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The Gendered Burden
Last week the world celebrated mother’s day in honour of all the things our mothers do for us: the care, the love, the sacrifices....
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Feeling Distracted?
While looking at distraction today we cannot ignore looking at it through the COVID lens. We are currently living in a highly stressful environment,...
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Vaccine Hesitancy
In 2020 when the world descended into chaos with the loss of lives, jobs and freedom, we all desperately looked to the scientific community...
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Eating: In Different Perspectives
In India, gaining weight is seen as a bad sign. I’m sure many of us have heard the sly “oh, you’ve gained weight, who...
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Compassion Fatigue
Compassion fatigue, in very simple terms, is an extreme amount of distress that one experiences out of constantly caring for another. Also called vicarious...
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The Rational Vs. Emotional Mind
The mind and the heart have been at war since the beginning of time. Their conflict is at the crux of human decision making....
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Hair Untamed
As someone who has curly hair, I’ve been told time and time again to “tame” it. At one point in my life, I was...
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Learned Helplessness
Have you ever said to yourself “ugh not this again, I suck at this!”? Personally I’ve felt like that with a lot of situations...
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Cancelling Cancel Culture
In today’s world, online activism has become a big part of our social media feeds and activity.. A part of online activism also means...
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Sister, Mother, Mentor
As women, we have been trained to do everything house related since we were children. Whether that’s taking care of the household or serving...
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Tools From The Therapy Room
We all want to be there for our loved ones – hold space, be empathetic, listen to them. Sometimes we find ourselves at a...
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Negotiate Your Mammoth
In her book “well stressed” Sonia Lupien describes our stressors as mammoths. This is a reference to the evolutionary flight or flight response we...