"I know it's not helpful, but I can't stop thinking this way!" "Why do I keep doing this again and again?!" Sounds familiar? Coming in...

In a culture where maintaining work & life boundaries has always been difficult, the pandemic has just made things worse. Now more than...

Why is it so difficult to expose our emotions? Is it because we are afraid of being rejected or judged for being the way we are? Is there...

“Ma’am, can you please reduce the fees per session” “My parents don’t know that I am seeking therapy”, “Doctor, are you sure our sessions...

As I sit down to write my session notes, I hear loud sirens of ambulances passing by. Having grown right beside a major metropolitan...

Well, a lot has been written about the struggles which long-distance relationships go through generally speaking, but have we ever...

Over the past few weeks, we have all collectively encountered a situation, which was simply unfathomable. And we all have questions. When...

When I look at relationships from a South Asian lens, toxic elements in any relationship are often disguised or supported by us as a part...

As a society, given how everyone likes to be up everyone else's business apart from their own, South Asian families can be quite...

“I did not fear punishment, but I dreaded shame: I dreaded it more than death, more than the crime, more than all the world.” - Jean...

Grief is a natural response to loss. It’s an emotional suffering and a struggle when we lose something and that can include divorce,...

“When I was little, if I fell and grazed my knee, my parents would immediately rush to clean and bandage the wound. But today, when I...

Immigrants sacrifice a lot for a peaceful life; the comfort of home and family, the feeling of familiarity, the life that they were born...

Who does not procrastinate? 9 out of 10 clients who I end up working with, complain about procrastination. I would be lying if I say...

In India we are never given a chance to explore our sexuality growing up. We are put into boxes at birth, and in a country where even our...

My first ever report card said “Stuti is too sensitive and is drawn to tears easily.” I was four. I was solemnly informed that good girls...

Dil Chahta hai, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Veere Di wedding, 4 More Shots Please—what do all these have in common? The richness,...

Therapy and therapists bring their own set of privileges and biases with them when they enter the therapy room if they do not mindfully...

“That’s how life is for everybody. Everything is fine! This is my destiny. People have it much worse.’ wrapped in nervous laughter.”...

From “what will people say?” to “this is all modern day hullabaloo”- in most South Asian households, mental health remains a taboo topic,...