In our minds
I read this quote and it stayed with me... "Some people will stay longer on your mind, than in your life" Of all lessons, there is an...
Stitching Yourself Back
I saw this post on twitter: For me I needed this question to articulate what I felt within. I wondered that at most times, the parts...
Advice: ‘Brutal Realities Have Impacted My Behaviour’
I’m very emotional. I cry and hurt easily and do not try to hide my feelings. After the death of my Dad, I have been taking more family...
Advice: ‘I Feel I Should Divorce Him’
I had an arranged marriage last year and did not know my husband well at the time of our wedding. After living with him these several...
Bonding with your child
When I was a psychology student, I always wondered about the weight placed on early childhood experiences. Did they really have the power...
Making marriage work as new parents
One Sunday morning, I get a panicked call from a friend saying she is faced with a huge crisis and can’t make a decision. “My husband and...
Is marriage really the "happily ever after"?
I recently was reading some fairy tales to my 5-year-old daughter, and she asked me, “Why do all fairy tales end with a marriage followed...
Self-care for self-esteem
Over the last ten years, as a clinical psychologist working with women, I have had the opportunity to hear deeply personal stories shared...
In the company of men
So my Facebook and Twitter, is filled with people sharing India’s Daughter Documentary. I wonder if this is perpetuating a prejudice of...
Technology versus real human connections
In today’s age, we have armed ourselves with weapons of escape that never existed before, and these weapons can pretty much ruin the...
