During pregnancy and after the birth of a child, women are at a higher risk of experiencing mental health problems. This can also possibly be the period when a range of mental health conditions that a woman may have previously experienced can return or worsen.Pregnancy is often a very happy and exciting time. But not […]
Mental Health Counselling Among Working People
Mental health is a buzzword in today’s times. However, the topic is slightly limited to an individual’s mental health in a more personal space rather than on an organisational level. This fact makes it hard for working people to seek mental health counselling without any stigma attached to it in their social setting. The challenges […]
Snigdha Mishra: Mental Health Educator
I am a Psychotherapist and Mental health Educator. Also founder of Life Surfers, and Founding Member of Bharatiya Counselling Psychology Association and Lets Talk( COVID mental health crisis support Helpline ). I’d spent most of my mid to early thirties battling undiagnosed depression, having made the mistake of not seeking help. The memories are mostly […]
Frustration-it’s causes
Frustration is an emotion that occurs in situations where a person is blocked from reaching the desired outcome. In general, whenever we reach one of our goals, we feel pleased and whenever we are prevented from reaching our goals, we may succumb to frustration and feel irritable, annoyed, and angry. Typically, the more important the […]
Health Hazards of Technology
The year 2020 has been the year of adapting the situation and responding to in accordance. Technology has helped us going beyond continents but at the same time, it has its flip side on health and our lifestyle. In the pre-pandemic time, parents had been trying to restrict the screen time of children and engage […]
Mental Health: Why still a challenge
Stigma, discrimination and neglect are barriers towards seeking help for mental health concerns. It’s not surprising to know that many people with mental health issues don’t seek treatment for their concerns. According to WHO, nearly two-thirds of people with a known mental disorder never seek help from a mental health professional. Ever pondered, what keeps […]
Importance of Mental Health
Strongest people are not those who show strength in front of the world but those who fight and win battles those others do not know anything about During this lockdown, we saw so many cases of anxiety, depression, panic attacks which has now made people more concerned about their mental health. Mental health is very […]
Secret of happiness- Grand Parents
Love is the greatest gift that one generation can leave to another. grandparent Richard Garnett When it comes to the love and bonding between grandparent and grandchildren, it is most serene and pure. From the time a grandchild is born, date takes a special seat in their grandparent’s heart and lives, that couldn’t be filled […]
Wellness is about Well Being and Well being is all inside and around you in this LIFE.
Wellness is about Well Being and Well being is all inside and around you in this LIFE. What is LIFE? Only opportunity to Live or you can say “TIME between BIRTH and DEATH is LIFE” WHAT is TIME? Once gone never comes back WHAT is BIRTH? A new LIFE WHAT is DEATH? A Exit door […]
WOMEN AND MENTAL HEALTH IN INDIA
Gender is a critical discriminant of mental health and mental illness. The pattern of psychological distress and psychiatric disorder among women are different from those seen among men. Women have a higher mean level of internalizing disorders while men show a higher mean level of externalizing disorder. Gender differences particularly in the rates of common […]