be timely to put in my two cents (pun intended) about the changing dynamic of charity and funding as it relates to the digital platform.

There has been a rise in the political left to start acknowledging the toll of unpaid emotional labor. Before you go all "liberal snowflake tears" on me, let's take a second and acknowledge the issue.