People who do not strictly identify as a man or a woman and do not want to be a part of the gender binary are commonly referred to as nonbinary people. These people identify as nonbinary, that is, not catering to either of the two binaries. Some of t ...
Growing up in a joint family, I've been surrounded by people all my life. While it helped me develop my social skills, it also conditioned me as a person who couldn't set boundaries. Because let's face it, living in a joint family in India, or even i ...
Since the commencement of June, the International Pride month, the entire social media has been filled with posts related to the same. Everyone's feed on Facebook, Instagram and various such platforms have been flooded with the pictures of Pride Marc ...
June will officially come to an end soon. June — the Pride Month, a time quite important to me now but was nothing more than a random month until a few years ago. Now that I think about it, it feels extremely strange that back then, such a big chunk ...
Imagine your friend gifted you a tiny sapling on your birthday. You are happy and excited to receive it and watch it grow. However, you do not know about the parts of the sapling, their functions and their importance. You cannot figure out where and ...
Right from the time we gain our consciousness, we are made aware of the idea of ownership. From the toys we play with, to the house we live in—we are made conscious of who owns them and how much power we have over them. We are asked to never tamper w ...
In my career, as a Clinical Psychologist I have come across many parents complaining about their kid's unhealthy screen time. Let me take you through the details of how unhealthy screen time patterns can affect teens and how we can manage it. I'd lik ...
Ever since the pandemic started, I have found myself gaining weight. With my gym getting closed and the tragic events unfolding around, I resolved to the only coping mechanism I knew — eating. Then, it happened — I noticed my arms getting fatter, my ...
Did you hear the terms 'erection' and 'nightfall' while growing up and it left you confused? Due to a lack of sexual health education, these terms tend to confuse adolescents. It allows several myths about nightfall to make a permanent home in our mi ...
What exactly do you see when you look into the mirror? How does it make you feel? What are the thoughts that race through your mind at that moment? Why do I ask? Well, I guess you have to keep scrolling to find out! PUBERTY: A NEW BEGINNING? ...
