The other day when I was watching Masterchef Australia, one of the contestants, Brent Draper, chose to quit due to mental health concerns. Later, he posted on Instagram about how proud he was of this step and how he wanted to set an example for his son. ...
“My Chronic Pain Disappeared Forever After Just 1 Session!”
In 2016, when I took a leap of faith and began my private practice, I was plagued with doubt and thoughts like "Will I ever get a client?", "Was I stupid to leave a full-time job?", "Will I ever have a full-fledged practice?" were pretty common-place. ...
Far Far Away
Happy endings need not exist just in fairy-tales. Fairy-tales have the beauty of always giving one a simpler, newer perspective of things, a transformation of ideology from “I wish” to “I will” and a belief in trust, kindness, goodness, hope and love.
Accepting Yourself & Your Body: You Can Be You!
In today’s time, it can seem like our happiness depends on others. There was a point of time when I did not know a bigger people-pleaser in the world than me. I found it hard to say “no”, did whatever was asked just to be liked, without honouring my own ...
Letting Them Go: Social Media For The Broken-Hearted
A few nights ago when I was randomly scrolling through my Facebook Newsfeed, I saw a comment on my friend’s wall by someone I haven’t been in touch with for a while. I was a little bit surprised to see their name, and a part of me just wanted to scroll d ...
Expecto Patronum!
There are times when the world we inhabit seems to be quite a scary place. We are, sometimes, presented with a continuous streak of horrible days that just seem to get from bad to worse. There are some days where we can’t find even one reason to smile. I ...
What Harry Potter Taught Me About Grief
I have read the Harry Potter series countless number of times, and each time I revisit it, I feel like I have stumbled upon a new gem of wisdom. When I was in college, a classmate of mine told me that reading Harry Potter helped her come to terms with he ...
Misconceptions about Psychology: Mind-Reading, Hypnosis, Lie-Detectors and more…
I would have become a millionaire by now had I received a penny every time someone asked me the question, "Tell me what I am thinking?" the moment they found that I am a student of Psychology. Being a student of Psychology or a psychologist, by professio ...
Guilt, Self-Punishment & The Dobby Effect
I am an eternal Potterhead. I have been a huge fan of the Harry Potter series since my childhood. J.K. Rowling, the author of this series, experienced depression before and during writing the Harry Potter series, and, perhaps, that is the reason why the ...
Processing The Shock Behind Sushant Singh’s Suicide: The Way Ahead
On Saturday, 14th June, Sushant Singh died by suicide. His sudden demise has shocked the whole nation. Mainstream media has made a tamasha of the news. Social media hasn’t been far behind and has succeeded in creating a stir of all kinds of responses. Su ...