I am that good girl your mother talks about. The one who wipes the house shiny, pays her bills on time, and grows tiny house plants. I am that good girl who people accommodate. The one who takes no space, says sorry a hundred times, and keeps her mouth shut. I am that good girl…
There is so much toxic positivity going around, everywhere I see. "Make mistakes and learn from it." "Face a failure and grow from it." Why should an unfavorable incident be a source of self improvement? Also, what is this obsession with growth! What if mistakes happen, failures happen, and nothing good ever comes out of…
Affirmations I have trouble expressing my rights, worth, or love for myself. It feels like I am lying to the world. I am pulled into a whirlwind of shame. “You are fooling everyone. Of course you are not human. You deserve nothing. It’s only a matter of time before everybody find out.” Sounds so alien…
In a recent therapy session, my therapist asked me to differentiate between the people I allow into my home and the people I allow into my heart. This question baffled me. How can one differentiate the two! How can I let someone into my home who is not already in my heart? After hours of…
I’ve seen my mother face domestic violence since I was a child. Growing up in an environment where individual liberty and self expression had no space for existence, I soon learnt to survive by making myself invisible. But in my most private thoughts, I always felt the need to fight for women’s rights. Maybe it…
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