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The Secret of a Fulfilling Relationship

Posted on Friday,February 15, 2019Friday,February 15, 2019 by gayu2 Comments

12th February 2005, 5am Mahabaleshar (7th Day after our wedding) I woke up to a strange sound. I saw my husband Swapnil sitting on the floor with his eyes closed….

How to take appropriate Decisions in life

Posted on Monday,September 3, 2018 by gayuLeave a comment

3rd September 2018, 9am   “Mumma did you have breakfast?” asked my daughter today morning. She’s spending the long weekend at her grandparents’ house assisting them in the Ganesh Chaturthi…

Rewriting her Life

Posted on Thursday,June 28, 2018Thursday,June 28, 2018 by gayuLeave a comment

“You must not let anyone define your limits because of where you come from. Your only limit is your soul.” – Ratatouille   She carried the wounds from her past…

Dearest Ma

Posted on Wednesday,June 27, 2018Wednesday,June 27, 2018 by gayuLeave a comment

“Ma, why can’t we leave this house?” asked a teary eyed Disha. “We can’t.” replied Avanti, Disha’s mother. “But why?” she questioned. “It’s my fate.” replied Avanti. Disha quietly went…

A Ghost

Posted on Tuesday,June 26, 2018Tuesday,June 26, 2018 by gayuLeave a comment

There’s a ghost in my daughter’s room. Yes! It’s hiding somewhere. How else can I justify the way the laundry basket in her room fills up every day. Yesterday afternoon I washed…

8 Ways to Navigate Through Difficult Times

Posted on Monday,March 26, 2018Monday,March 26, 2018 by gayu3 Comments

“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over it became a butterfly” We all have gone through our share of tough times, haven’t we? Moments when we lost a…

A headache, An Emotional Cleansing Workshop and Forgiveness

Posted on Thursday,January 18, 2018 by gayu8 Comments

It began with a dull shoulder ache, slowly moved towards my neck and manifested as a headache. The first few days it was bearable, but as days progressed the pain…

How a Smallest Decision can Transform your Life

Posted on Tuesday,January 16, 2018Tuesday,January 16, 2018 by gayu3 Comments

I still remember that day vividly. It was a cool Saturday morning when Swapnil said, “Enough! You can’t just live your life, like this. You have to do something about…

Happy Birthday Appa

Posted on Wednesday,November 15, 2017Wednesday,November 15, 2017 by gayu1 Comment

“A dad is a superhero” I grew up with this belief. Naturally I had created an inner image of a dad, who speaks and behaves in a particular way. The…

Building Empowering Beliefs

Posted on Wednesday,October 11, 2017Wednesday,October 11, 2017 by gayu2 Comments

Welcome to my third post in the 7-part Goal-Setting series. Earlier this week, I spoke about seven reasons that’s stopping you from achieving your goals and how your purpose shapes the way…

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Gayu

I am a professional storyteller and creative writer. I work as an emotional wellness coach with individuals, parents, children and teens. My personal journey of recovery from depression encouraged me to become a therapist and work with others facing similar challenges. In this blog I share my personal opinions on parenting, relationships and hope to create an awareness about mental health challenges. I conduct storytelling workshops for children, emotional coaching seminars for individuals, children and parents.

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