Nati Saednejad
Bio
Linguist. Loon. Life-lover.
Stories (27/0)
A Space For The Spiritual
It's taken me a while to figure out my purpose on this planet. I've gone through many incarnations when it comes to my career - translator, teacher, baker - each one feeling like I'm playing dress-up, or a starring role in a particularly bad comedy where this one girl just can't catch a break or find her way in life. A very, very bad comedy.
By Nati Saednejad3 years ago in Psyche
The Ritual of Reading Cards
As I cut away the burnt bits of sage with my scissors, ash and dust falling into the bin, I begin to cleanse my space. With new twigs revealed, I flick on my lighter and watch as the flames turn the dried herbs into wispy wands of smoke, clearing the energy of the space where I will carry out my craft.
By Nati Saednejad3 years ago in Psyche
'Unbeetable' Red Velvet Cake
For me, nothing beats red velvet cake: the rich chocolate flavour, the deep red colour, and the sweet smoothness of the frosting. It all combines to make a heavenly eating experience. As both an avid taste-tester and baker of red velvet, I never thought any recipe could compare to the traditional one I'd perfected, until I created a vegan version out of dietary necessity. This recipe, is truly unbeetable.
By Nati Saednejad3 years ago in Feast
- Top Story - April 2021
Bowing OutTop Story - April 2021
He was coming home. She could sense his ship on the horizon before it appeared. The white, billowing sails. The way the sunshine bounced off the bow and back into the sky. The subtle groaning of the ropes as they strained against their ties. Every detail was etched into her memory like carvings on an oak tree.
By Nati Saednejad3 years ago in Humans
My Trauma's Got A Trigger Finger
My trauma has a very active trigger finger. It fires when I least expect it, and long after I thought I'd dealt with the pain and repercussions of my past relationship. I know my experience isn't unique, but the old adage of 'a problem shared...' might prove to be somewhat true if I get my thoughts out into the ether of the internet. Or so my thinking goes.
By Nati Saednejad3 years ago in Psyche
Is it still taboo to talk about The Universe?
As a millennial, I pride my generation on being one filled with open-minded freethinkers. We challenge outdated mind-frames, deconstruct archaic institutions, and fight to change all that is oppressive, prejudiced, and silencing to our ways of thinking and existing. I'm proud to belong to this generation.
By Nati Saednejad3 years ago in Longevity
Sick Moves In The DJ Booth
The night had started out like any other with my whirlwind of a friend, Jane. Two single girls in the city, headed out to drink, dance, and find their next disastrous date. The setting was as clichéd as clubs come: overpriced drinks, overdressed girls, and underwhelming men. That as never a problem for our dynamic duo, though, as a few shots in everything would soon take on a gleaming newness that was nowhere to be found when sober.
By Nati Saednejad3 years ago in Confessions
Weight a minute...this works?
I am in a deeply committed, wonderfully happy, relationship with my bed. It's my safe place. When all else in the world seems overwhelming, I know my memory foam mattress and pillow will be there to soften the crushing blows dealt to me on the daily by reality.
By Nati Saednejad3 years ago in Psyche
Spiritual Spring Clean
Every year, as the months get warmer and the days get longer, the yearning to rid myself of all manner of clutter surges within me. Usually this would mean yanking all my crumpled clothes out of the cupboard, and tossing out that Reading Festival '07 t-shirt that's just been moth fodder for the past decade or so. This year, however, my spring clean is a little more spiritual, rather than simply physical.
By Nati Saednejad3 years ago in Psyche