Family planning is a momentous decision for any person – but how do you make it when you have a chronic illness that is genetic?

I love nothing than more than talking about childbirth.

When Leymah Gbowee was a pubescent little girl in Liberia, she remembers how her father protected her and her four sisters from the secret ritual that would serve to bind them to their village.

I remember when my first-born was one month old, we decided to have our first day out as a family.

Pink is my favorite colour. I think it always has been, and funny enough it is my son’s favourite colour as well.

Being feminist is not something you proudly speak of.

It’s always beautiful to watch the photos from your parent’s honeymoon.

After the amplification of the Black Lives Matter movement, following the murder of George Flloyd earlier this year, there is no doubt that a light has been shone on racism and its prevalence around the world.

In the last 3 months I’ve been hesitant to write, constantly second guessing everything that comes to mind and for some reason I’ve have had some major self-doubt with my inner critic running wild.

These are unprecedented times, when human sensitivity, bonds and emotions are severely tested. Perhaps it is also an eye opener to set stereotypes, which otherwise would never have been subjected to intense introspection, to be reshaped to fit into the current factual scenario.

COVID-19 has presented arguably some of the most difficult times for mankind. It is also a time when kindness has come to the forefront. However, when it comes to street dogs, a commonplace occurrence in India, there has been a mixed reaction from people. However, Lavli a 33-year-old publicist from New Delhi who works with Goodword Media has been doing her bit to help strays.

Before we begin, and because people who read the internet are mostly mental, I need to start off by mentioning that I am not a medical expert, far from it in fact.

I don’t know about you, but I hate receiving sales emails in my inbox, they are deleted without even reading (unless we are talking about clothing sales, because those are immediately opened).

When giving advice to people in relationships, the most common phrase seems to be 'compromise.' My boyfriend and I compromise in all sorts of ways: curry is my boyfriend's favourite food, and he hates cheesy sauces.

I decided to have a little social media detox and delete the Instagram and Facebook apps from my phone.

Humanity has never been so targeted, for almost a century! But, three months down the line, after the virus hit the globe, I realised, it’s more a story of the response generated to the aggressor rather than the aggressor.

Who knew a little plastic rod could take me on such a ride? No, I’m not talking about the latest bullet vibrator, I’m talking about my contraceptive implant. Contraception is not one-size-fits-all. It most often falls to the woman to navigate the painful process of trial and error with pills, coils, patches and implants in the hopes of finding the one with the least amount of side effects.

Day One

With no malice or discomfort or regret,

I know I must try to leave this place,

Once this is all over,

Even if I don’t know where I am going or why.

And I can,

Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE my sugar. There’s just something about that not–so-good- for-you sweet treat that makes everything feel better.