Books That Were A Challenge To Read: Endurance Training For My Mind
My years of consciously chosen books and curated book experiences have me reflecting on what they taught me & where they tested me.
Mental health
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Female Friendship: The 40s Made Me Rethink Midlife & Misogyny
Female friendship is flattened by patriarchy’s demands. Post 40, I’m finding other women seeking mindful connection & the ability to moderate.
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Boundaries & The Ticket Price Of Living Well
Drawing boundaries isn’t rule-setting. It’s tending to your life like a garden. The price of depth, curiosity, empathy may be being misunderstood.
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Third Places And A Single Person: A Space Of One’s Own
In Third Places I sit beside people I may never meet again, speak only when I want to, and feel more like myself than I do in rooms that know my name.
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The Feels This Week: Mad Women In Books
Mad women on my mind—through cults, kitchens, crimes, and cosmic quests. These stories of rage, resistance, and reckoning ask: what makes a woman mad?
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The One Who Gave Me A Book – Cleopatra & Frankenstein: Coco Mellers
Books, like people, appear when you need them most. I’ve found a book shop, a community, a friend and a book on my way to myself.
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Falling Out Of Love With The Book (It Happened To Me)
This happened to me. After being an enthusiastic reader my whole life, I stopped being able to read. The book became an alien in my brain.
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We Need To Hold The Father Accountable For Toxic Masculinity
Why is bad parenting seen as bad mothering? And why is a father allowed the bare minimum when he shapes masculinity for the world?
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How We Treat People Is How We’re Feeling Inside
We navigate conversations like bad traffic, but how others treat us mirrors their emotional state. Ask: ‘Why are you so cruel in your thoughts of me?’
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Navigating A Flawed Mental Health Dialogue in India
Indian mental health is tangled with politics, faith & toxic advocacy. From yoga myths to therapy cliques, mental healthcare needs cultural context.
