Val Thinks
Val Saksornchai, Sagar SoniA weekly newsletter that makes you stop and think
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 237 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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Today one year ago
Dad,
If you’ve been following, you might think I’m mad at you, and I am.
But I miss you more than I’m mad.
I miss sneaking glances as you whittled on your bed, waiting for you to swallow your medications, one after the other, painstaking...
Why did you lock me up?
Dad,
When I came to—strapped to a metal bed in that strange, severe room—I was grateful. Your father bought you this, the female nurse said, thrusting into my free hands a styrofoam box that smelt like love.
I devoured its contents. I had...
I could have gone to Oxford
In 2009 I rejected an offer to study PPE at the University of Oxford. One of the most competitive degrees at one of the world’s top schools.
This newsletter tells half of that story, and unpacks why I don’t talk about it—even though I’m us...
Mum’s biggest mistake
When my mum told me I was her biggest mistake, I was relieved. I wasn’t hurt, shocked, or sad. I was relieved.
Imagine carrying this for four decades, I thought. Finally being able to say it. To acknowledge that the thing you gave your lif...
A confession
Today is Val Thinks’ fifth anniversary, and I have a confession.
I haven’t been honest with you.
For five years, through these missives I have made you hold my grief, my fear, my anger. You have literally kept me sane.
And you deserve th...
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Writing and coffee addict, not necessarily in that order. Living the dream managing my favourite author’s newsletter and writing my own!
Exploring the balance between productivity and mental health, while living more intentionally. Host of Beyond the Speech podcast.
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