UnsquashableGirl is the writing and speaking platform of Gargi Sen, examining what happens when family and relational systems fail—and how women rebuild identity, safety, and self-trust in the aftermath.
This space is for readers who:
If you’ve ever felt alone in an experience that others insisted “wasn’t that bad,” you’re not imagining it—and you’re not alone here.
Gargi, the founder of UnsquashableGirl, is a New York–based lawyer and nonfiction writer. Her work has appeared in The New York Times and The Revealer. UnsquashableGirl focuses on forms of loss that are often minimized or misnamed: involuntary family estrangement, emotional abandonment, abuse hidden in patriarchal dynamics, and the long-term effects of living without relational safety. Rather than offering quick fixes or prescriptive advice, this work explores what it means to survive without scaffolding—and to rebuild a life grounded in clarity, dignity, and reality.
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