Caring Matters
I consider myself lucky to have had a mother who really loved me. She was not perfect, she had her shortcomings like every human being but never once did I seriously doubt that her kids [Read More]
Distrust is a major issue in the life of a survivor of child abuse. We are unable to trust anyone. We just don’t feel we are truly worthy of being loved. Or that the person [Read More]
Most of us survivors of child abuse fail to develop a strong sense of identity. Most of the time we are confused about who we are because of we did not have a kind loving [Read More]
For those of us born with normal eyesight, the eyes are the first thing we look to for emotional feedback. To know if someone is interested in us and gives a damn about us, we [Read More]
The 3 most important steps that helped me on my journey of healing and wholeness: Self-Love First If you were not loved by your parents, family or carers, you need to learn to love yourself. [Read More]
The natural inclination of children is movement, they want to run, jump, hop and play. They want to explore their surroundings and enjoy the beauty of the universe. They want to dream of spaceships and talk [Read More]
Everybody these days is having a child or wants to have a child. Nothing wrong, it is a primal need to want to reproduce, the desire to have one’s own genetic copy becomes intense as [Read More]
Turmeric is part of one’s existence here in India. In fact, no Indian house is without this spice. Halad/haldi as it is known is not just used in daily cooking, it is part of many [Read More]
Rock-a-by baby On the treetop, When the wind blows The cradle will rock. When the bough breaks, The cradle will fall, And down will fall, baby Cradle and all. I was in the nursery when [Read More]
Today is Mother’s Day and I am trying not to feel sad. But inevitably the memories of what I missed when my mother died makes me want to cry. Cancer took my mother when I [Read More]