Who am I?

Oh, hellloo there! So you are curious about who am I? Am glad, am glad!

40
Countries
2
Decades of writing
∞
Stories left
Soft, yet unapologetically firm.
Independent, yet deeply human in my need for connection.
Grounded in logic, but ruled by emotion when it truly matters.
Healing, not healed – and at peace with that.

I carry grief gracefully. Some days it sits heavy, some days it fuels me. I have loved deeply, trusted fiercely, and learned often the hard way that self-respect must come before attachment.

I am someone who stopped chasing. Not people. Not validation. Not timelines that don’t belong to me. I am someone who is learning to stand still and let what’s meant for me arrive without force.

I believe in growth, not perfection. In kindness, even when empathy runs out. In discipline, movement, and showing up for myself even on the days I don’t feel strong.

You read all of that? Then you definitely know who I am 😊 But in an objective sense, I am Sreeja Gadhiraju – a Science Manager at the best university in Europe, a solo traveller who has been to 40 countries (not all of them were solo, but let’s not kill the vibe 😄), an author, a fitness enthusiast, a borderliner woman in her thirties who finds her happiness in tiny little things and believes that life is nothing but an exchange of energy between the universe and oneself.

I am not who I used to be.
And I am not fully who I’m becoming yet.
But I am deeply, unmistakably me –
and for the first time, that feels enough.

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One response to “Who am I?”

  1. Manasa Togiri Avatar
    Manasa Togiri

    Your writing honestly feels like a warm hug and a deep breath for anyone who’s healing 💛 Soo proud of you, baby-this is beautiful and so you😍

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