Pravallika Katravath is a passionate advocate for emotional healing, empowerment, and inner resilience. As the CEO and Founder of Valkyrrie M.E.D.S., a writer, and the voice behind the podcast PravallikaTalks, she dedicates her work to creating safe, compassionate spaces for those carrying invisible wounds. Her book Invisible Scars reflects her commitment to giving voice to silent pain and offering comfort to those who have felt misunderstood, judged, or overlooked. With honesty and empathy, Pravallika writes to uplift, to heal, and to remind every individual of their unshakable worth.
The Literature Times: What inspired you to write Invisible Scars, and when did you first feel the need to tell this story?
Pravallika Katravath: I first felt the need to tell this story on a day when I realized how many people walk around with a smile but bleed inside. I saw girls who were judged also me for rumours they never created, people who were misunderstood for emotions they could never express, and hearts that were punished for simply wanting to be loved. That’s when I understood…Invisible pain is the loudest pain, and someone has to speak for it.
The Literature Times: The book carries a very gentle, soothing tone. Was this intentional from the beginning, or did the writing naturally evolve that way?
Pravallika Katravath: The gentle tone of Invisible Scars wasn’t something I forced—it was something that naturally flowed out of me as I wrote. In the beginning, I only knew one thing: I didn’t want this book to sound like advice… I wanted it to feel like comfort. it evolved with every paragraph, every memory, every emotion I was trying to heal—both in myself and in the reader. The book started speaking in a voice that felt like a warm hand on a shaking heart.
The Literature Times: How much of your personal experiences or emotional journey shaped the reflections in the book?
Pravallika Katravath:I wrote it from the middle of my healing.
Every reflection in the book carries a little bit of my truth
The nights I cried quietly, the strength I had to learn on my own,
And the resilience that grew inside me even when life felt heavy.
But more than my experiences, it carries my transformation.
I wanted the reader to not just see pain, but also see power.
Not just scars, but healing.
Not just what broke me, but what built me.
The Literature Times: You often speak about the “silent battles” people carry. What do you think society still misunderstands about invisible pain?
Pravallika Katravath:Invisible pain is the kind of pain people learn to hide because the world rarely knows how to handle it. And that’s where society still misunderstands so much.
People assume that if you’re smiling, you’re fine.
If you’re functioning, you’re strong.
If you’re quiet, you’re okay.
But silent battles don’t show on the face they live inside the heart.
The Literature Times: Your work through Valkyrrie M.E.D.S. and your podcast centers around healing and empowerment. How do these platforms influence your writing?
Pravallika Katravath: Valkyrrie M.E.D.S. and PravallikaTalks have shaped my writing in the most beautiful way Because every day, I meet real people with real stories, real fears, and real courage. When I write, I don’t write as an author.I write as someone who has sat with pain, partnered with healing,and witnessed the strength that rises from brokenness.
The Literature Times: Who did you have in mind while writing this book—the people you most hoped it would reach?
Pravallika Katravath: I wrote it for the girl who was judged for rumours she never created.
For the boy who smiles in public but cries in silence.
For the woman who keeps forgiving until she forgets herself.
For the man who thinks vulnerability makes him weak.
For the friend who holds everyone else together but has no one to lean on.
For the heart that still hopes, even after being hurt.
I wrote it for every person who has ever whispered,
“Why me?”
Invisible Scars is my hand reaching out to every hurting heart—
a reminder that healing is possible,
and their story matters more than they know.
The Literature Times: What was the most challenging part of writing a book that deals with deep emotional wounds and healing?
Pravallika Katravath: To write about emotional wounds, I had to reopen some of my own.
I had to revisit moments I had tucked away,
memories I thought I had outgrown,
and feelings I had convinced myself I no longer carried.
Each page demanded honesty, and honesty when it comes to pain, hurts.
Writing this book didn’t just heal others
It healed me too.
The Literature Times: Is there a particular message or line from Invisible Scars that feels closest to your heart?
Pravallika Katravath:Choose to be the reason someone heals, not the reason someone bleeds this line Sometimes people bleed not from wounds on their skin,
But from wounds created by someone’s silence, judgment, or cruelty.
Many of us have experienced that kind of pain
Pain caused by others who never understood the impact of their behaviour.
The Literature Times: How do you personally navigate your own healing while holding space for others through your work?
Pravallika Katravath: I’ve learned that you cannot pour from an empty heart.
So before I show up for others, I show up for myself.
Some days it’s through silence,
Some days through writing,
Some days through prayer,
And some days simply by allowing myself to feel without judgment.
And that balance
Of healing myself and helping others heal
Has become one of the most beautiful parts of my purpose.
The Literature Times: What do you hope readers feel after turning the final page of Invisible Scars?
Pravallika Katravath:I want them to walk away with a deeper sense of self-compassion
To look at their own story with kinder eyes,
And to treat themselves with the same love they give to others.
I want the final feeling to be this:
Hope.
Strength.
And the courage to heal slowly, softly, and on their own terms.
