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Between the Naps
A reflection on finding steadiness in seasons that don’t pause as a mother
 • Arushi Sharma
What I wish I knew before becoming a mother
The highest highs, the lowest lows, and everything I wish someone had told me before becoming a mother.
 • Arushi Sharma
When You Don’t Want to Look in the Mirror Anymore
Three years into postpartum, I’m finally facing the truth about my body, my health, and how far I've let myself go.
 • Arushi Sharma
Manifesting My Dream Timeline
I’ve only just realized that I’m living in my dream timeline. And this is how I think I manifested it.
 • Arushi Sharma
The Ache to Be Mothered
A young girl’s journey through invisible wounds, unspoken pain, and the slow, quiet healing of learning to mother herself
 • Arushi Sharma
The Uncomfortable Truths About Postpartum
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
 • Arushi Sharma
In My Next Life, I Want to Be the Goddamn Father
An open letter from the mother who’s done pretending she’s okay with society's double standards.
 • Arushi Sharma
The Birth Story I Didn’t Want, But Lived Through Anyway
A story about guilt, exhaustion, surrender, and the grief of a plan that never got to exist.
 • Arushi Sharma
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