Shobha Nargundkar

  Background Uma couldn’t sleep all night after a disagreement over property with her siblings. She felt powerless, because they knew her weakness and were using it to emotionally manipulate her into giving them what they wanted. (They threatened to withdraw emotionally and physically, and take her father too, who was too unwell to choose on his own). She was angry and felt hurt and betrayed by her family. Flashes of past events kept coming up. More importantly, she couldn’t feel her body at all. She had gone numb. The body goes numb when it perceives it would be extremely painful if it doesn't. It is built to minimize pain and choose pleasure (based on its past experience and core subconscious beliefs). That was when she reached out to me. History Uma has been on a self-awareness journey with me for some time (especially in the last year). We had done some personal therapy sessions and she joined group sessions for expansion of awareness and consciousness. So she was aware of wh...

    I’m glad Hari is the father of my(our?) daughter. He’s a wonderful, expressive, communicative father. He asks questions, listens, gives space, teaches and learns from her. (Well most of the time, except when he’s caught up with his stresses-sometimes). He’s very gentle and loving. Well, Anjali may have some issues, but this is from what I see and sense.  Celeb rating Father's day reminds me of my father and my relationship with my father. He was soft and gentle with me and didn’t interfere with my mother’s style of parenting which was different. He woke me up early to study for my Board Exams -   with a cup of tea and stayed awake so I don’t fall asleep. Motivated me to do well in the 7th boards by promising me a watch (a very big deal- not approved by mom at the time), bought me a Kinetic when I got my first job(he intended it as a gift!) and so much more. I was with him in the last - couple of years of his life - took him around on my Kinetic sometimes. L...