From the moment I was born, I have always been ‘The Good Girl’. This in turn resulted in always saying ‘Yes’’ and never ‘NO’. Always adjusting and agreeing with other people’s requests rather than questioning them. And never learning to set any boundaries with people close to me or just myself. I kept a lot of unprocessed emotions to myself. Times when I should have voiced my opinions and called people out but didn’t. It slowly kept eating me up and I started ruminating. Until a couple of years back, I didn’t even know that rumination was a …
Why is self-care so hard for women?
Aunt - Your uncle is out of town for 3 weeks. I haven't cooked a proper meal for quite a while now.Me : But why? You love cooking.Aunt : Yes, but why should I put so much effort just for myself? Honestly, my immediate reaction was that’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. But then I got reminded of the times when I’ve done the same. Although, at that moment I genuinely believed that it was because I’m a couch-potato but now reflecting back, I don’t think that was all. Women are nurturers, care-givers, and by nature very …
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Don’t let your emotions ruin your day
Mastering your emotions is the ultimate superpower. It's really hard to stop yourself from feeling a certain way in any given moment. We have all experienced that sinking feeling in the stomach, when we overreact to certain impulses. We do feel bad in the moment but our feelings intensify once we fathom the aftermath of how we reacted. This is accompanied by a sense of guilt and shame. Even when we know that it was someone else's wrongdoing, we feel terrible in reciprocating the behaviour. These emotions are shit hard to brush off. And …
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