MENTAL HEALTH GUIDES, WRITTEN BY PSYCHOLOGISTS
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Essays, stories and reflections
Essays, stories and reflections on mental health and everyday life in India, written by psychologists.
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appetite control
A Therapist’s Honest Take: What Weight Loss Drugs Really Do to Your Mind
Weight loss drugs like Mounjaro quiet food noise—but also awaken buried emotions. This therapist’s perspective reveals how hunger, stigma, and survival stories intertwine with...
Change
Therapy Won't Fix You—And That's Exactly the Point PS: But yes, it Will Transform You
Most people walk into therapy with a fix-me list—hoping for answers. But true transformation comes from sitting with your emotions, asking why, and learning...
Alternate Live
The Lives We Didn’t Live: Why You’re Grieving the Alternate You
You’re not broken for wondering about the life you didn’t live. The grief of alternate paths is real — and worth tending to.
Identity
Why Talking About Our Parents Is So Hard
Talking about our parents in therapy feels vulnerable because it confronts how childhood shaped our worth, trust, and coping. This blog explores why it...
Healthy Relationships
Moving for Love, Losing Yourself—and Finding You Again
When Priya moved to Mumbai for her husband’s job, she didn’t expect to feel so lost. But loneliness, identity shifts, and new beginnings came...
burnout
The Danger of Being Just One Thing The Day I Realized Being Good at My Job Was Destroying Me
Psychologist Priyanka shares a deeply personal reflection on how being “just one thing” — a good psychologist — led her to lose herself. This...