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I always feared that I would be called weak if I expressed any vulnerability. So instead, I put on a “strong” face at all times…
It’s a dangerous game I play – pushing, no punishing, myself to my mental limit. There is a kind of pain, that is perilous, and yet sweet…
…I’m sure most of us would assume they either work as an engineer, a doctor, a scientist, or an upper position in a company. I’m not…
I was five years old when my innocence was snatched away from me. A grown man clasped the little me, stroked me…
…“Oh, this is just me being a teenager.” Little did I know it was something serious… I was too young to feel this sadness, right? I mean…
My mother is physically and psychologically abusive toward me. Her mother and father were the same way toward her and her sister…
“What are your interests?” I was asked this seemingly casual question on a casual Monday afternoon. For most people, the answer…
…my single biggest role model in life. From his life-long dedication to spreading education throughout central Gujarat to his will to…
…nuclear, dynamic household. Her parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins—they were all temporary occupants of a bustling…
…are difficult for me to describe or relive, and without a doubt I’ve repressed a great deal from that time in my life. But in sharing…
…The moment I had been waiting for months and months had finally arrived. The year was 2002 and I was finally about to see…
…my life was confined to my bed. I couldn’t get out of bed to attend my classes. I couldn’t get out of bed to see my friends…
MannMukti pledges to serve all South Asians, recognizing the power hierarchies in our communities, created and maintained by different identities of caste, language, geography, gender, sexuality, and religion that shape individuals’ obstacles while seeking mental liberation.
