When Priyanka Chopra compared herself to a duck, ‘paddling furiously under water’: ‘I don’t like to be…’

Delnna Rrajesh, psychotherapist, energy healer, and life coach, termed the feeling “emotional duality,” which she said many women struggle with.

“The truth is, looking calm while struggling beneath the surface isn’t grace if it’s rooted in emotional suppression. It becomes a gift of grace only when you choose silence with self-awareness, not as a survival reflex. What appears to be composure can sometimes be a trauma response. What appears to be elegance is often exhaustion. And what people call ‘dignity’ is sometimes just a learned habit of not asking for help,” Delnna.

Here’s what you need to consider (Photo: Pixabay)

While admiring Chopra’s grit in breaking the glass ceiling with her rise, Delnna noted that women don’t owe the world perfection. “You owe yourself the truth. I believe the strongest women aren’t the loudest or the most put-together. They’re the ones who choose truth over performance, even if their truth is messy, chaotic, or in progress. So yes, paddle underwater, but not to survive. Paddle because you know where you’re going – and you’re doing it on your terms,” shared Delnna.

She also shared some practical ways that can help.

Body first, mind next: When you’re spiraling, don’t force positivity. “First, regulate your nervous system with tools like the 4-7-8 breath, vagus nerve tapping, or cold water on your wrists to return to your window of tolerance,” said Delnna.

Name what you deal with, privately if needed: “Grace is not bottling up emotions. It’s having a safe, sacred space to express them. Journaling, voice notes to yourself, or confiding in a therapist helps release suppressed energy,” said Delnna.

Let go of the ‘good girl’ mask: You’re not here to be agreeable. You’re here to be authentic. “Grace without boundaries is self-destruction. Say no without guilt. Say yes without apology,” mentioned Delnna.

Let your stillness come from power, not fear: Don’t go quiet because you’re afraid. Go quiet because you are anchored. “Stillness that comes from nervous collapse is very different from silence that comes from inner alignment,” said Delnna.

Heal the inner dialogue: If your inner voice sounds like your harshest critic, you will never feel at peace, no matter how graceful you look on the outside. “Start replacing it with affirmations like ‘I’m safe to be seen’, ‘I’m allowed not to have it together today’, or ‘I am more than my image’.

From the homepage

US revoked visas of Indian business executives over link to fentanyl trade: Embassy

‘I respect all religions’: CJI Gavai on critical social media posts over his comments in Khajuraho case

France’s Macron to submit ‘photographic, scientific evidence’ that wife Brigitte is a woman