I have a love/hate relationship with the word “coherent”. I find that it is a word that is more impactful when we use its opposite form. When we say something like, “incoherent with pain“, or “incoherent with grief“, for example, it paints a picture of someone struggling to say something intelligible, meaningful. Or when we…

There are certain decisions we make that, upon hindsight, could turn into regrets in life. My decision to pursue a Master’s degree in counselling, personally, was one major regret in life, not because of the field, but because of where I decided to pursue it — just as an example But there are also certain…

My earliest memories playing chess was with my dad. He taught me to play when I was in primary school, and I’d ask him for a game or two some nights, where I would inevitably lose. We always had a few chess sets at home—some were standard sized, and some were pocket sized for travel.…