Everyone started on zero in skill-building
We look at others who have mastered the skills we desire and wish we had similar skills. It could be singing, dancing, public speaking,...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- 3 days ago
- 2 min
Empowered woman - one who can make choices
The idea of an empowered woman as depicted in movies and books is one who goes out and earns. One who has a regular job goes to the...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Main regret in life - the Western bias
Most books on Psychology are written by Western authors and their main audience that they want to cater to are the people in their...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 20
- 2 min
Anniversaries of painful events
Whether consciously or unconsciously the mind remembers the anniversary dates of painful events in our life. The really emotionally...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 18
- 2 min
Things not to say when someone has gone through a trauma
Everyone experiences traumatic events in their lives. It could be loss of a job, failure of a venture, the discovery of a...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 16
- 2 min
Training for something is different from trying something.
“I tried to learn dance, but I gave up” “I tried writing but lost interest” “I tried to learn cooking but was not successful” You can...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 10
- 2 min
Healthy Sadness - All sadness is not depression.
All sadness tends to get labelled as depression these days. Clinical depression is a mood disorder that needs to be evaluated by a...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 9
- 2 min
Is there anything like unconditional love among adults?
The idea of unconditional love is so egalitarian, enchanting and appealing. Most people would like to be recipients of unconditional...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 8
- 2 min
“People call me ‘emotional’. Am I?”
My answer to that is, “Yes, you are and so is everyone else”. No one can claim that they are not driven by emotions. Emotions define us...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 7
- 2 min
Why do we keep trying to impress people who keep rejecting us?
“My friend said, I could never do a good painting. I will show him” “He dumped me because I was not good for him. I will show him what I...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 6
- 3 min
Lines to use when you don’t want to get into arguments with others.
There are many situations in our lives when we don’t want to get into an argument with others. At times we may not be in a mood to even...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 3
- 2 min
Grandparents often bond better with their grandchildren than with their own children.
Sometimes when I look at how the next generation is treated by our parents, I envy the next generation. With us, they would be strict,...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Apr 30
- 3 min
Should I send my children abroad for studies?
Some parents are extremely enthusiastic about sending their children abroad for studies. In fact, it may have become a family culture in...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Apr 29
- 2 min
Sandwiched between two generations
The older generation, those above 65-70 are almost not answerable to anyone or at best they have to account for their behaviour only to...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Apr 28
- 2 min
Surrendering is not always a weakness.
If we ask people to imagine what comes into their mind when the word ‘surrender’ is mentioned, it is a battlefield where one person or...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Apr 27
- 2 min
My daughter keeps changing her career dreams. Why can’t she make a choice?
“Six months back she was talking of becoming an airline pilot, last month she wanted to be a space scientist and now she is taking of...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Apr 26
- 2 min
Is it okay to charge for counselling?
This question is often asked by counsellors who want to set out on the path of establishing their counselling centres or going...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Apr 24
- 2 min
Expressions of frustrations are not necessarily intentions of actions
Harmony in Relationships Many times we hear people close to us telling us, “I want to end the relationship, “I want to quit my job”, “I...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Apr 23
- 2 min
Why do most apologies feel unsatisfactory?Anatomy of an apology
“Do you want me to apologize?” “I am sorry IF I hurt you” “You want me to say sorry? Sorry, now are you happy?” “I am sorry but…” (an...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Apr 22
- 2 min
Does Going on an expensive vacation help solve deep-rooted issues?
Every time the couple had a fight, one of them would suggest taking a travel trip. “Let us spend time together in a faraway place”,...
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