“I feel he has not yet had a closure for his dad’s death” “She has not had a closure for her pain from the divorce” “He is yet to get a...

Most of us cannot go to sleep because we cannot stop thinking. The body is tired but the brain is active. Being primarily visual...

Enhancing personal efficiency Two similar incidents happened recently showing me how to avoid forgetting some jobs. On day 1, my nephew...

As parents get older, it is common for children to be concerned for their safety. We don’t want them to lift heavy things, drive on the...

Relationships between adults are almost always voluntary. It means that the relationships can flourish only when both the people want it,...

The questions we ask people when we meet them show what we give importance to in their lives. What do we value in other people’s lives?...

Most psychology books are written by Western authors and these authors only look at the Western culture and assume the rest of the world...

Affirmations are thoughts you consciously repeat to your self desiring a specific outcome. These are curious. Do they work? Sometimes...

Odious. Parents wield many weapons against their children. Sharp laced comments, insidious barbs, emotional blackmail or the deadly...

A Self-awareness Question You have it, but not enough. That is what a lack would mean. You have money, education, security, relationship...

Recently, while sitting in a cafe sipping coffee, could not help but overhear four mothers discussing their children. Three of the...

Recently during a workshop when talking of how we can be successful at relationship this question came up. Are we successful only when we...

If you don’t like particular weather (cold, hot, rainy, humid etc.,) you have two choices: move to a place where the weather is different...

In counselling and psychology when the term acceptance is used many people think, acceptance means giving up the idea of change. They...

“You keep saying you love us” “Of course mom, I love you. I love dad. I will do anything for you people” “Then why is it that you don’t...

You want to stop the loop thinking. You want to end the tape that is running in your head. You want to switch off the film running inside...

Most times we are talking to someone in our minds. Either to someone or to ourselves. As long as the conversations are pleasant, they are...

People have to find someone more ambitious than them, more interested in the worldly things than them, more ‘greedy’ than them and...

All Indians are philosophers! It is there in our blood. Any situation, any place, any time, we can easily summon some aspect of...

This is another idea like your ‘hometown’ that is beginning to get diffused and turning slowly into shapelessness. Many of us struggle to...