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Parenting

The Psychology Behind Mother-Daughter Relationships

As a daughter, have you ever identified which set of behaviours you might have emulated from your mother and how your actions can be starkly different from your mother’s own? It can reveal a lot about you as a person

Awareness Therapy

Is it possible to treat people with Substance Use Disorders using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)? 

Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) can be defined as “a cluster of cognitive, behavioural and physiological symptoms indicating that the individual continues using the substance despite significant substance-related problems” (APA, 2013). It can arise from a maladaptive pattern of behaviours and

Awareness

The Compassion Trap: How Empathy Could Become a Liability 

Compassion is counted as a virtue—a fundamental quality that fosters good relationships, makes others feel comfortable, and provides the emotional boost that enables people to operate well within society. However, there is also too much of a good thing. The concept is

Parenting

What Does It Mean to Have a Favourite Child? 

Do Parents Really Have a Favourite Child?  “I love all my children equally.” Over time, generations of parents have repeated this same phrase. But according to recent studies, favouritism might be far more prevalent than most parents are aware of. Based on

Awareness

The Law of Attraction

"What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create" - Buddha Do you ever thought to not get into traffic? But end up getting stuck. Do you think manifestations do exist? Do you believe

Self Help

Optimism Bias: Why We Ignore Risks and Overestimate Success

Optimism bias refers to a cognitive phenomenon where people think bad things are less likely to happen to them and good things are more likely to come their way compared to others. This bias runs deep in how our minds

Research

The Neuroscience of Dance

Recent research from Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews that offers an in-depth examination of the neuroscience behind dance, gives us a comprehensive explanation of the scientific processes that take place when we dance. Dance integrates the process of perception, action and

Awareness

The Psychological Aftermath of the Maha Kumbh Stampede 

Recently, tragic events have occurred at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. A devastating stampede at the 2025 Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj highlights the risks posed by poor crowd control management, claiming the lives

Research

Improving Workplace Satisfaction, Motivation and Productivity Using Positive Psychology

Research by Andrew J. Martin from the Self-concept Enhancement and Learning Facilitation (SELF) Research Centre, University of Western Sydney provided interventional models drawn from positive psychology, to improve productivity at the workplace. He introduced the ‘Occupational Motivation and Engagement Wheel

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From Darkness to Light: Understanding Depression and Effective Coping Strategies

With over seven hundred thousand death rates caused by depression and millions of people affected worldwide every year, depression has gone beyond temporary sadness to an alarming life-threatening illness impacting our individual’s daily life, relationships, and overall well-being and mental