Based on recent neuroscientific findings, empathy is not an abstract concept anymore; it is measurable and its presence definitely makes an impact on other people’s lives.
Author Archives: nandita
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“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” – Mark Twain But how does a woman, living in this youth-obsessed world, avoid or escape the judgement sent her way each time she speaks to someone, opens a magazine, walks into a store or just goes online? How does […]
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Let’s hear it from our counsellors – the master of this skill! Empathic confrontation is one of the many influencing skills that are used by counsellors when a sense of stuckness is encountered by the client. Stuckness, a term that has its origins in Fritz’s Gestalt theory, refers to being in a state of lack […]
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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. – Haruki Murakami The death of a loved one, the loss of a treasured job, finding oneself to be extremely sick – these are all a few examples of traumatic experiences. One finds oneself in a pool of emotions and uncertainty at the end of such situations. However, over […]
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Often one’s life and one’s environment are thought of as two distinct entities. But from the Nichiren Buddhism’s point of view, they are inseparable. And the sooner you realise that, the better it’ll be. According to BBC, “Nichiren Buddhism differs from other schools of Buddhism in focusing on this world, and in its view that […]
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Quite often, even though our calendars are filled with crosses and short phrases, our hearts feel empty. We may know better about where we will be in the next five years than we know about in the next five seconds. We seem to be suffering from an excess of orderliness, caution and structural rigidity and […]
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With the lockdown, everything suddenly stopped within a day. I’d often joke about such days with my friends, how we needed a long break from our capitalistic heavy on doing lifestyle, how we needed days where we did not have to do anything. But when it actually happened, the silence was almost deafening. The empty […]
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In the second part of this series, I shall continue to address certain myths or misconceptions about counselling/therapy. 1. The first session is different for all Sometimes, the first session with your therapist can sound like a first date – you two are getting to know each other gradually. And other times, the session can […]
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“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” – Mark Twain But how does a woman, living in this youth-obsessed world, avoid or escape the judgement sent her way each time she speaks to someone, opens a magazine, walks into a store or just goes online? How does […]
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Nandita Kochar As a counselling psychologist-in-training, I work each day towards reducing the stigma around seeking help for one’s mental health. In the process, I come across many misconceptions that people have about therapy. So here is a list I wrote of some things I feel no one ever tells you about therapy. I hope […]