Don’t Leave Yourself Behind , When Others Leave You Out
Have you ever felt like you are not being seen? Have you ever felt that you are always somewhere in the background not quite visible enough to be in the front line? And when that happens, have you ever started questioning your own skills, capabilities, or worth? Maybe some of you reading this have experienced […]
The Interconnection between Movement Therapy and Emotional Wellness
We often think of the mind and body as two separate parts of ourselves. But how often have we noticed that when the mind is overwhelmed, we feel it in our body too? A stressful day can lead to us having tense shoulders, a restless body, shallow breathing, feeling heavy etc., which we cannot really […]
Neuroscience behind Foot Fetish
Humans have a very capable brain that can map things out, but then it has some weird proportions. If you looked inside the parietal lobe, along a strip of cells called the somatosensory cortex, you’d see a map of the human body. Here is the homunculus, also known as the “little man”. First mapped in […]
Holding Space for Yourself: Why Boundaries Matter in Relationships
Many of us grow up believing that love means endless availability. That includes always saying yes, always being the understanding one and the one who always has to adjust (look up – compromise). We are taught that being “good” means being easy to access, easy to please, easy to sacrifice.So we answer calls when we […]
Raising Whole Humans: Why Holistic Child Development Matters More Than Ever
In a world that is changing faster than ever before, raising children has become far more complex than simply ensuring academic success. Today’s children are growing up amidst constant stimulation, digital exposure, social comparison, emotional pressures, and rapidly evolving expectations. While achievements and performance continue to be celebrated, there is a growing realization that true […]
The Invisible Language of your Presence – “How different factors apart from the Big-5 shape your presence”
We come into this world with a wide variety of personalities, which prepare us to serve a wide variety of social roles. Personality is often understood through traits like introversion, extraversion, agreeableness, or conscientiousness. While these traits are important, they do not fully capture the experience of interacting with someone. What we often describe as […]
Therapy as a Conversational Space: Beyond Intervention and Treatment
Therapy is often perceived as a process centred around interventions, techniques, and measurable outcomes. Popular understanding tends to associate counselling with structured treatment plans, coping strategies, or immediate problem-solving. While these components are undeniably important within psychological practice, therapy also serves another equally significant role: it provides a safe relational space where individuals can simply […]
The Loneliness of Being Understood: Why Emotional Connection Matters
Sometimes loneliness has nothing to do with being alone. You can sit in a room full of people, laugh at the conversations, have your house and inbox full of people and still feel deeply unseen. Because the deepest kind of loneliness is not the absence of people. It is the absence of being emotionally understood. […]
Free Will
“Ah, free will. It’s an illusion. You think you have a choice, but the molecules in your brain are governed by physics, making the so-called choice inevitable. It’s like a lousy magic trick.” -Sheldon, Big Bang Theory, S3E10 (“The Gorilla Experiment”). Sheldon Cooper was not being cynical, just reading from his script on The Big Bang […]
Sleep Sanctuary: Tips for Improving Sleep Hygiene and Mental Health
What is Sleep? Sleep is said to be one of the major factors that affect an individual’s well-being both physically and mentally. Sleep is associated with skills like problem-solving, decision-making and the overall functioning of a person. “Woke up on the wrong side of the bed” is an expression we often hear when someone is not at […]