A Quiet Adjustment – Story of an Indian Marriage

By Vandana Sehgal

The day we spoke, she was extremely fragile. Her raw wounds were flowing profusely. Even after eighteen years, the sensations of disconnect and dishonour were fresh like yesterday. I have known her for the past five years, yet I never got a glimpse of the pain she had been holding within her. The only way…

Women, Stress and Panic Attacks

By Vandana Sehgal

Anya was answering her last mail before leaving her office to pick up her son from school daycare. Then suddenly, she felt her body freezing and her hands and legs going numb. That experience reminded her about the breathlessness, heavily pumping chest and cold hands that numbed her two weeks back. The inability to breathe…

Nice or Kind. Where Does the Boundary Lie?

By Vandana Sehgal

Sofia happily accepted a Facebook friend request from her mom-in-law. After a few days, she was included in a family Whatsapp group with already 25 members, without any consent. A few weeks later, she received another request from her mom-in-law on LinkedIn. She could not understand being followed, on a professional medium. She sensed a…

Have You Checked Your Messages?

By Vandana Sehgal

Okay, if you thought about checking your insta, snap, or emails? You need to rethink. I am asking you about the messages you keep feeding to yourself… If I reduce another 5 kilos, I will feel great, in other wordsI am not good enough If I get this job, I can celebrate my success….I am not…