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I write to think, and I publish so we can think together. Essays and letters on the inner life — added when they're ready, not on a schedule.

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LatestMar 2025 · Personal Growth

How Do We Use Our Time?

"Draw your own time map, and align it with your dreams."

TPersonal Growth
Jan 2025

Time to Let Go of the Pebbles on Our Path

We all carry silent burdens—emotional pebbles that bruise our path without us even noticing. As we step into 2024, this reflective guide invites you to gently recognize, release, and realign with what truly matters. A new path begins with awareness.

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FMental Health
Apr 2023

From Hopelessness to Hope

Feeling stuck or emotionally drained? Learn how to recognize the signs of hopelessness and rebuild your sense of hope and direction through practical steps and mindset shifts.

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LPersonal Growth
Mar 2023

Let's Recognize Our Biases

Learn how bias and othering affect our lives and society. Discover practical tools to recognize, reflect on, and transform your assumptions for a more empathetic and inclusive world.

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CPersonal Growth
Mar 2023

Can Selfishness Be Tamed?

Selfishness is not always a flaw — and it can be trained. On its signs, its sources, and how to keep it at a healthy level.

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WPersonal Growth
Mar 2023

Why Do We Procrastinate?

Procrastination is rarely laziness; more often it is a form of fear. On why we put things off, and practical ways out of the cycle.

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SMental Health
Mar 2023

Struggling with Decisions

Facing indecision in your life? Discover the key reasons behind decision-making difficulties and how to overcome them with self-awareness, confidence, and realistic strategies for personal growth.

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Letters to Gülriz by Dr. Fatma Yeşilyurt
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Letters to Gülriz

Alongside the essays, Dr. Yeşilyurt has written sixteen books. Her latest, Letters to Gülriz, gathers reflections from years spent listening to people's stories — an invitation to sit with the questions that shape our inner lives.

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