Wanting to go to therapy is a good enough reason to go, I promise. — I was lucky. I did not grow up in a household where therapy was taboo. Mental health issues were never labeled as fake or weak. My parents just wanted me to be happy. If something was wrong that required professional help, I knew they’d support it, no questions asked. Later…

When you aren’t there to defend your words, it becomes someone else’s twisted version — Welcome to the age of the internet. Where your greatest moments and accomplishments can live on forever. Where your mistakes can be deleted but never truly erased. Where nothing is ever dead and gone and buried, because it can always be dug up and then shoved back in your face. …

What is the point of chasing your dreams if you are destroyed in the process? — The bells aren’t only ringing in the new year. They are also ringing in the hustle culture propaganda that will be bursting from professional social media. After all, what better time to preach the glorious riches of hustle culture than when everyone is trying to shape and show off their…

Even for those of us who get tired from running to the bus stop — It’s the time of year we turn on our TVs to see 13-years-olds win Olympic golds, sprints that are over before we finish our two-bite brownies, and triple backflips followed by splits that make it look like they have elastic-band bones. Even for us mere mortals who get tired from…

Putting into perspective extreme wealth inequalities, and Amazon’s economic impact — Most of us are not strangers to the affronted Mid-life crisis. The stereotypes of middle-aged men buying fast cars they cannot afford and pursuing young pretty women they don’t even want, don’t stray too far from reality. And now it appears that there is a new midlife crisis trend for…

Biles’ candid talk about mental health is the inspiration we needed during these Olympic games — It is no surprise that Simone Biles is stealing headlines at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Arguably the Greatest of All Time, the four-time Olympic goal medallist and defending all-around gymnast was one of the faces of this year's Olympics game. By Day 2 of the games, she rewrote the record…

There is a thin line between empowering and derogatory — I am all for empowering and highlighting successful women and female leaders. However, there is a difference between celebrating the success that these women have achieved, and downplaying their accomplishments with cutesy names. Leadership roles come with coveted titles. People WANT to be the “boss”. They DREAM of the “CEO”…

“Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” is an even bigger power move than you think — Taylor Swift stuck a big fat middle finger up at her haters. Except this time, instead of writing a single song, she released an entire album. And the album is called “Fearless (Taylor’s Version).” That’s right. The same “Fearless” that topped the charts in 2008 — “Love Story”, “You Belong…

Misogyny, racism, and murder cannot be excused by “having a bad day” — There is no doubt that we live in a world where victim-blaming is commonplace. The victims are then targets of sexist, racist, misogynist, or xenophobic abuse. There are some acts so cruel, so violent, so unprovoked that no one can argue where the blame should lie. …