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Perspectives and analysis from our experts on mental wellness, therapy, counselling, psychological challenges and treatments, and much more.
31/08/2016
To be a good therapist, it is important to undergo the process of therapy yourself. The first time I went for counselling was during my masters […]
16/08/2016
“Don’t listen to people who tell you how you’re supposed to feel – the only one who gets to decide that is you” – Becky There […]
11/08/2016
Many of us remember a time when our parents would push us out to play with our friends and we were supposed to return home by […]
09/08/2016
When the airports in metro cities were privatised a decade ago, I as a journalist in my previous career wrote about angst, frustration and insecurities of […]
09/08/2016
Psychologists have said that every individual is unique and we have all have different personality ‘types’ but similar ‘traits’ that classify us into different categories and […]
08/08/2016
Are you communicating in the same love language? Some marriages resemble ‘war zones’. Couples forget that when they said “I do”, they were essentially agreeing to […]
08/08/2016
Managers often feel bogged down by people management issues. Indeed, studies done indicate that the top three issues most commonly faced by managers/supervisors are challenges in: […]
08/08/2016
“Assertiveness involves advocating for yourself in a way that is positive and proactive,” Joyce Marter. Being assertive is a skill, it takes a lot of practice. […]
01/08/2016
A manager requires his/her subordinates to be highly structured and organized in carrying out their work. They will not tolerate or accept work which is overdue […]
01/08/2016
‘Work/life balance, in its broadest sense, is defined as a satisfactory level of involvement or fit between the multiple roles in a person’s life. Although definitions […]
01/08/2016
Mid-career crisis is becoming a widespread phenomenon where the mid-level managerial employees are experiencing lower levels of job satisfaction. A research conducted at University of Warwick […]
01/08/2016
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” – George Bernard Shaw For those who misunderstand communication with language: Language […]
23/07/2016
Ah. Winning! Winning is not the gold medal at the end of the race anymore. Winning is work life balance, time spent with family, a decent […]
23/07/2016
What is bullying? Bullying in simple terms is a group of children who try to offend someone else by putting them down. This is often experienced […]
23/07/2016
When was the last time disappointment hit you? When was the last time a plan you were looking forward to got cancelled? What were your thoughts […]
22/07/2016
“The mother, now more certain of the stance is convinced that her daughter, more than being abnormal in her orientation, is also a criminal.” A 21-year-old […]
22/07/2016
“A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety” – Aesop Bajaj, a motorcycle major in India is enjoying the great success […]
22/07/2016
We all have our own defense mechanisms that we mostly use when the situation is too much for us to handle or when we are too […]
22/07/2016
With rapidly changing job demands, work place stress and anxiety, is increasingly contributing to lower employee productivity, absenteeism in turn affecting the overall growth of the […]
19/07/2016
It was the usual story of girl meets boy, they fall in love, and get married. Only with him, the marriage turned to ruins after a […]
19/07/2016
“Before I die I’d love to see my name on the Famous Bi Polar list, I’m not ashamed of my Illness I believe most of my […]
19/07/2016
“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them” – Ann Landers Recently I was at Kanchipuram, known for producing one of […]
16/07/2016
How do I explain this? Nobody can understand what I am going through. The way I think, the way I feel, everything has changed. I am […]
16/07/2016
We have all come across one in our days. It may be that overbearing boss or an overpowering friend. They can be found everywhere and they […]
16/07/2016
Stress is like coffee; few work well with it, few don’t and it is part of a day’s routine for most of us. It can be […]
16/07/2016
He felt remorseful sitting on the couch at the clinic. He was blaming himself all the one hour he sat there. His loss of communication with […]
16/07/2016
I woke up with an uneasy feeling in my heart. The day appeared bleak. I managed to drag myself through the morning chores, all the time […]
16/07/2016
“Being popular on Social Media is like sitting at the cool table in a cafeteria at a Mental Hospital.” – A Real Friend In 2004 there was […]
15/07/2016
What is an Anxiety Counselling? Anxiety counselling is a phenomenon that has relatively becoming common in the recent years, especially in India. We feel sad and […]
15/07/2016
“But kids don’t stay with you if you do it right. It’s the one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won’t be […]