When we hear the word emotion, things like happiness, love, fear, sadness pops into our heads. But when it comes to expressing our emotions, well that is not really a comfortable zone to enter for everyone, especially for men. With men, it has ...
Struggles Faced by Nonbinary Individuals
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 ...
Let’s know about Consent, Touch and Setting Boundaries
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 ...
LGBTQIA+: Are They Truly Fully Accepted?
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 ...
Coming to Terms with Your Sexual Identity in an Unfriendly Society
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 ...
Why is it Important for Us to Know about Our Body?
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 ...
Decoding Body Autonomy – Your Body, Your Right
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 ...
Unhealthy Screen Time Pattern in Teens – Causes, Effects and How You can Manage it
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 ...
Do You Really Accept Your Body?
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 ...
Nightfall is Nothing to be Ashamed of!
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 ...