Author: Ruchi Rathor

For a long time, I believed kindness was something you offered when you were safe. When things were going well, or when you can say you have had enough. Basically, when nothing was at risk. In difficult moments, I thought strength had to

For many years, I believed emotions were something to manage, control and regulate. To keep in check so they wouldn’t interfere with life. I knew how to function. I knew how to show up. I knew how to keep going even when something

For a long time, I believed success was something you could point to. A role, a milestone or a moment that proved you were doing life “right.” Success became visible. I could track it and mostly share it. For a while, that definition

There is a type of work that rarely appears on dashboards. It does not always translate into immediate metrics. It is not celebrated in review meetings. And it often goes unnoticed unless something goes wrong. Yet, without it, systems falter, teams fracture, and

For a long time, I believed resilience meant becoming tougher. It means being less affected, less emotional and less moved by what people say or do. Somewhere along the way, resilience got confused with emotional distance. As if the only way to survive

There are moments at work when your throat tightens before you speak. It could be in a boardroom, while giving feedback, or when you have to say something that you know will invite disagreement. I’ve had those moments too. The ones where your

Self-love isn’t built in grand gestures; it’s built in the tiny choices you make when no one is watching.The way you speak to yourself.The way you rest.The way you show up for your own heart, again and again. We often think self-love is

We spend so much of life gripping tightly to plans, expectations, outcomes, and timelines, hoping that if we just hold on hard enough, nothing will fall apart.But what if the real peace begins the moment you loosen your fists? We aren’t taught how

We grow up believing healing is an ending, a final chapter where pain disappears, wounds close, and life becomes smooth and predictable.But healing isn’t the end of hurt.Healing is learning how to live without abandoning yourself when the hurt returns. Because it will

Written from the heart by Ruchi RathorLife Coach | Helping You Lead From Within “You were never meant to shrink. You were meant to exist fully, loudly, freely.” From a young age, many of us were taught to be small.To lower our voice.To