Thoughts — Change

We all need someone to lean on; and no, I am not (just) talking about the billboard hit from the 00’s with those catchy beats and killer moves. It's also a basic human need that we all share - how about we all share a high-five for relatability? According to our very own Malsow, our need to be loved and feel a sense of belonging is primarily our need to have intimacy, friendship, family and a deep sense of connection in our lives. I am always fascinated with human connection because even though we all have this one common need,...

  Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’d know that ‘Everything Everywhere, All At Once’ has been getting a lot of red carpet hype (and for good reason)! So, of course, I had to go watch the multiple Academy Award winner. But here’s the thing. I couldn't help but also watch it from a lens of mental health and see how familial patterns play out through various generations in the film. Now, when you look at the relationship between the mother, Evelyn, and her daughter, Joy, you see the complexities of how love can be defined so differently for...

Literally, everybody around me, and the current trend is to go and have an education abroad. We have this notion of the west and how the quality of education is better from what we have in India.  Don't get me wrong, some of the short term courses can be really insightful as well. But intersectionality and privilege are two things that cannot be isolated from mental health. The culture and the background that a person comes from play a large role in how their mental health is affected. When we see people from marginalized communities we also see that they...

Quite often I’ve been told by my friends to get out and travel, and (because I have other priorities or a small budget) I would internally roll my eyes and think something along the spectrum of “I got this”, “I don't need to”, to a more wholesome “I doubt travelling would give me anything more than I need”.  I also developed an annoyance towards the repeated mention of travelling (more so, solo travelling) which is quite the trend on social media and dating profiles, to the point where they incessantly use hashtags along the lines of #travelbug #wanderlust that lead...

Most people who know me will define me as unconventional with a dash of weirdness. I have now learnt to embrace the quirky side of things, but growing up, it was a struggle. Relating to people (and other kids) was the bane of my existence; and things that were important to them I just wouldn’t understand. Everyone brushed it off as just being an introvert. It was an isolating experience, living in a world where no one got me and all I wanted was to be understood and accepted.  Things changed when I got my first dog. It was one...