Thoughts

In 2020, I caught on to a new habit. My phone became my newspaper…and for valid reasons. I believed that TV news gave me either insufficient or inaccurate information about what’s going on. So I took things into my own hands. I took to social media – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or maybe even doing a quick Google Search. But unlike newspapers that were glanced at once a day during breakfast , or during a snack break, my phone is always buzzing with news. As a result I was reading more, had more information to be aware of and more people...

It’s been a week since Neha’s had a good night’s sleep. Their days are a blur of binge eating dessert and losing their temper over the smallest of problems. They find themselves snapping at others only to later be berated for being snarky and rude. They know and everyone close to them knows that Neha is stressed and needs a break. But why does Neha feel so stressed? Well, no one knows. Like Neha, we too can feel all encompassing, overwhelming stress without really knowing where it comes from. This can be extremely frustrating and exhausting because unless we have...

It’s been a week since Neha’s had a good night’s sleep. Their days are a blur of binge eating dessert and losing their temper over the smallest of problems. They find themselves snapping at others only to later be berated for being snarky and rude. They know and everyone close to them knows that Neha is stressed and needs a break. But why does Neha feel so stressed? Well, no one knows.Like Neha, we too can feel all encompassing, overwhelming stress without really knowing where it comes from. This can be extremely frustrating and exhausting because unless we have a...

The first thought that comes to my mind when I think of the Canadian television sitcom created by Daniel & Eugene Levy is warmth and genuinity. Schitt$ Creek is one of the many shows that represents many different feelings, emotions and ideologies (not to forget, communities) by actions, by what the show is in itself – not by explicitly talking about it. So many messages were passed onto the audience without even having dialogues about it – and that one quality stood out and rewarded the cast with 5 Emmys’ in 2020! Without giving any spoilers, the show revolves around...

How to find the right way to respond? We have all used this GIF at least once in our chats, whether it is to express shock, despair, or just plain melodrama. It carries a comic element that makes Kirron Kher’s character very endearing. But in reality, if someone were to react to their child coming out as gay like this, it wouldn’t be funny. At all. The Coming Out Business When someone does not identify as straight (heterosexual) or does not identify with the gender they were assigned at birth (cis-gendered), they are faced with the difficult choice of whether or not they would...