Follow me This is my 10th post of the Half Marathon series, and I wanted to talk about something that has existed long before us something that defines not just nature but human life too. You might have heard the phrase “Survival of the fittest.” It sounds simple, right? But if you really think about […]
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Follow me Have you ever felt your heart racing even before something actually happened? Maybe your palms got sweaty before a presentation, or your stomach twisted before opening a message you were scared to read. That, my friend, is fear the most ancient emotion we know, and one that quietly shapes our lives every single day.
Follow me Have you ever noticed how your body feels lighter after a good cry? Or how your energy returns when you finally talk about what’s been bothering you? That’s not magic that’s mind-body connection in action. In my last post, I wrote about how mental health affects physical health how your body quietly mirrors
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Follow me You know those days when you feel low but can’t really explain why your body feels off too? Maybe your head hurts, your stomach feels tight, or your heart just beats a little faster for no reason. Most of us shrug it off — “It’s just tiredness,” or “Maybe I didn’t sleep well.”
Follow me There was a time when human behavior was just that — behavior. We didn’t have terms like gaslighting, trauma bonding, or narcissistic abuse. We simply said, “He’s moody,” or “She’s manipulative.” But as psychology evolved and psychiatry began exploring the hidden corners of the human mind, something shifted. We began to see patterns
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Follow me Have you ever picked up a book just to escape from stress or a busy day? If yes, you might have already felt the magic of reading. If not, don’t worry we’re about to explore how reading can actually improve your mental health and why it might be one of the simplest, yet
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Follow me And just like that, we’ve reached the final chapter of our A2Z Blogchatter journey! It’s been a month of deep diving into the many shades of mental health, and today, as we stand at the letter Z, I can’t think of a better note to end on than Zero-Tolerance for Stigma. Because if
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Follow me Hello again, fellow travelers on this A2Z Blogchatter journey. We’re nearly at the finish line, and today, we arrive at the letter Y—a letter I’ve been waiting for with special care. Because when we talk about Youth and Mental Health, we’re not just exploring a topic. We’re talking about a generation that is
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Follow me Hello again! We’re nearing the tail end of this deeply enriching journey through the A2Z Blogchatter Challenge—and today, we explore a word that might feel a little heavier, a little more global, and yet surprisingly close to home: Xenophobia. X-words are always tricky, right? But in mental health conversations, xenophobia isn’t just a
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Follow me As we near the end of our A2Z journey, I find myself reflecting on how often the letter W quietly appears in conversations around mental health—Worry, Well-being, Work. These aren’t just buzzwords. They are realities, woven into our everyday lives in visible and invisible ways. Let’s begin with the one we all know
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Follow me We’re nearing the end of our Blogchatter A2Z journey, and I have to admit—each letter has felt like a soft unfolding. Today, we’re at V, and this one is so close to my heart: Validation. It sounds like such a small word, doesn’t it? But if you’ve ever been misunderstood, dismissed, or told
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Follow me We’ve come quite far in this month-long Blogchatter A2Z journey—pausing at each letter to reflect on key mental health topics that shape our everyday lives. And today, on the 22nd day, we’ve arrived at U—a letter that holds one of the most foundational, yet misunderstood, aspects of the entire conversation around mental health:
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Follow me As we tiptoe into the last stretch of our A2Z journey, I can’t help but feel both a little proud and a little emotional. Writing daily, especially about something as layered and personal as mental health, is not just an intellectual exercise—it’s a heart-led one. Each letter has carried with it a weight,
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Follow me Hello again! We’re steadily moving forward in our A2Z Blogchatter Challenge, and today we’ve landed on the letter S. I have to admit—this one feels particularly close to my heart. As a psychologist and an empath, I often find that the conversations that stay with me the longest are the ones where people
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Follow me Hello again! We’re back after a restful Sunday break, and just like that, we’ve arrived at the letter R in our Blogchatter A2Z Challenge journey. Can you believe we’ve come this far? Each day we’ve explored corners of the mind, little pieces of the emotional puzzle, and quiet truths about being human. Today,
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