Authenticity requires vulnerability, transparency and integrity - Janet Louise Stephenson

My name is Sonal aka Purnima (my maiden name)️
Welcome to my world of colors, whimsical foods, leather and lehenga blended fashion, imperfectly chaotic boy / dog mom life and a culturally blended family.

I created my Instagram account at a very dark time in my life. This platform allowed me to present moments of my life...

From food to fashion, work life imbalance, sisterhood, losses, lessons learned, laughter to tears... my attempt was to stay true to my self.
I am inspired by all lives around me!

We all have unique stories filled with wins and falls, giggles and sadness, friendships and betrayals. I believe these are the raw moments that connect us...

We all are blessed with creativity and imagination that can rescue us from dark tunnels of life. In this chaos called life, we often lack to nurture that creative brain, undervaluing it’s power and getting wrapped around the notion of ‘not good enough’...

I started posting food, fashion, quotes, moments of my day because I experienced joy expressing it out loud.

I connected with few through these moments making me braver with each post! Over the last year, I have created a dedicated space for this platform, still staying authentic to who I am. I am currently enrolled in ‘culinary medicine' training to combine and practice my knowledge of medicine, nutrition and love for cooking.

I have become more fearless about expressing my love for fashion, beauty and fitness. I have had self recognition that being a fashion lover, mother and a doctor is not mutually exclusive. They can all coexist as they are all part of who I am.

Come along my journey and enjoy moments that will make you smile, ponder, hungry and hopefully inspire the creative mind within you!

I am eternally grateful to my wonderful parents and sister for their unconditional support and encouragement. I am absolutely grateful to my husband Chuck and my two boys David and Max who have given me the courage and love to create this platform. I have a wonderful group of girlfriends who have lifted and assured me to be proud of my content.

I am grateful to each one of you who is here to encourage and motivate!

What I express here are my personal views/recipes and not specific medical advice or any advice for that matter. They are snippets of my life that might connect me to some of you! 

 

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Shukriya / Thank you