Money Matters in Mental Health
We are living through unprecedented times, the effects of the pandemic are not only felt in the now but will also be felt for many years to come. COVID-19 reshaped our engagement with each other and ourselves. The past year…
The Mammoth (AKA Stress)
Have you ever been stuck in traffic? Or been late for an appointment and are travelling by a really slow train? Or had a lot of things piled up to do in a really small timeframe? How have those times…
Negotiate Your Mammoth
In her book “well stressed” Sonia Lupien describes our stressors as mammoths. This is a reference to the evolutionary flight or flight response we have to perceived threats. In essence it implies that a minor but frustrating event (like a…
We Are Mislabeling Labels
Label as defined by the cambridge dictionary is a word or a phrase that is used to describe the characteristics or qualities of people, activities, or things, often in a way that is unfair. Labels do have an impact on…
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…
The Social Dilemma (of Responsibility)
The Social Dilemma, a docudrama directed by Jeff Orlowski talks about the grim realities of the virtual world – from constant tracking, invasion of privacy, to thousands of computers in empty basements and ships that are (now) out of our…
Pandemic Guilt
Remember the lockdown? The two week vacation which turned into a year long ordeal? What we now call our ever changing “new normal”. Well right at the start of the lockdown, something catastrophic happened, something that would change the way…
Mental Health in 2020
We are hit by a virus whose prognosis was uncertain, and so we tested the resources we had to its limit. Global health emergencies like these affect the health, wellbeing and safety of both, communities (adversely affecting health care systems,…
“That Woman Is Crazy!”
In the 19th century, hysteria was considered a diagnosable physical illness among women. The symptoms ranged from seizures, mood swings, anxiety, shortness of breath, pain, bizarre movements, hallucinations and inability to speak. The word hysteria, in itself, originates from a…
Physical Disability, Accessibility to Social Situations and Mental Health
This new restaurant in town has been all the rage. You and your friends have planned and booked a reservation a week ago to eat dinner there. You reach the place, it’s on the second floor and the elevator is…
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