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𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝.
Ever feel like you're constantly competing with people in your life? Like you're trying to outdo them, or prove something? I've been...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Feb 282 min read


𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐬
Ever looked back at something you did years ago and thought, “𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝐼 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔?” Maybe it was staying in a job...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Feb 272 min read


𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐞 ‘𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥’ 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥
Have you ever felt like you’re the one always checking in on a friend, planning the get-togethers, or doing the emotional heavy lifting...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Feb 242 min read


𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞; 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞.
"Why can’t my husband be more organized? Why can’t he keep things in place? Why can’t he keep his desk and cupboard organized? Won’t it...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Aug 5, 20242 min read


𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
Enhancing our emotional intelligence (EI) is vital for both our personal and professional growth. It involves mastering the skill of...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Jul 28, 20243 min read


What is the status quo protecting your from?
Let's explore a thought that might require a bit of introspection—have you considered what benefits the status quo might be shielding you...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Jul 27, 20242 min read


Don’t gang up on yourselves: Embrace Self-Compassion
In the fast-paced nature of our lives, it's commonplace to be our own worst critic. We often dwell on our mistakes, flaws, and setbacks,...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Jul 26, 20242 min read


𝐈𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞
There is a delicate balance between caring for your loved ones and smothering them with overprotection. Can excessive care and protection...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Jul 25, 20242 min read


𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 '𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝'
“I want my son to take up a course/profession that other are not. I want him to be an independent thinker not be influenced by what...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Jul 24, 20242 min read


𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬
“How many times should I ask you to finish dinner. Then I can clear the table” 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐬 “If you have dinner now, I can clear the...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Jul 23, 20242 min read


𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬
“I wish I had not married at that time; it was a foolish decision” “I wish I had gone abroad for studies; my life would have been...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Jul 22, 20242 min read


𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
Time blindness is a term that is sometimes heard with people with ADHD. All ADHD people don’t have it and all who have it are not ADHD...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Jul 21, 20243 min read


𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
Enhancing our emotional intelligence (EI) is vital for both our personal and professional growth. It involves mastering the skill of...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Feb 14, 20243 min read


Initiators Vs Responders in Relationships
“My son never calls me on the phone. I have to call him every time. Sometimes it upsets me. Make me wonder if he does not care” “How does...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Nov 18, 20232 min read


“𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞?” - 𝐀 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥.
There are many times in our lives when we have to make a critical decision - quit a job, take an unknown opportunity, move out of a...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Nov 17, 20232 min read


Why do we cringe at being obligated to others?
“He has come thrice to our home and we have not been able to visit him at all due to circumstances. Makes me feel very uncomfortable” “We...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Nov 15, 20232 min read


Are abuse, neglect, violence the only ‘good’ reasons for a divorce?
When we hear about someone divorcing, we want to know the reason for it. When we hear reasons like there was abuse or neglect of one...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Nov 14, 20232 min read


An easier way to make some decisions: Regarding them as temporary.
“My mother is not well and needs 24-hour care. We can hire a home nurse but it is not easy at home.” “What is the hesitation about...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Nov 13, 20232 min read


Finding Vs Creating time, space, relationship, meaning etc
“I want to spend time with my family, but I am not able to find time” “I love music. I want to learn an instrument, just can’t find time...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Aug 3, 20232 min read


Don't allow people to put you down because you don't know the headlines of the day.
“Do you know there may be a war between Russia and Ukraine?” asked the husband “No, I don’t know”, replied the wife “How can you not...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Aug 2, 20232 min read
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