I grew up in an environment that made it hard to truly express myself and be seen. Many times I would lose my voice when I had to speak up and I would get so angry I couldn't, I would cry instead. Through this work, I hope to help others who have a hard time finding their voice to reclaim their independence and personal agency. This is how the seed for my non-profit started and where all the royalties and profits from the book will go towards. 

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While this pattern continues to be something that I work on whole-heartedly everyday, I couldn't have done it without people in my community who truly understood what I was going through too. Those who also wanted to break free of the chains that held them down from becoming their truest selves.

 

While erotica seems like an unconventional way to tell this story it also makes the most sense. In my stories, to get to the relationship that Karina truly desires she must shed many layers of cultural/societal conditioning, deep shame and self-judgment in order to open her heart fully. It may not be your ideal love story, but I hope that after reading what she goes through, that you are able to ask yourself what is. 

 

I wrote these erotica novels from a conscious lens where "darkness" and "light" meet.  The massive shift that our culture deeply needs is one that is built on love and openness in order to create deep fulfilling intimacy that all of us crave. It is in this container that we can heal all wounds and access the depth that we are all seeking. After all, it is only through loving our darkness and bringing it to the light that we can truly make the impact that we want in this world.

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Writing the Dil Series, was incredibly healing to my soul and also showed me places in my own life that still needed love, care and compassion. It helped me to find my voice, stand up for myself in way I never had before, and most of all confront some deep wounds. The fear of being seen, heard and fully expressed is real especially when it never felt safe to do so.

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It is my greatest honor now, to help others do the same thing and if you are someone who struggles with this PLEASE write to me. God gave me this transmission for a reason, and one of those reasons is to help others find their voice, sexuality, and shatter any and all cultural expectations. 

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I love you, I see you, I am you. 

Lalita