“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...

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...

From the time consciousness washes over us as we awake from sleep, there is an endless talk that goes on in our head. Most of the time,...

Whether children or adults it is possible for everyone to have nightmares. In this context we think of nightmares as bad dreams, dreams...

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,...

The term tough love may seem self-contradictory but it is a reality and has a place in parenting. Parents are authoritative figures in a...

Some parents are extremely enthusiastic about sending their children abroad for studies. In fact, it may have become a family culture in...

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...

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...

“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...

This question is often asked by counsellors who want to set out on the path of establishing their counselling centres or going...

“Why can’t we order Pizza again today?" “It costs 1000 rupees for eating one time. Do you know how much I got as my first salary, two...

“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...

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”,...

When you are in the thick of counselling, it is very easy to get either confused about your role or get drawn into playing a different...

We hear people telling us all the time to ‘follow your passion’. We think of passion as some work that you are dying to to do, something...

Many non-pet lovers find it very very hard to understand the family of pet-lovers. This is a kind of a primer for them. Pets have names...

There are many emotional and psychological tools that parents use to goad their children to do things that the parents want. All with...

I am sure every counsellor has faced this dilemma. How do we decide who we can and whom we cannot counsel? The first thing the counsellor...

If the lift of the apartment is not working and you have to climb five flights of stairs to reach home, you will feel tired as you enter...