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How Can I Stop Receding Hairline
The first time I noticed it, I thought it was the lighting. I was seventeen, standing in the bathroom before school, pushing my hair back the way I always did. The corners at my temples looked… different. Slightly higher. Slightly thinner.
By Emma Smith2 days ago in Potent
The Day My Hair Changed the Gravity of Love
The first time I wore nano ring hair extensions, I kept telling myself it was just hair. Just a little more length. A little more volume. A small, tidy upgrade that would make me look “done” in photos, the way women are expected to look done—like we woke up already edited.
By Natalee Chand3 days ago in Potent
The Seam That Holds the Sky
I didn’t plan for hair extensions to change anything big. I told myself it was just a practical decision—something to make mornings easier, something to help my hair look the way I wished it always did when I was rested, hydrated, and living a life with fewer deadlines. But I still remember the moment I sat in the salon chair and realized this wasn’t only about hair. It was about how often I’d been shrinking myself without noticing.
By Natalee Chand3 days ago in Potent
A Day Off
I haven’t had a day off since the early 2000’s. I am so tired and weary. Actually, I am disgusted. Not having a break in more than 25 years is maddening. Day in and day out, the same thing, constant aggravation, and misery and surrounded by angry people, takes a toll. I feel like I am on the turnpike of no return, and the toll cost is higher than it should be, or I can afford..
By Alexandra Grant3 days ago in Potent
How to Stay Spiritually Consistent in a Busy Digital World During Ramadan 2026
How to Stay Spiritually Consistent in a Busy Digital World During Ramadan 2026 In 2026, Ramadan arrives in a world more connected—and more distracted—than ever before. Before dawn, notifications appear on our screens. After iftar, social media feeds scroll indefinitely. Prayer is not paused in work emails. Spiritual consistency necessitates deliberate effort in a time when attention is constantly divided.
By Farida Kabir12 days ago in Potent
Words That Refused to Die. AI-Generated.
When Silence Learns to Speak Loudly Naveed always believed that words had weight. Some words felt light, like air passing through an open window. Others felt heavy, like stones carried in the chest for years. He learned this not from books, but from life, which had taught him to stay quiet when speaking felt dangerous.
By Sudais Zakwan19 days ago in Potent









