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Hope in the Time of Monsters
'Us' and 'Them.' There is a global resurgence of an old 'monster': Prejudice. This Hans Holbein woodcut from the 1500s reflects a time when plague threatened survival—yet today, racism and prejudice remain even more devastating to humanity and our shared future. Dear Friends, I’ve written a lot about Unity in Diversity, and how, as a Baha’i, my faith shapes my belief that humanity is ONE. When I visit schools to share my picture book, The Nightingale’s Song, I always tell the

Andrea Torrey Balsara
Sep 292 min read


Inner Peace Within the Chaos: 10 Ways to Stay Grounded in 2025
Dear Friends, I have several new projects on the go and will take my practitioner’s exam in Eden Energy Medicine in under two weeks. I will share more on my projects (and the results of my exam!) later, but in this newsletter I want to address the struggles with mental health I see happening in the world. I’ve made no secret that I’ve had to work hard for my mental health, but what’s new is that so many people are struggling with it now, too . With the current, chaotic state

Andrea Torrey Balsara
Mar 305 min read
The Book of Negroes–A Review
THE BOOK OF NEGROES was as brilliant as I thought it would be. It follows Aminata Diallo, a young African girl in the mid-1700’s, in her...

Andrea Torrey Balsara
Dec 27, 20182 min read
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