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Category: self-love

  • On “Unburdening”

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    It’s a new year and time for new goals! This year, however, instead of adding to my list of to-do’s, I decided to do an about-turn and actively strike things off! My word for the year is “unburdened.” And I’m framing my goals this year as: “This year, I choose to unburden myself of …” As women in our midlife years, we’re all living such busy lives, sandwiched between rising careers, growing children, aging parents, and whatever time we can eke out for a social life, rest, and self-care. No matter how efficiently we handle each day, we know that…

  • On Celebrating our Wins

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    I recently was promoted to senior corporate counsel at work. It definitely was a career milestone, and I was proud of the discipline, motivation, grit, and skill that went into achieving it. But when I truly reflected on this accomplishment and everything that it took to get there, I realized it really wasn’t just about the career win, but also very much so about the multitude of other balls I consistently, quietly, and artfully juggled behind the scenes in order to reach this goal. As women, we lead lives that are beautiful, intertwined tapestries of all the distinct threads of…

  • On the Power of Femininity

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    Growing up, I associated my very feminine attributes with feelings of shame. As I blossomed into adolescence, I could sense that my parents were uncomfortable if I wore anything too short that bared too much skin or anything too tight that showed off my developing curves. They were hesitant to let me foray into various forms of self-grooming, such as waxing my legs or wearing make-up. But as I grew older, I realized that what I felt was a projection of shame on me was actually a deep-seated fear of the power of my feminine attributes and the potential ripple…

  • On Honoring Your Inner Child & the “Business of Joy”

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    The year I turned 40, I spent a considerable amount of time reflecting on myself as a young girl and woman. I felt like a new chapter of my life was unfurling, and I wanted to come to terms with the journey that had led me to my current path. And when I thought of myself as a young girl, the first term that came to mind was “badass.” I grew up on three different continents, went to a boarding school in India for two years at the age of ten, immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 16,…