In my culture—South Korea—the idea of love is often synonymous with sacrifice. Historically, women were expected to provide children, raise them, and tend to the household, while men were the…
I’ve had people say to me, “Think about all the good times we had. When things were good, we were great,” as if the best moments alone should justify reconsidering…
This post is inspired by a recent book I read, The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté. His work delves into the deep connections between trauma, stress, and physical illness,…
I isolate myself when I’m hurting—not just from others, but from my own heart. It’s almost instinctive. I don’t want to be seen hurting, and I especially don’t want the…
Recently, I built a personal connection with someone I’ll call K. Over the course of about a month, we spent time getting to know one another. K was honest and…
For much of my life, I held on tightly—to ideas, to expectations, to control. This habit showed up not only in how I approached challenges but also in how I…
This is an expanded version of an essay I wrote during my recent 200-hour yoga teacher training. The Bhagavad Gita is one of the most celebrated texts in Indian philosophy.…
Insecurity. It’s one of those feelings that creeps into our lives in subtle ways—a hesitation here, a flicker of doubt there—and before we know it, it’s shaping the way we…
(*This is script of the above audio journal available on YouTube) Today, I want to dive into a behaviour that, for many of us, can be one of the biggest…
The kind of conversations I have with myself, or with Shama (my husband), tend to circle around similar themes—self-sabotage, control, and how our subconscious behaviours often steer the ship without…
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