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When mental health is a big taboo or very poorly understood, how can you find the help you need?

A participant from our workshop in Kosovo criticizes the educational system in his country.

As kids we are influenced by our parents and their political believes. But as we grow up we form opinions of our own..

A story about lockdown from our online workshop in Kosovo.

A story about mental health, family and taboo's

Crossing the ocean has been a very traumatic event for many refugees who came to Europe. In a workshop we conducted in Germany back in 2018, there was one participant who wanted to talk about this experience.

Bodyshaming is not something that men do to women exclusively. It's also something that a lot of women and girls do to each other. For example at school.

During our workshop in Kosovo last year, something very impactful happened.

Coming out is not a one-time thing. In daily situations you are forced to come out over and over again.

Iskra from North Macedonia talks about a meeting with a stranger on a bus

A participant from our workshop we conducted in North Macedonia shares a vulnerable story about bullying and mental health.

Marija talks about her experience living in a divided society.

Paola Yo talks about her experience of always having to explain herself.

The podcast is taking a short break. We'll be back in 2020 with more stories from around the world. Happy new year!

Luka, and Armenian guy living in Germany, waited until the very last day of the workshop to share his story with us.

Esma describes the moment when she felt that she got exposed to the world through her neighbours.

In this piece an Arabic women tries to understand a person that used to live in the refugee camp around the same time that she stayed there.

A participant of our workshop finally opened up about something that he kept for himself for a very long time.

Larry talks us through a series of events that made him realize he should leave his country

Sarah talks about the relationship between her and her sister, and about the effect that her sisters depression had on both of them.

Matvey describes the emotional aspect of home, how it reflects in every new life that he lived in every country he stayed in.

Shevan was send to a Dutch priest in the city of Homs, Syria, to ask for a medicine to make him heterosexual.

Looking for warmth, companionship and a kinder place to spend the night than the refugee camp, Mohamad goes home with a guy he meets in a bar...

Diona has a broken heart so she goes home to her family for a while, to clear her head. But when her mother asks her what's wrong, Diona hesitates to tell her the truth.

Stephan from North Macedonia tells us about the power of drag and his very first encounter with a pretty skirt.

Maju had a boyfriend. They would come together in Manu's house, pretending they are doing homework. Until Maju hears that his boyfriend is murdered.

Eddie discribes the night of his arrival in the Netherlands, having just left behind his successful live in Jordan, with many friends.

A person from Chechnya, now living in the Netherlands, tells us about his first, second and third life.

A very young participant from our workshop in Macedonia made a funny and yet serious piece, about catcalling.

A story by a brave participant, talking about the reactions of their family members after their coming out.

After ten years, Lendi and his father meet again.

Stella discovers the liberating power of labels, when she sees two women kissing on tv and she hears there is a name for that.

Nida was married off to an older man and finds herself living in a nightmare. Trigger warning: this story contains violence.

Elena from Skopje talks about friendship and her first crush.

Aleks tells us about the time he had nowhere to sleep at night. Homelessness is a serious problem amongst LGBTQ youth. Aleks wants to fight the stigma.

One of our participants talks about his journey from Nigeria to the Netherlands, and about a lifechanging moment in a bar in an unknown city.

Kasha is from Syria, but she lives in Berlin now. She wants to share her story with you.

Safi had to say goodbye to his family. He made this story in the Queer Faces Migrant Voices workshop in 2017. Triggerwarning: This story contains violence.