You finally built up the courage to go to therapy. You sit down. You tell the therapist about how overwhelmed you are by your mother-in-law’s constant interference or your father’s pressure to get married. The therapist looks at you and says: “Why don’t you just move out?” or “You need to set a strict boundary…
It is 4:30 PM in London, Toronto, or Berlin. And it is pitch black outside. You just finished work, but your body feels like it is midnight. You are exhausted. You are craving carbs (maybe a heavy biryani or pasta). You don’t want to go to the gym; you just want to crawl under a…
It starts with a lunchbox. You pack roti-sabzi or idli for your 6-year-old, just like your mother packed for you. But your child comes home and says: “Mom, can I just have a sandwich? The other kids said my food smells funny.” Your heart breaks a little. You feel a flash of anger: “Why are…
It is 2:00 AM in New York or London. Your phone rings. You jolt awake, your heart pounding in your chest. You grab the phone, terrified. “Is it Mom? Is it Dad? Did something happen?” Then you realize it’s just a spam call, or a wrong number. You let out a breath, but you can’t…
