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Noora Kassem & Susannah-Joy Schuilenberg
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Join date: Mar 19, 2026
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Noora and Susannah-Joy (SJ) have been many things to each other for almost two decades and always in mental health & wellness in some form. Over the years, the relationship has grown deep and precious, and both count it an amazing privilege to be back in the same space professionally, doing something they've not done together before.
Writing.
Noora is in Jordan, and SJ is in Canada. They met in the Middle East and share a perspective of the world and a sense of responsibility to humanity that has shaped how both consider all things mental health, and what mental wellness actually looks like. They both lean left-of-center philosophically, and each in their own way actively seek to make the world a better place.
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Apr 9, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Finding the Therapist* Who 'Gets' You
"When the student is ready, the teacher appears..."** and sometimes it feels like out of nowhere. Most people eventually take the path of therapy when they’ve exhausted their ability to run away from pain hovering like a drone in the background of their internal narrative. If the background droning gets loud enough, it possesses an energy field that can disrupt our lives in ways we aren't prepared for. In mental health, it is common that the will to change happens only when the pain of the...
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Apr 2, 2026 ∙ 3 min
The Villain Narrative (or Various Shades of Shame)
Shame is a tricky one. Sometimes it’s a teacher, but other times it’s a toxic bully that locks us in a mental cage, making us hate ourselves. It gets in the way of us being "whole"—which isn't about being perfect, by the way. It’s just about being okay with the fact that we’re a mix of joy, pain, strengths, and messy weaknesses. Lately, it feels like everyone is talking about mental health disorders. But honestly? Most of those conversations are missing a huge piece of the puzzle: compassion....
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