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.The Weight Women Carry: Unseen, Unspoken, But Deeply Felt
Dr.Vijayalakshmi Aluri, Winner of World Bank’s Projects competition, Author, Health Educator, Social worker and Gynecologist, Sri Sri Holistic Multi specialty Hospitals, Hyderabad.
“I matter too.” — A truth many women forget, until their bodies remind them.
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A Moment That Changed Everything
Priyanka sat in her parked car, hands gripping the wheel. Groceries were in the trunk. Her toddler finally asleep in the backseat. Her phone buzzed — “Call Mom. Pick up meds. Reply to boss.”
She didn’t move. Her heart was racing. Her body hurt. And her mind was running in circles.
She hadn’t run a marathon, but she felt like she had. Her body was tired. Her emotions, drained. Her brain, overloaded.
That day, Priyanka didn’t get out of the car for nearly an hour.
Not because she didn’t want to — but because she couldn’t.
What she was carrying wasn’t in her hands or her arms.
