1.0In Plainspeakhttps://www.tarshi.net/inplainspeakPoorva Parasharhttps://www.tarshi.net/inplainspeak/author/poorva-parashar/How I Planted My Garden of Self-Love With Queer Affirmative Therapyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8tt0nsQHly"><a href="https://www.tarshi.net/inplainspeak/a-garden-of-ones-own-2/">A GARDEN OF ONE’S OWN</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.tarshi.net/inplainspeak/a-garden-of-ones-own-2/embed/#?secret=8tt0nsQHly" width="600" height="338" title="“A GARDEN OF ONE’S OWN” — In Plainspeak" data-secret="8tt0nsQHly" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.tarshi.net/inplainspeak/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1-15.jpg800600I realised that my sexual expression, desire for intimacy, fear of abandonment, and apathy towards my own wellbeing in the face of pleasing an unknown Other, were links of the same chain.