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Nov 26, 2025

What 20 Years in the Corporate World Really Taught Me

10 career lessons I learned the hard way

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Feb 7, 2025

Love, Loss and Betrayal at the Breakfast Table

When my 3-year-old shattered my ego with one sentence

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Jan 16, 2025

8 Types of People You’ll Meet at Your Workplace

And how to get the best out of each type

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Aug 23

I Was Jealous of the Family in the Pew Ahead of Me

I wanted to BE them. But my kid didn’t get the memo

I Was Jealous of the Family in the Pew Ahead of Me

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Jul 11

How We Really Use AI Inside One of the World’s Largest Consulting Companies

They told us we’d get fired if we didn’t use AI. Here’s what happened next

How We Really Use AI Inside One of the World’s Largest Consulting Companies

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Jun 22

Texting My Husband While I’m Away for My Mom’s Surgery

Meanwhile, daddy and toddler are livin’ it up

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Jun 5

I Let My Son Be Miserable at Summer Camp

And I don’t regret it

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May 26

7 “Great” Work Habits That Are Holding You Back

#3 is the story of my (work) life

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Apr 10

The Joys and Aches of Having a Little Child

For mothers — who set out on a long, meandering journey with no destination in sight

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Mar 8

Mango Season

On a train home to Palakkad

Mango Season

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I read and write about work, life, books, relationships, parenting, feminism and other topics I feel passionately about. Here to learn, grow and express myself.

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