Long-term effects of Childhood Neglect
Long-term effects of Childhood Neglect Childhood neglect is a term that we come across almost daily, be it through informational sources, conversations with our friends or sometimes viewing our childhood experiences from the same lens. It’s an experience levied with intense emotional suffering and has significant long-term repercussions. Child neglect refers to a form of […]
Harmonizing Self-Care & A Hectic Work Schedule
Harmonizing self-care and a hectic work schedule As the years pass by, hustle culture and productivity are taking over our lives. Our jobs now consist of long working hours and even longer working days. While having such overwrought lives, our health takes a back seat; which as time passes by, becomes more astringent and chronic. […]
New Year, New Me?
New Year, New Me? The upcoming year doesn’t just bring in an array of possibilities, opportunities and expectations, it also preludes the pressure to become a more nuanced and better version of ourselves. Creating new year resolutions is a thing of the past, the new global trend now levies the burden of becoming a somehow […]
Addiction : how its perception has changed overtime
Addiction & how its perception has changed overtime The word “addict” comes from the Latin word “addictus”, which means “to devote, or sacrifice. Previously, the term “addiction” referred to a form of self-imposed enslavement. In the 18th century, addiction was thought to be a problem of willpower or morality. In other words, the person with […]
The Effect of Political and Cultural Events on the Female Gaze
The male gaze is the way in which the visual arts and literature depict the world and women from a masculine point of view, presenting women as objects of male pleasure (Eaton). Feminist film critic Laura Mulvey first coined the concept in 1975. According to her, the gaze consists of three perspectives; the person behind […]
Counselling in the Age of Pandemic: Expectations, Strengths, and Challenges
Over the years, it has become quite evident how the pandemic has brought in changes which have shaken the roots of our existing ways of being. It compelled us to reinvent our old practices, and start looking at things from a new perspective. One such major change was a drastic shift to an online mode […]
The Power of Music
Missed a deadline at work today. I lost my dog, Sheru. My husband and I had a fight before we left for work again. I am so unprepared for tomorrow’s exam. My parents will never understand my sexuality. Will the university have provisions for people with a disability? I’m terrified to go to the dentist. […]
My Story Through Anxiety
It hit me like one of those moments in movies which make your heart shift a little to the right and your pupils grow bigger and your fingers twitch; the moment when you start to feel things. When Alan Turing breaks the enigma code when Annie finally meets Sam at the top of the Empire […]
Mental Health Matters!
According to the World Health Organisation, India has a suicide rate of 10.9% per 100,000 Indians (July, 2021). Consequently, it ranks higher globally in mental health challenges, especially depression and generalised anxiety. 1 practitioner per 400,000 Indians indicates a dire need for equity in mental health access and resources. However, with taboo so pervasive and […]
Youth Disillusionment
The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report, in its 16th edition, identified “youth disillusionment” as one of the “top blind spots” that might have substantial negative consequences in the future. The report defines it as the young generation’s “disengagement and lack of confidence and/or loss of trust with existing economic, political, and social structures at […]