by Kalyani Pardeshi | Mar 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Did you know that there is a marked difference between your inner critic and self-bullying? I like to see the “inner critic” as stage one of self-bullying. Our inner critic shows up through the words we say to ourselves during moments of frustration, angst, and...
by Kalyani Pardeshi | Mar 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
In 2017, I closed the doors on my fitness group – Activmommas. At the time, the group had close to 2,000 members. The reason I had given for closing the group was that it just didn’t feel aligned for me; it wasn’t my purpose any more. Honestly, I knew it wasn’t my...
by Kalyani Pardeshi | Mar 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
“Tell the bully to stop.” “Ignore the bully.” “Stand up for yourself and tell a trusted adult.” “If you see someone being bullied, stand up for them.” These are the standard anti-bullying techniques that are taught in schools. Techniques that I was taught when I was...
by Kalyani Pardeshi | Mar 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
“You are a dumb-dumb,” my family member cracked up. “Dumb-dumb” – a very loose translation from my mother tongue but a nickname that stayed with me through most of my elementary school years. I was enrolled in grade one, two months shy of my 5th birthday. Where I grew...
by Kalyani Pardeshi | Mar 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
There were at least ten of us, in a group, all armed with a slipper in our hands. The goal? To see who gets hit by the slipper the most. The sounds of our laughter filled the warm evenings. All of us were children of expatriates, all from different parts of India. Our...
by Kalyani Pardeshi | Mar 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
“They bullied me,” I told my daughter as we were driving home. “They run an anti-bullying organization and are a strong advocate against bullying yet they bullied me.” “Mom, that’s not bullying because it isn’t repetitive behaviour. Bullying is repetitive...
