Sips of Cha.

Personal Reflections

My thoughts on life, personal journey, experiences and self-development.

Female Friendship: The Strength of Sisterhood is a Revolutionary Act

A reflection on female friendship as a distinct form of love and resistance. I propose principles for cultivating deep bonds between women in a world that insists on dividing us....

Ten Years in New Zealand: What I Learned as an Immigrant

After a decade in New Zealand, I reflect on the beauty, challenges and tensions of being an immigrant and how living between cultures has reshaped my sense of home and identity....

Unlearning Shame: My ADD through Diagnosis, Stigma and Medication

In this post, I share how the diagnosis of ADHD changed everything, but also revealed stigmas and taboos - especially about drug treatment....

ADHD in Adult Women: My Diagnosis at 33

My experience of living for 30 years without knowing I had ADHD - a common experience among many undiagnosed women....

Surrendering Between the Ups and Downs

An honest account of my current ups and downs. From designing a new routine to life's unforeseen events and the biggest lesson......

Vipassana: My Journey Inwards

My Vipassana insights: what ten days of deep silence taught me about ego, time, detachment and the impermanence of life....

The Restrictive Cycle of Modern Life and The Paradox of Our Systems

We live between freedom and control, an analysis of the paradox of our systems and the human difficulty of just existing....

From Anxiety to the Meaning of Life

A brief account of how I transform my anxiety into a path of reflection on the essential, the search for purpose, meaning and inner freedom....

The Formation of Identity and the Singularity of Being

What shapes your identity? Discover how personal constructs, personality, free will and destiny are deeply connected....

BMW Life: A Lifestyle of Intention, Magnetism, and Abundance

What if the most powerful vehicle you’ll ever drive in life isn’t a car — but your energy? BMW Life is a mindset rooted in being **Blessed, Magnetic, and Wealthy** from...