The Pressure to Be a ‘Perfect Mother’ in an Imperfect World | Motherhood has always carried expectations. But in today’s world—shaped by social media, productivity culture, and constant comparison—the pressure to be a perfect mother has intensified in ways previous generations never experienced. Mothers are no longer judged only by family or community norms; they […]
When cyclone and floods struck,the world changes overnight. Everything vanished under water, belongings were swept away, and the fragile sense of privacy and routine disappeared. Yet one thing doesn’t pause for emergencies: menstruation. For women and girls, periods continue even in the most chaotic circumstances. And too often, menstrual hygiene is the first need to […]
Love is often described as transformative. At its best, it helps us grow, heal, and become more fully ourselves. But there’s a quieter, more dangerous side of love that doesn’t get enough attention, loving someone so much that you slowly disappear. This isn’t the dramatic toxicity people warn you about. There may be no shouting, […]
Understanding Why It Happens — and How to Strengthen Your Emotional Wellbeing Seasonal loneliness is one of the most quietly challenging emotional states people experience each year. While the world appears to celebrate, gather, reconnect, and share space, some find themselves feeling left out, emotionally distant, or overwhelmed by the contrast between expectation and reality. […]
How to Handle Financial Anxiety During the Holidays | The holiday season arrives wrapped in warmth, lights, traditions, and togetherness. Yet for many, it also brings something far less festive: financial anxiety. With rising costs, gift expectations, social gatherings, travel, and year-end commitments, December can quietly become the most stressful month of the year. Financial…...
Why mental health is the most important part of recovery | A Sri Lankan Perspective After the DITWA Cyclone | Sri Lanka’s experience with natural disasters is long and painful. From the 2004 tsunami to recurring floods, landslides, and now the devastating DITWA cyclone, each event leaves behind more than broken homes and damaged livelihoods. […]
The Invisible Weight of Unspoken Expectations: Why Modern Relationships Fail Without Clear Emotional Agreement | Modern relationships rarely fall apart because of one catastrophic moment. More often, they crumble under something far more subtle: unspoken expectations, emotional assumptions, and silent agreements that neither partner has clearly articulated. These hidden pressures accumulate quietly, creating distance long […]
Quiet Breakdowns in Relationships: The Emotional Disconnection Couples Don’t Notice Until It’s Too Late | Emotional disconnection rarely arrives with noise. It doesn’t storm into a relationship or announce its presence with clear signs. Instead, it slips in quietly—through tired conversations, unspoken frustrations, and subtle shifts in how two people see and respond to each […]
Micro-Burnout: The Daily Emotional Exhaustion We Mistake for “Just Tired” | Most people recognise burnout only when it reaches the point of collapse — when you cannot function, cannot think clearly, or cannot find joy in anything. But long before you reach that stage, a quieter, more subtle form of burnout begins to take root. […]
The Fourth Trimester: What Every New Mother Needs to Know | For many women, pregnancy is described in trimesters — three distinct phases of physical transformation and emotional preparation. But what often goes unspoken is the fourth trimester: the first 12 weeks after birth, where a mother and her newborn continue to grow, adjust, and […]
