We all have biases, whether we are aware of them or not. We hold opinions in favor of, or against, a person, thing or a group compared with others. These preconceived opinions are often not based on reasoning or actual experience. Our perceptions of reality are shaped by the way human brain has adapted to […]
Other than physical strategies, the set of strategies that form a crucial part of our resilience tool kit involve the human mind. Our brain is a powerful machine, that controls everything we do, it enables us to do numerable tasks that would make up our daily life- from brushing our teeth, to staying physically fit,
Sheena a MBA student, studies at a premier institute along with working as a part-time intern in a multinational company. Post work, she spends all her time studying, completing assignments to maintain good grades. As the year moves on, Sheena starts to feel the pressure. She falls behind her assignment submissions, struggles to learn new
In my last article, we talked about self- care and how we can overcome the barriers of self-care. Now, let’s dive deeper and understand what’s the overarching goal of self-care? Well, it is to strengthen resilience. Resilience is our ability to overcome adversity and rise to challenges. It is also a flexible adaptation to the
Few months back, my friend Navya called me and talked about her never ending feeling of being tired and exhausted. Navya works for a consultancy firm and is a mother of two kids. After her long workday, she spends all her time with kids. She feels guilty that she has to keep kids with a
If I ask you to imagine a lonely person, what would you think? Most likely you will imagine an aged person sitting alone with no one to talk to. But loneliness is not age-specific, it can have an impact across all ages and be relevant irrespective of whether you stay alone or in a full
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Misconceptions related to meditation has prevented many people from trying this powerful technique to manage stress. I too had prejudiced views about the practice and its effects, until I learnt about the science behind it and started to experience the benefits myself. One of the popular mediation technique involves focusing one’s attention on an object,
Public attitude towards mental disorders, especially depression, has seen a sharp turn around from sympathy for the sufferer to one of anger, since the recent German wings airline crash in the Alps, in which the co-pilot, suspected to be suffering from depression is alleged to have intentionally crashed the plane killing 150 innocent people on
