Desensitisation To (And In) The Pandemic
Do you remember the time when the Covid-19 pandemic started? Remember when the daily death toll would actually frighten us? When going out for groceries felt like a battle on its own? When all everyone could talk about was the…
How To: Unlearn
Doesn’t it feel great when you’re the expert in the room? That pleasure you get from looking up something on Google mid-argument and realising that you were right all along! Knowing your stuff makes you feel great even if that…
Compassion Fatigue
Compassion fatigue, in very simple terms, is an extreme amount of distress that one experiences out of constantly caring for another. Also called vicarious trauma or a secondary trauma, compassion fatigue is what happens when a person experiences acute symptoms…
Hustle vs Hardwork
Hustling Is Not The Same As Hard Work Recently, Naomi Osaka, a Japanese Tennis player, decided to quit the French Open citing mental health concerns. This might have been one of the first times that a sportsperson has quit, not…
The Gendered Burden
Last week the world celebrated mother’s day in honour of all the things our mothers do for us: the care, the love, the sacrifices. Sacrificing their sleep, sacrificing their careers, sacrificing their bodies. Wait did I mention all the sacrifices?…
Fascinated by Serial Killers?
I remember talking to a friend about an interview I watched where Ted Bundy, a serial killer who had kidnapped, abused and murdered 30 women was talking about his crimes. My friend’s immediate response was “Oh, is there any movie…
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…
Let’s Talk : Gender Identity
How to view gender with a new inclusive perspective. Everyone who knew me when I was growing up, will tell you that I was a complete tomboy. They use the term endearingly now, as they recount memories of me…
Learned Helplessness
Have you ever said to yourself “ugh not this again, I suck at this!”? Personally I’ve felt like that with a lot of situations in my life – from dealing with something as small as math to other bigger, more…
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…
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