Unspoken Longings: A Journey of Desire and Identity

By Dr Abha Khetarpal

Desire is often treated as private, optional, or dangerous.

For disabled people, it is rarely allowed at all.

This book examines desire as a force shaped by bodies, relationships, time, systems, and power. Drawing from lived experience, disability justice, and psychological insight, it explores how desire is suppressed, distorted, and disciplined-and how it can be reclaimed without harm.

From love and intimacy to autonomy, ambition, aging, and legacy, the book traces desire not as a problem to solve, but as a compass for dignity, alignment, and truth. It challenges narratives of gratitude, resilience, and "specialness," offering instead a language for ethical wanting, partial fulfillment, and living with what cannot be easily resolved.

This is not a guide to wanting more.

It is an invitation to want honestly-and to live with that honesty intact.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GK2F1L2W
• ISBN13: 9798902962991
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Notion Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"