What We Talk About When We Talk About Journaling
We’ve come a long way from the typical “daily journal” – now, there’s a journal for everything – gratitude, anger, fear, productivity, habits – the list is endless. Sometimes, you might find that what you’ve received in the name of…
Mental Health on the Internet
The internet has become our go-to for all kinds of information, and that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, considering it’s made all our lives easier. In fact, had it not been for the internet, staying sane throughout the…
Tough Conversations: Vaccine Hesitancy
In 2020 when the world descended into chaos with the loss of lives, jobs and freedom, we all desperately looked to the scientific community to come up with a cure as quickly as possible. We looked to them to answer…
Covid-19 Resource for Taking Care of Older Adults
Taking care of older adults can become especially difficult during a lockdown because they are highly vulnerable to the virus and the hopelessness and boredom that the lockdown can create. Small changes in the activities you can do with them…
Covid-19 Resource for People Living Alone or Away from Loved Ones
Living alone or away from your loved ones during the lockdown can create a sense of hopelessness and frustration over a situation that may not necessarily be in anyone’s control. There are a few things that might make this experience…
Covid Resource for Working Individuals
Working from home can become a nightmare when our work and personal boundaries are blurred. There are a few things you can do to keep work and home separate while working from home. It is important to not get caught…
Covid-19 Resource for Mental and Physical Exercises
The lockdown might cause us to lose touch with the exercise we got daily: mentally as well as physically, therefore it’s important to make a conscious effort to do these at home. Mental Exercise Fear Setting Fear is a very…
Covid-19 Resource for Self Help Activities
The uncertainty of the Pandemic has created problems for us that we’ve never faced before. To make things more difficult, our social circles may not be physically accessible. In such a scenario, finding ways to comfort and help ourselves becomes…
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…
Socratic Questioning
In times when uncertainty is high, it is quite common for our brains to hop onto Starship Anxiety and go at warp speed into the not so unfamiliar domain of the nebula of overthinking, and bump into the catastrophizing belt.…
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