We Teach Our Daughters to Adjust. But Do We Teach them When to Walk Out?”
I am a mother of two daughters. I also come from a large family filled with women—I had three sisters, and before us, there were six buas. I grew up…
When Strength Makes Us Silent — A Mother’s Cry in the Face of Violence
There are some news stories you read, and they pass.And then there are some that do not leave you. They sit in your chest, heavy and unmoving, like grief that…
Is Healing Becoming a Performance?
I often wonder when healing became something we needed to display.There was a time when emotional repair was quiet. People worked through grief, confusion, betrayal, and identity shifts in private…
When Marriages Start Feeling Disposable
Reflections on Divorce, Distance, and the Noise Around Us Somewhere between wedding photographs and WhatsApp forwards, marriages have started feeling fragile. I don’t mean fragile in the dramatic sense—shouting, breaking,…
Quiet Need to Be Heard
I work with people every week who speak a lot. They talk about their families, their regrets, their sleep, their anger, their plans for what comes next. Different stories, different…
Before We Say ‘Changed’, We Should Ask ‘Revealed’
I was reading an article the other day, a BBC Future piece, about how some people say psychedelic experiences changed the way they see their gender and sexuality. I remember…
When Daughters Become the Therapists: A Mother and Counsellor Reflects
In my counselling practice, I often meet women who confide their pain to me — stories of marital discord, loneliness, and emotional isolation. Again and again, I notice a familiar…
Every Turn of the Mind: Reflections on World Mental Health Day
The Writer’s Reflection: Stories of the Mind Every story begins with a turn—एक करवट. Sometimes life turns towards joy, sometimes towards restlessness, sometimes towards silence. As a writer, I often…
R U OK? Day: Why One Question Can Change a Life
Every September, those three words appear everywhere: R U OK? Posters at train stations, badges at work, hashtags on social media. At first, it feels like just another campaign, but…
The Psychology Behind Astrology: A Personal Journey of Belief, Doubt, and Realisation
From the time I was little, I was fascinated by the unseen. I remember waiting for the Sunday newspaper, eager to flip to the horoscope column. Not because I believed…
