Hey, I’m Arushi!
Hi, I’m Arushi.
At the tender age of 36, I’ve decided to start over. I’m writing this publication from rock bottom, from the trenches, in real time as I make this transition.
On the outside, my life looks fairly okay. I’m a mother to a toddler. A corporate professional living an expat life. But my inner life has been crumbling for a while now.
I’ve spent most of my adult life living someone else’s version of it. Carrying self-hatred and self-criticism so deep it became invisible to me. It’s taken a toll on my body, my relationships, my sense of who I am.
They say your child becomes your mirror. I didn’t understand that until I lived it. Watching my son receive the unconditional love I could never give myself made the gap unbearable.
So now I’m searching. For purpose. For alignment. For community. For a softer, truer way to live.
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