Recently the lovely Shots by Shiro captured this beautiful shot of Akshaya as part of her 10th birthday portrait session. When I shared this particular …
Motherhood
Traumatic Births & Postnatal PTSD
With my firstborn, my waters prematurely ruptured five weeks early as I was heading out the door to write my first exam of the semester. …
Introducing Baby to Solids – Guidelines I Follow to Ensure Optimal Gut Health
In more recent years, it has been the norm to introduce baby to solids around the four month mark, however this is not something I …
Women Empowerment: More Than Just a Trendy Instagram Challenge
Patriarchy has taught us to envy, judge, and even destroy other women instead of working together to reach new heights. We preach about uplifting women …
The Fourth Trimester: A Post-partum Update
It’s been two months since I gave birth to Shree and the reality of it all is only hitting me now. Everything I passed off …
Prioritizing Mental Health as a Mother
Do you guys ever feel like you’re just going through the motion of things? There are days, especially recently, where I’ve noticed myself moving about …
Arayana Shree’s One Month Ceremony
We originally planned on celebrating Shree’s 31st day at home. However my post-partum bleeding didn’t come to a stop by the 30th day so I …
A Little Sister for Akshaya
Ever since Akshaya was born, I dreamt of her growing up with a little sister. My own little sister is 15 months younger and not …
Celebrating Canada Day
My parents, like many Tamil immigrants, fled from the civil war in Sri-Lanka in hopes of rebuilding their lives in another country. Canada’s generosity allowed …
This is Post-Partum
Social media tends to glamorize the postpartum journey with picture-perfect moms and stylized photoshoots but in reality post-partum is far from glamorous. For most, it’s …