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…
Infidelity in Lockdown
We went into lockdown with podcasts and articles about the changing nature of relationships. We saw changes at extreme ends of the spectrum, an increase in marriages and an increase in divorces. The uncertainty of life made people realize that…
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…
Womxn and Mental Load
From the morning tea to dinner and cleaning up after that and ensuring that everyones ready for the next day is THEIR responsibility. When it comes to household chores, womxn are seen as the one who are in charge and…
Reconnecting with Parents
On a usual day, without the virus, you’d get home and go straight to your room. Interaction with your family is almost minimal. Even when you do, at most it is small talk about how a certain cricketer is doing…
My best-friend wants to get married at 21!
Dear Best friend, You seem to care for your friend a lot, and see a lot of promise for her life. I do recognize you want the best for her, and for her future to always be filled with…
Healing from a Break-Up
A break-up is never easy, and I’m sorry you had to go through it. Break-ups often bring to surface a lot of confusing feelings from love, anger, loss, grief and hope. We often tend to replay the break-up and fond…
Possessiveness vs Love
Dear Restricted, I’m sure you and your partner have waited a long time to be together, and I’m certain living with him after all these years must feel different with it’s own share of highs and lows. Moving in with…
Love in Lockdown
Hey Falling in love is filled with soo many joys, it’s the butterflies in your stomach, staying awake day dreaming of the perosn and the excitement at the prospect of meeting them. Yes, things have not fallen in the “conventional”…
Coping with the Indian Family during Lockdown
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