Tools from the therapy room
We all want to be there for our loved ones – hold space, be empathetic, listen to them. Sometimes we find ourselves at a loss of words or wondering how we’re supposed to react. We might become really conscious of…
The Complication of Grief
The Pandemic has left us in a situation where death was experienced as frequent and out there for a lot of us. It now invades the current realities for all of us. We are now either in observance of a…
Vicarious Trauma
Vicarious trauma is defined as indirect trauma that can occur when we are exposed to difficult or disturbing images and stories second-hand. Usually seen among professions like the police force, fire-fighters, mental health workers, or doctors and nurses, this secondary…
Therapy & Internal Growth
Having one too many clients allude to the movie “Dear Zindagi” insisting that I watch it, finally got me in front of the screen, mostly curious about the perspective on psychotherapy that it promotes. A full two-and-a-half-hours later I realised…
Locked Out: Extroverts in Lockdown
For someone who is an extrovert and loves interacting with people, this lockdown has been hard. Even if it is something as trivial as missing physical interactions, hugs, the sound of a room buzzing with conversations and laughter. If lockdowns…
WandaVision & Grief
Spoilers ahead: Through the course of this post you might find a few spoilers about the Marvel show “WandaVision”. Classic old school sitcom humour mixed with Marvel Cinematic Universe magic gives us WandaVision, two super-powered beings going through ordinary American…
Just A Wave
Most of us have been able to sense the anxiety around us. Sneezing, coughing, no masks or no sanitizers are making us uneasy all over again. March and April seem to be the months of doom. If you’re saying “Stop!…
The Rational v/s Emotional Mind
The mind and the heart have been at war since the beginning of time. Their conflict is at the crux of human decision making. Each constantly struggles to overcome the other. When we think about the idea of our emotions…
Cancelling Cancel Culture
In today’s world, online activism has become a big part of our social media feeds and activity.. A part of online activism also means being responsible for the opinions and thoughts that we voice.. Social media platforms like Twitter, Reddit…
Dealing with a break-up during the pandemic
“The relationship ended before it could start” seems to be the common thread among the locked down love stories in therapy. The pandemic has sent a lot of hopeful romantics finding love on the internet, while some have been lucky…
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