When your days are very hectic, going to bed may be the most exciting part of your day. Adequate sleep is a key part of a healthy lifestyle. After a good night’s sleep you wake up feeling better, refreshed and … Read more
Trauma and behaviour
Children can find it quite hard to communicate their needs and feelings. Children who have experienced trauma may find it even harder to do so. Apart from finding it difficult to understand their own feelings, they may also struggle to … Read more
I often experience mood swings. Do I have Bipolar disorder? – Part 2 of 2
In the first part of the blog I gave a brief introduction about Bipolar disorder and how it might be experienced by different people. In this 2nd part I shall be going into the feelings and behavior that might be … Read more
I often experience mood swings. Do I have Bipolar disorder? – Part 1 of 2
It is very common to experience changes in mood; this happens to everyone. However, in Bipolar disorder these changes can be very distressing and might negatively impact a person’s daily activities.
If you have Bipolar disorder there may be times … Read more
How often do you laugh?
It is said that on average, people laugh for 6 minutes a day. Does that seem a lot or a little to you? How many times a day do you actually think you laugh?
Smiling and laughter are simple expressions, … Read more
Do you have to eat a lot to feel full? Maybe it’s not hunger you are struggling with.
The love of food is sparse around the world. Our love for exquisite meals travels across cultures and eating is an integral rite in many of social practices. We eat to celebrate. We eat to date. Some cultures even eat … Read more
Are you starting therapy?
Starting therapy can be quite a terrifying experience for some. It can seem strange to think about opening up about so many things with a total stranger, and how will you be sure that you have a good therapist in … Read more
Finding Inner and Outer Balance
Yoga includes a group of physical, mental, and spiritual exercises which originated in ancient India. Yoga involves breathing exercises, meditation, and particular body positions which are generally practiced for health and relaxation.
Yoga has various health benefits – it … Read more
‘Keep living until you are alive again…’
Recently I was seeing an episode of ‘Call the Midwife’ and one of the characters said ‘you just have to keep living until you are alive again’. She was referring to her attitude after losing two members of her family: … Read more
‘Am I going to die?’
Many of us are uncomfortable discussing death. I work in a cancer care setting and at times, after a cancer diagnosis, patients do ask this question. It is a question that can make us feel uneasy because as health care … Read more