Aadhya let the world dictate her emotions. If her boss snapped at her, her day was ruined. A rude stranger could wreck her mood for hours. A sigh from her mother over the phone sent her spiraling into overanalysis. She was a leaf in the wind, tossed around by everything and everyone. Then came the evening that changed everything. She was stuck in traffic, knuckles white on the steering wheel. The honking was relentless. Her phone was dead. She was late. Her mind brewed its usual storm—this city, these people, this relentless bad luck. And …
Emotional Independence: Taking Back Control
A few years ago, I received an email that ruined my entire day. The client’s message was curt, maybe even annoyed. I read it three times, then a fourth, dissecting every word for hidden meaning. Were they mad at me? Had I messed up? Was I about to lose this project? My stomach knotted. My brain spiraled. The rest of my workday blurred into the background as I obsessed over a problem that might not even exist. Hours later, I got a follow-up message: “Apologies for the short reply earlier—was in a rush. Appreciate your work.” That should …
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Love Shouldn’t Feel Like a Tightrope
A relationship should feel like an exhale, not a battlefield. If being with someone feels like walking a tightrope, constantly second-guessing every step, that’s not love—it’s exhaustion. If you’re always bracing for the next emotional whiplash, that’s not love—that’s survival mode. And survival isn’t sustainable. People romanticize chaos, as if love is only real when it’s hard. But if you can’t even relax in your own relationship, what exactly are you holding onto? If every conversation feels like a test, if every disagreement leaves you …
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The Art of Doing Nothing (And Why It Feels Impossible)
There’s a kind of busyness that looks like progress but isn’t. The sudden urge to reorganize a drawer, push harder in a workout, scroll endlessly, or take on more work. It’s not momentum. It’s escape. Productivity becomes the perfect cover. If the calendar stays full and the to-do list never ends, there’s no room for anything else. No space for thoughts that sting or feelings that sit too heavy. The disguise works—until it doesn’t. Because the moment everything quiets, an unwelcome question slips through: What’s being …
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Staying or Leaving? The Choice That Really Matters
Staying in a difficult relationship is hard. Walking away is hard too. Either way, there’s discomfort. But staying requires a different kind of strength—the kind that forces you to confront yourself, not just the other person. It’s easy to believe the relationship is the problem, that if only the other person changed, everything would be fine. But relationships have a way of exposing the parts of us we’d rather not face—insecurities, fears, the deep-seated worry that maybe we’re not enough. When those feelings surface, blaming the other …
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The Secret Boardroom Inside Your Head
For the longest time, I thought my brain was just... my brain. One cohesive unit. A single decision-making entity that occasionally made questionable choices but ultimately had my best interests at heart. Turns out, that’s a lie. Or at least, a gross oversimplification. Inside my head, there’s an entire boardroom of personalities—each with its own agenda, quirks, and coping mechanisms. Some are loud and controlling, some are terrified and hiding under the table, and others are setting metaphorical fires just to get my attention. This …
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