About Kiran Journals

Kiran is a writer with a degree in multimedia journalism. She covers psychology, identity, and the inner life — the questions of how people change, what holds them back, and what helps them grow.

Advice

Psychology says that the moment you become known as the strong one, the reliable one, the person who always shows up, people quietly stop asking how you’re doing. And most givers don’t notice the shift until they’re already running on empty.

A woman with long hair sits indoors, eyes closed and hand to her forehead, appearing to have a headache or to be stressed.

There’s a particular text message I know very well. It’s the one that starts with “Sorry to bother you, but…” and ends with someone needing something. Advice, a favour, a shoulder, a plan. For years, I was proud to be the person who received those messages. I was the friend who remembered everyone’s appointments, the […]