relationships
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Love All: The Lessons from Badminton That Changed How I See People
Badminton begins with two strange words: “Love all.” Nobody has scored, we are equal, we start from love. So why do so many of our contests, on the court and off it, end in resentment? A reflection on what the game quietly teaches about ego, boundaries, and the slow drift from equality into contempt.
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When “I’m Fine” Is a Reflex: The Hidden Loneliness of Performing Wellness
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The Cost of Being Easy to Live With: How People-Pleasing Becomes Slow Self-Harm
People-pleasing rarely looks dramatic from the outside. It often looks like maturity, patience, and emotional intelligence. Yet beneath the polished surface, many people are quietly abandoning themselves to keep peace, avoid conflict, and stay lovable. This article explores how people-pleasing becomes a slow form of self-harm, and what it takes to come back to truth.
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Why People Neglect Friends in a New Relationship
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Why We Chase People Who Do Not Want Us
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April Fool’s Day 2026: What Our Jokes Reveal About Our Hearts
Every year, on 1 April, the world gives itself informal permission to be ridiculous. We fool friends, tease family members, send fabricated news, and laugh at the moment someone realises they have been tricked. On the surface, April Fool’s Day 2026 looks light-hearted. Silly. Harmless, even. But I have always found that humour is rarely…
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Holi Through a Coach’s Eyes: Colour, Consent, and the Psychology of Letting Go
Holi arrives like a friendly invasion. It stains your hair, your clothes, your plans, and sometimes, your mood. In India, it can feel like the whole nation has agreed to become eight years old again. In Mauritius, it carries that sweet duality of diaspora life: devotion and celebration, tradition and reinvention, intimacy and community, often…
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Porn Widow Syndrome: A Love Story Interrupted by a Screen
Porn widow syndrome is not a clinical diagnosis. It is a lived experience. It is the particular kind of loneliness you feel when your partner is physically there, financially responsible, socially “normal”, and yet emotionally and sexually absent. The word “widow” is striking because it captures grief. Not just disappointment. Grief. In my coaching work,…
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Love Without Attachment: The Valentine’s Day Lesson Nobody Teaches
Valentine’s Day has a talent for turning quiet love into loud expectations. Suddenly, romance becomes measurable. Did you plan enough? Did you post enough? Did you spend enough? Did you read their mind accurately enough to choose the “right” thing? And somewhere between the roses and the receipts, something more delicate gets trampled: the difference…
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Presence Vs Present: The Valentine’s Day Gift That Actually Changes a Relationship
Every February, love becomes a marketplace. Flowers surge in price. Restaurants sell “experience packages”. Social feeds fill with grand gestures and even grander captions. Somewhere in the middle of all that noise, a quiet anxiety creeps in. Am I doing enough? Will my partner feel loved? Will I be judged if my gift is simple?…