Two years ago, my hairdresser looked at my hair and asked a simple question: was I using a proper sulphate free shampoo in India, or just something that smelled nice? I did not have a good answer. My scalp was dry, my ends felt rough, and I was losing more hair in the shower than […]
Last monsoon, I stood in front of my bathroom mirror at 8 AM, watching my face turn shiny within twenty minutes of applying sunscreen. I was already running late for work, my skin felt like it was frying under a thick layer of cream, and I remember thinking, there has to be a better way […]
Last summer I came back from a weekend trip looking like a completely different person. My arms were a shade darker than my face, my feet had a strange sandal-shaped tan line, and I remember standing in front of the mirror wondering how to remove tan without damaging my skin further. That one trip sent […]
I still remember the evening before my first big presentation at work, sitting on my bed with a blank sheet of paper and absolutely no idea why I had picked up a pencil instead of scrolling through my phone. My hands were shaking a little, my mind was running through every possible way things could […]
I still remember sitting in my room on a random Sunday at sixteen, phone in hand, scrolling for hours and somehow feeling more bored at the end of it than when I started. That feeling stayed with me even after I turned twenty two, because I kept meeting younger cousins and readers on Mindful Hive […]
I still remember sitting on the last bench during my Class 12 farewell, watching my classmates cry over things I thought we had years to do. That evening I made a promise to myself that whenever I got the chance, I would tell other students not to wait until the last week of school to […]
The first time I asked myself "should I quit my job," it was a Sunday evening. I remember sitting on my bed, laptop closed, stomach in knots, dreading the Monday alarm that hadn't even gone off yet. If that sounds familiar, you're not alone, and you're not broken for feeling this way. This isn't going […]
Last winter, I sat cross-legged on my bed with my laptop, three bank statements, and a half-finished cup of chai, trying to answer a question a colleague kept asking me over lunch: "So what's your net worth?" I laughed it off the first time because I genuinely had no clue. I was earning a decent […]
A late period has a way of taking over your mind. You keep checking the calendar, you keep waiting, and every hour that passes feels longer than the last. If you have ever typed how to get periods fast into Google late at night hoping for an instant answer, you are far from alone. It […]
Last monsoon, I woke up with one eye stuck half shut and a burning feeling that would not go away no matter how much I blinked. By evening, both eyes were red, watery and swollen, and a friend at work said the same thing had been going around the office for a week. That is […]
