Making room for grief, uncertainty and joy when celebration feels different A few days ago, I spoke with a friend whose family member has been missing since the recent floods. I mostly listened. There was little I could say that did not feel inadequate. How do you comfort someone when there is no answer yet? […]
What collective grief teaches us about emotional well-being Over the past few weeks, I have noticed something changing in the conversations I have with people back home. Friends no longer begin our calls with, “How are you?” Instead, they ask, “Have you seen the news?” Sometimes it is about a little girl whose life ended […]
Every time I prepare to leave Nepal, I notice something unexpected about myself. In the days leading up to my flight, I often find myself doing what many of us do. I complain about the traffic. I grow impatient with paperwork that takes longer than it should. I wonder why some things still feel unnecessarily […]
Some friendships do not end because love disappears. They change because life does. We grow into different people, carry different responsibilities, and inhabit different worlds. Sometimes we drift so gradually that we don’t even notice it happening until one day we realise the person who once knew everything about us now knows only the highlights […]
Migration is often spoken about through achievement. The scholarship abroad. The job opportunity. The visa approval. The amount sent back home. We celebrate departures as courage and arrivals as success. Less often do we speak about what people carry between those moments. Because leaving is rarely only geographical. Sometimes people leave for education. Sometimes for […]