Category Archives: Focus

Our first impulse might be to pick up some current event or to talk about how good or bad the food is or mention a few impressive things about ourselves. But if a date is the test of the heart then we must talk about things that help two people understand each other at a […]

When you see your child undergoing a discomforting emotion, do not suppress it in the children because it makes you feel uncomfortable. Rather use it as an opportunity to help the child recognise and understand what he/she is going through.

If you think too much of success you will be thinking constantly of failure too. They come together, they come in one package.

Here are a few things you must avoid saying to a person with a mental illness (let’s suppose her name is A), along with what you can substitute the above mentioned words with: 1. DO NOT ACT CRAZY Effect: This phrase deeply hurts A who is already feeling “less than enough” due to her illness. […]

On How Doing Nothing Can Do Something Great For You.  Just Drop Your Phone First! The smartphone revolution has placed a gadget in your hand which can do almost everything – from buying groceries to reminding you when to drink water to hoarding what seems like a bottomless well of memories.  But what it has […]

Sitting with closed eyes and witnessing your thoughts, by letting them come and go, gradually they start slowing and creating passage for you to enter your loving being.

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 […]

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 this clears […]