Prologue

Yasmeen learns how to create a dual reality to cope with the discomfort of feeling misunderstood as a child of Iraqi immigrants.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Yasmeen relives her recurring nightmare and what it feels like to push against the current of her inner and outer world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

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