Leah Kim

The Masks that We Wear

In Korean culture, as it is with many other cultures, there are certain things that you just aren’t allowed to talk about. The need to “save face” permeates most interactions, even within your own home and family.

Still searching for my mother's love after our darkest hours. *Initially published on Not Safe For Mom Group.

I am okay, and simultaneously I will never be okay. For the entirety of my life, I will grieve my mother and I will work to continue to make peace with the mental illness that kept her from me.

Healing the guilt and shame over having a C-section.