On the anxieties of growing up in a traumatic household and the effects it has on one's psyche.
Tag: loneliness
It’s Rather Splendid To Be a High-Functioning F***-Up
'Life and times run horizontally'.
Playlist of Loss
'Wisteria and roses die. Words get lost in translation. But memories don't.'
In Pieces, As One
A photo essay on loneliness during the pandemic.
Why So Many People – Including Me – Are Getting Married Left, Right and Centre in 2021
My willingness to invest in emotional labour to sustain these relationships bloomed from nothing into everything.
Debris
A poem written from a world of darkness, with the will to find oneself again.
Our Light in the Darkness
On watching the 'Mahabharata' with my teenage boys while dealing with our personal crises in the middle of the pandemic.
Chaos of the Unseen
A poem on how coronavirus has affected the simple activities of humans.
The New Normal: A LiveWire Series on Life Under Lockdown
The world we once occupied has been yanked from beneath our feet. Write in to us – in 200 words – and tell us your lockdown story. We want …
How to Look After Your Mental Health
A lot of the conversation around mental health focuses on mental illness, but mental wellbeing doesn’t just mean the absence of symptoms.