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The friendship recession: Are we losing the art of connection?

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- A 45-year-old female client says she's becoming increasingly disillusioned with friendships. "Despite having many friends, in the last two years there is this subtle, consistent f... Read More


When jaded, cultivate the beginner's mindset

India, Dec. 2 -- A forty-nine-year-old male client in therapy tells me, "Sometimes I hear my own thoughts and feel uneasy because I'm already bracing for people to let me down, even when nothing has h... Read More


When jaded, cultivate the beginner's mindset

India, Dec. 2 -- A 49-year-old male client in therapy tells me, "Sometimes I hear my own thoughts and feel uneasy because I'm already bracing for people to let me down, even when nothing has happened.... Read More


The challenges of being a caregiver

India, Nov. 18 -- Most of my clients in therapy are largely between the ages of thirty-five and eighty years and many of them are caregivers to either a parent, their in-laws or their partner. I too h... Read More


The challenges of being a caregiver

India, Nov. 18 -- Most of my clients in therapy are largely between the ages of 35 and 80 and many of them are caregivers to either a parent, their in-laws or their partner. I too have been a caregive... Read More


Too many options? The hidden fatigue of decision-making in daily life

New Delhi, Nov. 16 -- Last month, when I visited Kasauli for a literature festival, it brought back memories of childhood trips-annual visits to my maternal grandparents in Punjab and Chandigarh, when... Read More


The hidden struggles of high-functioning anxiety and depression

New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- Over the last 20 years, I have noticed a significant change in the language that clients use to describe their mental health struggles and inner world, and most importantly, how t... Read More


Intimacy in the chatbot era

India, Nov. 4 -- As a therapist my work has focused on intimate relationships and family dynamics. In the years since 2015, loneliness, disconnection, feelings of not being seen or heard whether by fa... Read More


Intimacy in the age of chatbots

India, Nov. 4 -- As a therapist my work has focused on intimate relationships and family dynamics. In the years since 2015, loneliness, disconnection, feelings of not being seen or heard whether by fa... Read More


Of old wounds surfacing during festive get-togethers

India, Oct. 21 -- A forty-three-year-old male client tells me, "I'm tense as the festive week is coming up. My sister is considered the 'golden child' and while I have worked hard to prove myself resp... Read More