For some people at some point in their life, when they are upset with life in general, all human voices can become irritating. They say...

Many of us have fears that have prevented us from doing many things. People could be afraid of driving, swimming, speaking in public, and...

All sadness tends to get labelled as depression these days. Clinical depression is a mood disorder that needs to be evaluated by a...

The idea of unconditional love is so egalitarian, enchanting and appealing. Most people would like to be recipients of unconditional...

My answer to that is, “Yes, you are and so is everyone else”. No one can claim that they are not driven by emotions. Emotions define us...

“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,...

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,...

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...

“Get up early”, Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”, “Rise and shine with sunshine” We have heard of the...

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...