There is Strength in Seeking Help
We all need to ask for help from time to time for the little things and monumental things in our lives. Some of us seek help more readily while others really struggle with it. Our asking for help also depends…
Conflicts During Lockdown?
It has been over a year and counting since India went into lockdown. For all, this has been an unexpected change, some like it but most struggle with being confined to their homes. Working from home, sharing space with family/friends…
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!…
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…
Puberty & Mental Health
Adolescence is the interplay between biological, behavioural and social areas – starting with the biological that is puberty and ending by acquiring adult social roles and responsibilities. (Dahl, 2004). Puberty causes very rapid physical growth and development of multiple organ…
Self Care with Cats
Do you have cat best friends at home? Or, do you see a few cats on your way to work or the grocery store everyday? A lot of us do believe that cats are emotionless or don’t express love much.…
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…
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,…