How Reading and Writing Became My Emotional Sanctuary
Before astrology and tarot, there were books. A reflective piece on growing up emotionally unseen, finding sanctuary in reading and writing, and learning to witness myself through words.
Inheritance & Family
Posts about estrangement, families, boundaries, upbringing
The Kind of Father That’s Hard to Explain
What does it look like to grow up with a manipulative father who isn’t visibly abusive, but is quietly controlling? In this deeply personal reflection, I share what it means to be raised in financial comfort yet emotionally unsafe, and why reconnecting with a powerful, persuasive parent is far more complicated than it seems. This is a story about intellectual control, conditional love, family dynamics, and the courage it takes to set boundaries with toxic parents, even when they frame it as legacy, inheritance, or care. Sometimes, the hardest truth to face is that you were never just the child, you were the extension, the solution, the chess piece. And healing begins when you stop romanticising the perfect parent-child relationship and start choosing self-preservation instead.
Finding Meaning in Suffering: Lessons from Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning
A reflection on Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning and how trauma, lung cancer, and childhood dysfunction reshaped my understanding of purpose.
Growing Up With an Emotionally Unstable Mother
From the outside, my childhood looked comfortable and secure. But security and emotional safety are not the same thing. In this reflection, I explore growing up with an emotionally unstable mother, the complexity of loving someone who also hurt you, and how understanding her trauma does not erase its impact.