Pallavi Yetur is a blog contributor and the author of the advice column Ask Pallavi for GXRL. She has also been the Nonfiction Editor, Lead Copyeditor, and a blog contributor for The Coachella Review. Pallavi is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor--when she's not in session, she splits her time trying to write, clearing out her DVR, and winning silver medals in amateur pole sport competitions. She was born and raised in Southern California and currently lives in Jersey City, where she and her husband watch Bravo and argue over whose home state has the best tomatoes.
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Essays
On predictions of death
NP Saunders - 0
I am like him. When I am angry, my eyes flash contemptuously and I say nothing. I feel wrath and hatefulness and plan cruelty. It passes. I’m glad that is mostly all.
Ask Pallavi
Living the Pandemic Lush Life
...we can’t figure out why the conflict until we know what exactly you are getting out of drinking and what you’re not loving about it so much.
Essays
My Latinx Mental Healthcare Story
My mom is an immigrant from Quito, Ecuador. In Latinx culture, it’s common to treat a visit to the doctor like a visit to the mechanic. Something is wrong, you pay a professional to fix it...
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Ask Pallavi
Living the Pandemic Lush Life
...we can’t figure out why the conflict until we know what exactly you are getting out of drinking and what you’re not loving about it so much.
Culture
The Summer of Pussy
It makes sense that those at the helm of “WAP” and P-Valley are Black and Brown women, because it is the other who is forced continually to rise up and assert a voice—otherwise there would be no space made for her.
Ask Pallavi
Wondering Where To Go
I've lived in NYC for over 10 years, and I love it. However, even before the pandemic hit (and especially since it did) I've been thinking about relocating. My only problem is I'm not tied to anywhere.
Culture
Devil: Tim Burton Adaptations, Advocate: Me
While none of Burton’s work, or anyone’s for that matter, is beyond criticism, the responses to his films of late have felt personally motivated, driven by a bias about his washed-up-ness, his transition from artist characterized by originality to director doing Disney’s bidding.
Ask Pallavi
Weighing Security Vs. Dreams
I work a job that I don't like for the money. It is seriously killing my soul. I really want to quit my job and focus on building my dream business, which I have been building in my head for months now, but my current job gives my husband and I health insurance and ensures we don't struggle financially. I have a side hustle that brings in some money, but it's not steady. Agggh, I don't know what to do! Should I tough it out and stay at my job that I hate for security? Or, just go for it and focus all my energy on building my dream business?
Ask Pallavi
No Me-Time Mom
My daughter is 10 1/2 and since the pandemic started, she’s super clingy. She lets me go to work—no problems there. She has a good daily routine. But at night she doesn’t want me to leave. So I’ve been sleeping with her. It’s all good, my husband says I snore anyways. But I don’t think it’s healthy for her. And she is always asking me if I’m okay and she tells me she loves me about 20 times too much a day. I may be exaggerating but she does say it a bit more than she should. What can I do?
Features
The Affair and the Narcissistic Philanderer
By Pallavi Yetur How often is it that you meet someone you truly detest? Someone who despite their...
Latest Posts
Essays
On predictions of death
NP Saunders - 0
I am like him. When I am angry, my eyes flash contemptuously and I say nothing. I feel wrath and hatefulness and plan cruelty. It passes. I’m glad that is mostly all.
Ask Pallavi
Living the Pandemic Lush Life
...we can’t figure out why the conflict until we know what exactly you are getting out of drinking and what you’re not loving about it so much.
Essays
My Latinx Mental Healthcare Story
My mom is an immigrant from Quito, Ecuador. In Latinx culture, it’s common to treat a visit to the doctor like a visit to the mechanic. Something is wrong, you pay a professional to fix it...
Culture
The Summer of Pussy
It makes sense that those at the helm of “WAP” and P-Valley are Black and Brown women, because it is the other who is forced continually to rise up and assert a voice—otherwise there would be no space made for her.