When I got added to a group called Wonder Women in 2014 by a woman I'd met briefly at my prosthetic clinic, my first reaction was a faint sense...
Category - Voices
Review: Porochista Khakpour’s ‘Sick: A Memoir’
The only times I have felt less alone in my body has been through witnessing narratives like Khakpour's. Reading other women on living with...
What access to a smartphone has meant for me as a person living with chronic fatigue syndrome
For those of us who have access to them, smartphones can in many ways build a bridge between a world which isn’t designed for us and a world...
Navigating healthcare as a Dalit, non-binary person with debilitating social anxiety
No amount of therapy worked when I was young. I only met upper caste psychologists and psychiatrists with whom I never felt comfortable...
Invisible knife: Living with misophonia
Misophonia is a neurological disorder in which certain sounds trigger the body’s fight-or-flight response.
At the worst time of my life, I found the warm embrace of an open book
This was when I realised holding a book in your hand is an experience of mutual vulnerability. When a book is lying in front of you, in all its...
As a woman with a disability, I’m either seen as ‘helpless’ or ‘heroic’
Like the rest of society, people with disabilities are simply carrying on with their lives. Whether we are being pushed away because we are...
How to tell him that you have bipolar disorder
You remember all the times you did not make sense. When you picked up and threw a large rock on a wall. When you snapped, and when you snapped...
Growing old with Moy Moy
A child with a disability does put additional strain on the already challenging work of sustaining a strong marriage.
As a counsellor with a disability, the sessions I take heal me
How could I tell them to express their sexuality without uneasiness when I myself was conscious about my body image? How could I assure them of...