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Anosmia Awareness Day 2021
Tomorrow, February 27 is Anosmia Awareness Day. This day always creeps up real quick. I’m no longer writing “Happy” in front of it because not everything is happy about Anosmia to me. While I am thankful there is a day designated to acknowledge anosmia to raise awareness, nothing is happy about losing your sense of — read more
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New Year, New Intention – Smell Training Begins!
Happy New Year, Folks! 2020 was crazy. So glad it’s gone. In this new year, I would like to try something new. Usually, I make personal goals to achieve something, but this year I am also making intentions to live by each day. One of my intentions is that I will release my fears of — read more
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Say Hello to the New Fifth Sense Public Ambassador
On my search to make sense of this scentless life of mine, I discovered Fifth Sense and a lot more started making more sense to me about anosmia. Founded by Duncan Boak in 2012, Fifth Sense is a UK-based charity organization that provides support and advice to people around the world like me affected by — read more
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It’s Not Really All Downhill After Anosmia
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. As it comes to a close, I’d like to testify as a black woman living with anosmia. Last month I read Terry McMillan’s book It’s Not All Downhill From Here, which inspired the title and partly this post. Things happen that sometimes catch you off guard but — read more