Secrets in the Dark

Happy Valentine's to everyone celebrating. This is a sign that you MUST hold out hope for something magical to come your way and then stay.

The story is always about the one who wins. This episode is for the ones who leave, return, and perform anyway—knowing the applause may never mean love. Episode 2 of Secrets in the Dark : the stage, the act, and the quiet humiliation of being seen.

In this raw, emotionally charged episode, we explore what it feels like to fail, to wait in silence, and to question your place in a world that won’t wait for you. "How Do I Hold On" is a spoken word monologue that dives deep into uncertainty, burnout, and the haunting quiet of unrealized dreams. If you’ve ever checked your spam folder for hope or wondered how to survive one more day — this is for...

"One day, you’ll wake up, and the pain won’t feel the same. The memories will blur, the names will lose their weight, and the past will slowly loosen its grip. But how does healing actually happen? And what if you’re still holding on?" In this episode of Secrets in the Dark , we explore the slow, quiet process of moving forward—the kind no one prepares you for. The places you dreaded will change,...

In a city that never stops moving, what happens when you feel like a forgotten word? This episode reflects on solitude in the midst of noise, on feeling adrift when everything around you rushes forward. We talk about the weight of routine, the ache of longing, and the quiet battle between being fine and feeling fine. For those who’ve ever sat in a crowded metro, surrounded yet invisible. For the o...

When we lose someone everyone is quick to remind us that the person is still around. That they are looking over you. But I don't think that's true. Episode 4 deals with remembering and forgetting but more importantly how the people we lose are around us, if at all.

Welcome back, it's been a long break. In this episode, I have a confession. Every interview I have appeared in has asked me what my strength and weakness is and I haven't told them the entire truth. But for you, I'll let it out.

This year had its ups and downs. A defining moment was perhaps the ICC World Cup which India lost. This episode of Secrets in the Dark recounts things that happened while someone was gone. It recounts all the things that happened while the loved one was gone and tries to catch them up on life while mourning their absence especially, in a brand new year.

Some dreams are scary. They make you realise how fleeting every moment is and how it can all be gone in a second. This is one such dream. Welcome back to Secrets in the Dark and this is Season 3 Episode 1. Like always please do like, share and subscribe. Let me know if you like my work. And all my best to all of you! https://linktr.ee/secretsinthedarkthepodcast

Oh its been far too long but here I am with newer, possibly sadder stories. Well it's definitely sadder. But Season 3 is here and it will be streaming for next week. Till then play your favourite episodes. Settle in with a cosy blanket. ✨️

TW Mentions of suicide Remember when you were young and you thought you'd run away from everything and now that you have - you miss them. You didn't know back then that leaving meant leaving all of it behind and that you couldn't keep the things you liked. Secrets in the Dark will return for a 3rd season soon. In the meantime, thank you for tuning in. https://linktr.ee/secretsinthedarkthepodcast

You wonder sometimes as you look at your mother how does she thinks about you? Does she like you, does she like have you look, what you have done and you wonder why she never said anything to you and she thinks the same. Every time you do something big, you make her proud, but you break her heart too - you are too grown now, you are far away from your mother's safety.

Everyone around you is in love and you are just feeling like you are missing out on something important. Do you feel like your peers have something that you don't? And you question what's wrong with me? https://linktr.ee/secretsinthedarkthepodcast for following me and the blog and the newsletter

Do you ever just want to text an old friend a random fact of the day but you scroll down and realise that the last time you talked was 5 months ago? Do you remember them from time to time but find it weird to just drop in a text saying that? Here is to old friendships that have lost touch but they still matter to us very much!

I am not that good at this. Maybe I am not exceptional. Maybe I am just bad at things. I used to think that I was special and gifted. I wish I was great at something. I wish there was something that I could be proud of. Maybe I don't deserve the things that I do get either. There's this frustration here. I am just average now, no longer the smartest one in the class. And I hate it. https://linktr....

I wish you didn't look at me like I could be something that I am not. It has been so hard for me to accept this, but I am not this person, I can not be this person. I hate you for loving the veesion of me that doesn't exist and will never exist. https://linktr.ee/secretsinthedarkthepodcast

Hello, Happy New Year. I am sorry I can't make it to your party today. I mean, I honestly don't know how to say this, but I don't want to be this person anymore. I can't keep drinking my life away. I did that for a bit, and only I know how hard it has been to be telling you this. I don't want to ruin your celebrations. I am glad that you thought of me. I just can't anymore. I hope you understand....

Last year we had made a pact, we watch movies lying on my floor and talking. It was nice when you were around and I could watch all the gay movies right next to you and then hold you close. But now that you have left, Christmas doesn't feel like Christmas. https://linktr.ee/secretsinthedarkthepodcast?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=939a9337-36e0-483f-8ea9-39d76c9dabab

You have to wake up in the morning and get to this class and so you set your alarms, right on time so you don't miss it and then as you get ready to go to bed your mind plays its games on you. Spirals out of control. It talks about things you did not know about and it just keeps talking. Never stops. Convincing you of your worst fears and you let it. https://linktr.ee/secretsinthedarkthepodcast

The letter reading in the group therapy for Children who have been victims of Domestic Violence continues. This letter, unlike the first one, talks about why violence is necessary to love. T.W. For abuse and violence. https://linktr.ee/secretsinthedarkthepodcast

The first part of a two part story about domestic abuse. In this support group for childhood survivors of domestic abuse, we find two people- this is the story of person 1. How did they deal with it? Not too well, now they love someone who isn't very nice either because that's what they are used to. Listen to the entire story. Part 2 will be out next week. Till then, stay tuned 💜 https://linktr.e...

I wouldn't do this if it was anyone else. As much of a doormat I am, I still wouldn't do this for anyone. Its just you. You who I'd wait for. And I wonder sometimes if I just hung around would I have you? Is there any way that I could have you? Links: https://linktr.ee/secretsinthedarkthepodcast

Isn't it so special to have a friend? Someone you could go to with anything you feel, whatever you are thinking about, someone who'd listen to you say things that do not make sense but laud you still for who you are. To have a friend is to have a reason to fight this cruel world everyday. This is for you, my dear friend.

As a precursor to the Mental Health Awareness Month, and the fact that a lot of us hold on to hope believing that things would get better but seem to meet situations over and over that make us wonder, "why should I fight?" This episode is a sad one. T.W. suicidal ideation and depression

I ask you why. Why me? I ask you because I have to close this chapter to move forward. Closure is the only way forward right? Pain is stored in places you cannot move on from. And so to move away from pain, I have to move away from these feelings. All I want, is closure. But is it worth it? Episode 6 of Season 2 is on closure and if it helps. Secrets in the Dark is out once in two weeks, on Saturd...