Were you born ready?

I could feel the entire chest wall pulsate on my palm. Oh, how his heart beat fast and with vigor! His heartbeat was so strong that my whole being was convinced that Liam was born ready for this life.

My body is wailing

I honestly cannot completely put to words the kind of exhaustion my body has been trying to cope with lately mostly because of what happened to me the other day. I got home, tired as always. Famished. I made some quick spaghetti, my eating trend lately may not be the most healthy, ate to my…

‘Kariuki, are you new?’

...hospital walls have probably heard more prayers than church walls ever will.

Must I achieve balance?

Finally, to put in my two-penny worth, one therefore must find the balance between solitude with introspection and maintaining the relationships in the life. After all, the strive for balance in life is one of the most sought achievement by any man who dares to examine his/her life.

Where is the hope?

This thought, the thought that growing up, i used to be oblivious of my own thoughts until i began my self awareness journey has been nagging me lately. Its as if a muscle in my brain had been lying dormant in my brain all this time. after it was watered, it has never stopped working.…

Why?

It felt warm and sticky Thick like the tomato paste mother loved to use in her cooking Ominous. She felt a dark cloud settle on her Who had bewitched her? At this point, any explanation would be better than none. *** Her body was coiled into fetal position The tremble in her voice and tremor…

Gamble? No!

Social media makes gamblers. Gamble with likes. Gamble with a man who is flirting with you and hope he is lonely enough to repay your attention with money. Gamble with the likes. A girl posts something and God forbid her self esteem gets crushed by the number of likes. There is a series I watched…

Who are you?

I feel like chuckling writing this because as a girl, my dad taught me that only the tough survive, thence, I've grown up fighting. The other day I was watching a 2021 series called Lost In Space and its all about survival. Survival for the fittest. When do you stop fighting? Muthoni wondered. She had…

Eventually, everything passes

Being in medical school is like taking a walk in the park. Except you're not walking, you're running and there's a monster chasing you and the park is on fire and you're on fire and welcome to hell!

Depression, will you ever leave?

more often than not, these mental illnesses scream rather than mumble. Suicide is not the answer. Let's not wait for the screams...