Lavanya BalaBreastfeeding : Why do we not talk about it more than we do?This week is “World Breastfeeding Week” (Aug 1–7,2020). I would not have known this in what feels like another lifetime, but as a newly…Aug 5, 2020Aug 5, 2020
Lavanya BalaIt is okay to not be okayThe past year has been one of the hardest years I have had to trudge through and endure. It has truly tested my ability to take life as it…Dec 2, 20181Dec 2, 20181
Lavanya BalaKnowing NowI caught up with a colleague of mine for lunch a week ago after a very long time. He is older than me by about two decades, but is so much…Mar 27, 2018Mar 27, 2018
Lavanya BalaThe Physics of HappinessEveryone more or less agrees, or rather knows, that lasting happiness comes from within.Feb 24, 20181Feb 24, 20181
Lavanya BalaMemoryI don’t remember the exact moment Mr.S and I decided to spend the rest of our lives together, and bind that decision by getting married.Feb 19, 2018Feb 19, 2018
Lavanya BalaThe Despised ManI rolled my suitcase through the narrow aisle of the Southwest flight from Boston to Austin, looking for an empty seat. As always, the…May 14, 2016May 14, 2016