Published in Age of Awareness·Jun 6Living through the grief of a miscarriageI recently read Suleika Jaouad’s moving memoir, ‘Between Two Kingdoms’, for the second time, after knowing that she has a cancer relapse and that she wedded the love of her life whom she wrote about in the book. I thought about the first time I read the book and how…Motherhood5 min read
Jun 6Being AliveI was sipping a perfectly acidic long black and biting into the crumbly French butter loaf, flipping through the pages of an independent magazine that embodies the art of types and space. While I immersed myself in the vibe and openness of the Scandinavian-styled cafe, I felt my creative instinct…Life Lessons2 min read
Published in Be Yourself·Feb 10, 2021Becoming a motherA year ago, while reading Glennon Doyle’s ‘Untamed’, I remembered pausing at a quote that says ’it’s a heavy burden for children to know that they are the reason their mother stops living her life’. It sounded cruel and yet true. …Life Lessons5 min read
Published in Be Yourself·May 11, 2020What I know now at 30I arrived at 30 at a peculiar juncture of time: global pandemic, nationwide lockdown, being pregnant and confined at home for over 6 weeks. On my 30th birthday, I woke up in an ordinary morning and carried out my ordinary routine of sun salutation sequence followed by meditation. There was…Life Lessons5 min read
Published in Be Yourself·Apr 10, 2020What does living a good life means during a pandemic lockdown?It is an interesting time to be a witness of history, to observe how a virus outbreak that happened thousands of miles away erupted into a global pandemic, and to feel the weight of shock when it burned my neighbourhood. From reading news on the sideline, suddenly, I became an…Covid 194 min read
Mar 26, 2020Learning self-compassion during early pregnancyWhen I first discovered that I was pregnant, I was worried about my mental health. After going through what felt like a tremendous transition in life from marriage to adjusting to new family life to setting up our new home in a new part of the city — there were…Self Love4 min read
Published in Be Yourself·Mar 12, 2020Hi baby, it’s you!Have you ever imagined how it feels to find out that you (or your partner) are pregnant? I thought it is the most beautiful thing in the world — until it caught me off guard. When I was holding the pregnancy test kit that turned positive in seconds instead of…Pregnancy4 min read
Published in Be Yourself·Feb 28, 2020Morning Pages: A surprising way of getting out of my head and its many benefitsIn the past 3 months, I’ve written more than ever even though I haven’t put anything out in public. While I feel like an imposter as a writer, somehow, I knew that I wasn’t in the right place to create anything meaningful. In the midst of a transition of lifestyle…Writing4 min read
Published in Be Yourself·Dec 19, 2019My well being matters more than having a ‘purpose’I recently encountered a distressed fresh graduate who wanted to pursue something entirely different from her college degree but she wasn’t sure if that’s her purpose. At that time of our encounter, while I was navigating my post-wedding ‘lostness’, I saw younger myself in her anxiety. Purpose…?!?! I wanted to…Life Lessons3 min read
Published in Be Yourself·Dec 2, 2019The beauty of an identity crisis (and how to handle it)(Chaos) This is so frustrating. Coming back from honeymoon, my life dissolved into a puzzle that I had to piece together. Getting married is not just ticking off a yearlong (or half-year, in my case) to-do list and ended with a massive glamorous endeavour. What nobody talked about, and what…Life Lessons4 min read
