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 […]
Author Archives: nandita
30
Mar
Mar
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 […]
29
Mar
Mar
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 […]
29
Mar
Mar
“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 […]
28
Mar
Mar
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 […]
28
Mar
Mar
Not being able to get enough sleep is extremely frightening. We panic over why we cannot sleep, we panic over how we will meet the demands of the next day and then we panic over how little time is left for us to catch some sleep. Our generation has probably only one solution for insomnia […]
28
Mar
Mar
Addiction represents one of the most serious problems in most countries across the globe. Human addiction isn’t only limited to the usage of substances but can span across to include power, human beings, sexual acts among other things. When it comes to this problem, craving is the hardest to get rid of. Many addicts understand […]
27
Mar
Mar
In reality, we all are addicts. It may not be cocaine or heroin or marijuana that we find ourselves drawn to but it might be something else.
26
Mar
Mar
Nandita Kochar Marcel Proust was an early 20th-century French writer behind what is officially the longest novel in the world: À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time) – which has 12,67,069 words in it. The text was published in French in 7 volumes, spanning over 14 years. And was immediately hailed […]
26
Mar
Mar
Process The Twin Heart Meditation is based on the belief that an individual’s heart consists of two sections: the heart chakra or the emotional heart and the crown chakra or the spiritual heart. The meditation focuses on striking or enhancing the connection between these two sections. It slowly encourages the opening of the gateway between […]