Ep 20 – Accepting being happily divorced
By Shweta
This week we have Anusha Swamy, a choreographer, make-up artist, down syndrome advocate, and overall awe-inspiring human speaking to us on the Being Meraklis podcast.
Despite being in the 21st century, divorce continues to remain a taboo subject in Indian societies. 13 in 1000 marriages end in divorce, but the stigma on carrying the divorce tag still remains.
So in the spirit of creating awareness and removing the stigma against divorce, in this episode, we converse with Anusha Swamy, who graciously stepped forward to speak about her divorce journey.
Please understand that our objective through this conversation is to not encourage divorce. Rather, it is to provide courage to those who find themselves struggling to make that decision. For men and women who have tried working things out, communicating with each other, only to realize the inevitable. For those staying unhappy and not going down the path afraid of the backlash from society. And for those who have already taken that bold step but are reeling under the taunts and artificial pressures created by society, holding them back from living their life to the fullest.
The episode drives home a single message that happily divorced can be an outcome to marriages too.
“Divorce is the end of the marriage, but it does not have to be the end of the relationship”
~Anusha Swamy
Tune in to the episode to hear our entire conversation on this subject. Feel free to share the link with anyone who might need to hear this and comment below with your feedback.
December 23, 2022 at 10:43 am
Dearest Anusha!
Super proud of how well you have reflected on this extremely sensitive topic! Especially the perspective that you need to only divorce when its obviously awful marriage like obvious absue of sorts.A woman in India does not have the permission to acknowledge the microagreessions in her daily life…she is expected to adjust.Knowing you from your 20’s you’ve come a long way.Thanks for sharing and helping destigmatize it.
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♥️More Love to you Anusha for sharing your experiences and thoughts, very interesting to listen to your perspective on the society’s stigma on not just divorce but life after divorce in general . I am 25 ,not married, but this simply gave me so much mindful insight . Great Podcast show Swetha , amazing how anchored the Narrative .
Dearest Anusha!
Super proud of how well you have reflected on this extremely sensitive topic! Especially the perspective that you need to only divorce when its obviously awful marriage like obvious absue of sorts…A woman in India does not have the permission to acknowledge the microagreessions in her daily life…she is expected to adjust
..Knowing you from your 20’s you’ve come a long way…Thanks for sharing and helping destigmatize it.