The COVID-19 has caused the whole world to retire indoors and occupy the digital space. While online counselling has been around for several years now, it is in times of the pandemic that more and more people are warming to the idea of availing therapy s ...
It’s past four a.m. as I type this, and no matter how hard I try, sleep completely eludes me. This is, probably, the sixth or seventh night in a row when I haven’t been able to fall asleep at a sane hour. Not being able to fall asleep on a consistent, da ...
We are soon going to complete two weeks of this 21-Day-Lockdown in India. The novelty of channelling our inner Masterchef and experimenting with new dishes in the kitchen is fading, as is our zeal to turn into a Ramu Kaka or a Sakku Bai and clean the hou ...
It’s been almost two weeks since the lockdown began in India, and it has taken a toll on everyone’s mental health. Reports of domestic violence across many cities around the world have been on the rise since March as the coronavirus pandemic spread. A lo ...
Today, while I was scrolling through Facebook, I noticed a photo posted by a colleague of mine. She was posing holding up a poster that read: “I am a therapist and #ihaveatherapist”. She came from a space of wanting to spread awareness that seeking help ...
S and I often pass time asking each other random questions. One afternoon over lunch, he asked me, “What, according to you, is the most boring job in the world?” I thought for a while and then replied, “I’d hate to be one of those lift operators. It’s li ...
Last year, a friend from school reconnected with me after seven long years. I did not know her very well, we’d been out of touch for years, but, all of a sudden, none of that seemed to matter. We were talking every day, going on trips together, meeting as ...
Keeping it together has always been my thing. No matter how strong the adversity, I am well-known for being the calm in the face of a storm. Even during really difficult times, I’ve often caught myself saying, “It’s okay. I am okay.” Whenever someone come ...
We’re already three days into the New Year, and how many of us are already crumbling under the massive pressure of doing our best to ensure that we don’t give up on our resolutions? Or, are you a person like me, who stopped making New Year Resolutions yea ...
Kung Fu Panda 2 is my all-time favourite animated movie. It’s about Po’s journey to self-discovery, and how he attains inner peace. Inner peace sounds like such a heavy word, doesn’t it? After watching the movie, one thing that became clear was that wh ...
