Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahin

My 25 Year Story

Blurb

2025 became the year my heart refused to quit. Even when my body was tired and life felt heavy, something inside me kept pushing me to rise again. This is the story of how breakdowns, healing and courage shaped the woman I finally became.

Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahin My 25 Year Story

If I could walk into my past and meet my 24 year old self, sitting in pajamas with a messy bun, tired eyes and a heart full of confusion, I would tell her only one thing.
Get up. The world has not even seen what you can become.

This is exactly how my story begins. Not with a glamorous Bollywood style heroine entry but with swollen feet, a walker, tears on my face and an unfiltered video where I cried into my own phone. I had just turned 25 and yet my body felt older and heavier than I expected. My health was a mess and so was every thought in my mind.

But somewhere inside me, the heart refused to quit. It did not listen to pain or fear or the voice that kept saying that I was tired. It just kept whispering that there was more to me than this moment.

The Flashback You Never See in Movies

For years I ignored my body and my mind. I called it laziness but now I know it was lack of understanding. I did not know how to take care of myself. Not my emotions. Not my physical limits. Not the signs my body was giving me.

A doctor visit changed everything. Suddenly I realised that health is a whole system and mine needed attention in every direction. Specialists, medicines, tests, routines. It all became overwhelming. My energy fell. My confidence followed. My career was going fine but I was not going anywhere. I stopped meeting people. I did not attend events. I lost the desire to network. My days felt like a loop. Wake up confused. Go to bed confused. Repeat.

The First Rise My Heart Noticed Before I Did

Then a small shift happened. I entered the gym again. The journey was painfully slow but strangely hopeful. I felt like I was entering a new chapter. The more weight I lost, the more courage I gained. My body felt lighter and slowly my spirit did too. But even then, I did not fully see the transformation.

Someone else did.
One of my closest friends saw my potential long before I believed in it. He held my hand every time I felt unsteady. He told me I could change my life. And one day, I actually believed him. That belief was the lift I needed.

The Habits That Saved Me

My biggest turning point was not a big moment. It was sleep. Real sleep at the right time. Drinking water. Eating on time. Putting my phone away. We hear people say these things every day but we rarely realise how much they matter.

When I finally fixed my sleep schedule and stopped doom scrolling, my life started looking different. I became calmer. Clearer. More grounded. It is funny how we chase big dreams while ignoring the small habits that build them.

The Glow Up That Felt Like a Film Montage

People saw the change before I did. My face looked softer. My smile looked real again. My eyes looked relieved. When I finally stepped back into events after almost a year, I felt alive in a way I had forgotten. Hugging people I had not met in months felt emotional in the sweetest way.

I began dressing differently.
I began talking more.
I began showing up.
Slowly, I became excited about life again.

The Twist That Became a Beginning

One day I met a friend who feels more like a sister. The energy was so positive that I looked at her and said, what if we start something new. A startup that helps indie authors. Bookish PR boxes. Customised campaigns. Creative ideas. A platform built from scratch.

She said yes.
And that yes changed everything.

Networking, events, collaborations and ideas started filling my days. For the first time in a long time, I felt like I was building something that reflected my heart.

The Heart That Refused to Give Up On Me

Today, when I look back at these 25 years, I feel grateful in a way I never expected. The pain taught me everything I needed to know. The struggles shaped my mind. The breakdowns gave me clarity. The fear strengthened me. And the healing taught me how to take charge of my own life.

If life had not shaken me so deeply, I would have never understood my own strength.
If I had not fallen so hard, I would have never risen this confidently.

My heart refused to give up on me.
And maybe that is exactly why I am who I am today.

Because some hearts listen.
Mine did not.
And that is the only reason I survived, learned and transformed into the woman who writes this today.