"Why do I keep self-sabotaging?"
"I know it's not helpful, but I can't stop thinking this way!" "Why do I keep doing this again and again?!" Sounds familiar? Coming in...
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Therapy Thoughts Blog
Shobhika Jaju
- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
Can a work-life balance exist?
In a culture where maintaining work & life boundaries has always been difficult, the pandemic has just made things worse. Now more than...
Sujatha Kumar
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
"I don't know how to be vulnerable"
Why is it so difficult to expose our emotions? Is it because we are afraid of being rejected or judged for being the way we are? Is there...
Rashi Ahuja
- Aug 31, 2021
- 4 min
"How do I talk to my parents about my mental health?"
“Ma’am, can you please reduce the fees per session” “My parents don’t know that I am seeking therapy”, “Doctor, are you sure our sessions...
Kuntal Vora
- Jun 18, 2021
- 3 min
Do you know someone struggling with grief?
As I sit down to write my session notes, I hear loud sirens of ambulances passing by. Having grown right beside a major metropolitan...
Shobhika Jaju
- Jun 14, 2021
- 2 min
Why Does It Feel Like I’m Losing All My Friends?
Well, a lot has been written about the struggles which long-distance relationships go through generally speaking, but have we ever...
Shobhika Jaju
- May 10, 2021
- 3 min
Yes! Pandemic related Survivor’s Guilt is REAL
Over the past few weeks, we have all collectively encountered a situation, which was simply unfathomable. And we all have questions. When...
Sakshi Jain
- Apr 30, 2021
- 4 min
Moving on from toxic relationships
When I look at relationships from a South Asian lens, toxic elements in any relationship are often disguised or supported by us as a part...
Sana Khullar
- Apr 23, 2021
- 3 min
Coping With Social Anxiety
As a society, given how everyone likes to be up everyone else's business apart from their own, South Asian families can be quite...
Shriya Narayan
- Mar 29, 2021
- 4 min
3 Ways to Deal with Body Shaming
“I did not fear punishment, but I dreaded shame: I dreaded it more than death, more than the crime, more than all the world.” - Jean...
Bhagyasri Savyell
- Mar 28, 2021
- 4 min
3 Ways of Dealing with Grief and Loss in a South Asian Context
Grief is a natural response to loss. It’s an emotional suffering and a struggle when we lose something and that can include divorce,...
Sujatha Kumar
- Mar 26, 2021
- 2 min
How can you support someone you love who is struggling?
“When I was little, if I fell and grazed my knee, my parents would immediately rush to clean and bandage the wound. But today, when I...
Ira Rishi
- Mar 23, 2021
- 5 min
4 Reasons for Immigrants to Consider Therapy
Immigrants sacrifice a lot for a peaceful life; the comfort of home and family, the feeling of familiarity, the life that they were born...
Shobhika Jaju
- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
4 reasons why you can't stop procrastinating
Who does not procrastinate? 9 out of 10 clients who I end up working with, complain about procrastination. I would be lying if I say...
Sirshti Banerjee
- Mar 13, 2021
- 4 min
3 Ways to Support Someone Struggling with their Sexuality
In India we are never given a chance to explore our sexuality growing up. We are put into boxes at birth, and in a country where even our...
Stuti Johri
- Mar 12, 2021
- 2 min
What if your sensitivity is not your biggest weakness?
My first ever report card said “Stuti is too sensitive and is drawn to tears easily.” I was four. I was solemnly informed that good girls...
Siddhika L
- Mar 11, 2021
- 3 min
4 ways to nurture your friendships in South Asian contexts
Dil Chahta hai, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Veere Di wedding, 4 More Shots Please—what do all these have in common? The richness,...
Siddhika L
- Feb 23, 2021
- 3 min
Why aren't you more grateful for what you have?
Therapy and therapists bring their own set of privileges and biases with them when they enter the therapy room if they do not mindfully...
Ayesha Sharma
- Feb 19, 2021
- 4 min
Is depression just a Western problem?
“That’s how life is for everybody. Everything is fine! This is my destiny. People have it much worse.’ wrapped in nervous laughter.”...
Shobhika Jaju
- Jan 26, 2021
- 3 min
5 ways in which anxiety can manifest in South Asian households
From “what will people say?” to “this is all modern day hullabaloo”- in most South Asian households, mental health remains a taboo topic,...