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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jul 8, 20232 min read
Learning to flow around disruptions
When you are driving on the road to your destination you will get obstacles on the road. A road dug up. A fallen tree covering a part of...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jul 7, 20232 min read
The successes in life that cannot be measured
When I ask people, adults in their 40s and 50s and beyond if they feel they are successful in life, very few people answer in the...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jul 6, 20232 min read
Don’t write off people in your life
It is so easy to write off people around us. “She will never complete her education”, “He will never be stable in his life”, “She is...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jul 5, 20232 min read
The Worry Club - Tongue in cheek
You are invited to the meeting of the Worry Club from 7pm to 8pm on Monday. For this week the agenda is to worry about our children’s...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jul 4, 20232 min read
Healthy selfishness is a responsibility on you.
Selfishness is always looked down upon. The word has a negative connotation and the moment someone accuses us of being selfish, we...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jul 3, 20232 min read
The 'Do Nothing' technique to motivate ourselves/others.
There are times when we need to motivate ourselves or others around us. We need to make some decisions but are postponing it endlessly...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jul 2, 20232 min read
The different shades of a NO
“Dad, can I play a computer game with my friend?” “NO” “You mean, I can’t play computer games with my friend?” “Yes, that is what I...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jul 1, 20232 min read
Our preferences are our right.
We all have the right to like/dislike things and people in our lives. We have the right to choose the kind of clothes to wear, food to...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jun 30, 20232 min read
Stress is not bad all the time for children
Recently when conversing with a parent, I heard him say, “I don’t want my children to have any kind of stress in their lives.” Many of us...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jun 29, 20232 min read
Grief does not have an expiry date
Grief is an emotion we experience when we lose something. It can be a job, a position of respect, material possession. It can also be the...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jun 28, 20232 min read
Enmeshed lives lead to unhappiness
“Mom, my friend called me names in the school and I felt very bad today.” “Wait. Tomorrow, I will come to your school and talk to that...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jun 26, 20232 min read
Smoking and drinking are habits, not a reflection on the character of a person
“My daughter has started smoking and I am really worried” the mother was distraught “What is making you upset about that?” “How can a...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jun 25, 20232 min read
Why you cannot be a counsellor to your spouse or family members
People who are trained as counsellors often think they can counsel anyone including their spouse, children or other family members. This...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jun 24, 20232 min read
The bathing ritual changes in teenagers
After getting out of bed every day, you have trained your children to have a bath before going to school. They have done it diligently...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jun 23, 20232 min read
Acceptance Vs Resignation
In counselling and psychology when the term acceptance is used many people think, acceptance means giving up the idea of change. They...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jun 22, 20232 min read
Fear/Anxiety is a contagious emotionInoculating ourselves against other people's anxieties
A bunch of monkeys are gorging on fruits in a forest tree. One of the monkeys spots something like a snake and gives a call. All the...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jun 21, 20232 min read
Complicated Life - Sometimes this has worked and sometimes that.
There have been times in life when being honest paid off and then there have been times when being honest hurt our interest. There have...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jun 20, 20233 min read
What will people think? - A snippet from a philosophical counselling session.
“My daughter wants to marry a boy who is not from our community and I am worried” “That is understandable. What exactly are you worried...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jun 19, 20232 min read
Staying out of other people’s arguments
The two brothers were having an argument on how to handle some issue. The wife of one of them could not resist the temptation and jumped...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Jun 18, 20232 min read
Sacrifice is not a bad word.
The daughter had a performance in her school where she was going on a stage for the first time. It was important for her. Her mother had...
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