I struggled for a long time to consider myself as a woman and not a girl because we just call each other girls despite our age. As if being a woman is old and sad? But boys can't wait to become men. Or do you have to shoulder great responsibilities like marriage and children to… Continue reading Happy Women’s Day: Things I want to tell women as a woman
Here are a few items on my self-care menu that help me get through life even when it feels like it is falling apart.
The summer I was sixteen, this boy I was friends with and liked told me, ‘I can’t be friends with someone who is sad six days and happy one day.’ Soon after, he ghosted me. That was the first time someone ghosted me, and sadly, I can’t say it was the last. People are now… Continue reading Being cool about not being cool
A little (long) poem for the distressing times we are all in.
This is a self-reflection list I make every December and quite enjoy it. Helps me pause and ground myself. Read mine and maybe also make yours 🙂
Betrayal is another one of life's bitter pills we all have to swallow at some point. Here's how I am going to deal with it.
What's a good way to articulate the experience or feeling of being 'used' by someone without using the word 'used'?
The words that we choose to describe ourselves with are powerful. They give us, not just a sense of purpose, but also let us relate with others. They do one more thing.
After having way too many unreciprocal relationships, I have come to my own formula of not being weighed down by expectations.
We are not werewolves, I know. But it is said that the full moon brings out whatever is hidden inside of a person. From positive emotions to negative, the full moon is said to highlight the things you try to suppress.
Hargun Kaur Sachdev 