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Clarisa Irene Setiawan

Clarisa Irene Setiawan

Anthropology: Where I Found Myself and Ways to Challenge My Beliefs

A sneak peek at how the discipline can shake up your world and spice it up

6 min readJun 6, 2023

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Clarisa Irene Setiawan

Normalizing Childfree Life, Why Not?

Explored in the context of Asian married women who are without kids by choice

12 min readMay 13, 2023

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Normalizing Childfree Life, Why Not?

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Clarisa Irene Setiawan

Lost Words Among My Indignation at the World

I have forgotten when was the last time I properly sat at the table and pour my personal thoughts into words. People say, sometimes you…

3 min readApr 22, 2023

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Lost Words Among My Indignation at the World

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Clarisa Irene Setiawan

I am Mad

I am mad at the system. I am mad at myself. I am mad about how I used to be so passive & naive for not seeing how paternalistic the system…

2 min readFeb 19, 2022

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Clarisa Irene Setiawan

Stop Chasing Things Before You’re 30

I just went out for a morning jog this morning in my calm neighbourhood without bringing any gadget with music to listen to. The sun was…

5 min readDec 28, 2021

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Stop Chasing Things Before You’re 30

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Clarisa Irene Setiawan

Your Rights: Time, Courage, Support and Power to Grow

You deserve the time to embrace your imperfections and turn them into something inspiring for fellow fighters who often get discouraged by…

2 min readJul 28, 2021

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Your Rights: Time, Courage, Support and Power to Grow

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Clarisa Irene Setiawan

Five Lessons from “Yes, life sucks.”

It’s been a while since the last time I posted something on Medium. Honestly, there are a lot on my mind now and I just realized that I’ve…

4 min readApr 22, 2021

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Five Lessons from “Yes, life sucks.”

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Clarisa Irene Setiawan

If Only She Had Known Better, Maybe She Would Not Have Learned

I have a friend who was trapped in an alluring toxic relationship where the guy only demanded free sex without feelings while knowing the…

4 min readMar 11, 2021

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If Only She Had Known Better, Maybe She Would Not Have Learned

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Clarisa Irene Setiawan

Were

He told me every day that he loved me. He told me many times that he adored me. I felt so appreciated, treasured and irreplaceable. I felt…

1 min readMar 4, 2021

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Clarisa Irene Setiawan

It’s Okay

I think it’s okay To have fears when you’re in love. Fear of falling too deep until you forget what it feels like to breathe alone; Fear…

2 min readFeb 27, 2021

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It’s Okay

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Clarisa Irene Setiawan

Clarisa Irene Setiawan

A girl with dreams, hopes & anxieties in this fast-changing world. A lifelong learner with a background in Anthropology, Human Rights and Humanitarian Action.

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