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From U-19 Stardom to IPL Spotlight: Are Young Cricketers Mentally Prepared?

Recently, following the recent success of many young players at the Under-19 level of cricket, there has been an abundance of media coverage, congratulations, and comparisons for these players on social media (NDTV, 2025; TOI, 2026). The majority of today’s

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Mothers Need Care Too: Reframing Maternal Mental Health 

When a baby arrives, a flurry of relatives and friends are concerned with providing necessary care such as feeding schedules, vaccination charts, milestones, and school admissions; however, no one seems to ask the mother herself if she is emotionally surviving this

Relationship

The Psychology of Orgasm and Emotional Intimacy

Imagine standing on the edge of a high diving board, or on the way to stepping onto a stage. In those seconds of intense anticipation, the heart races, breath shallows, and the focus narrows until the rest of the room

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Gabor Maté: A Life Rooted in Compassion and Healing

Doctors usually help fix sickness. Yet some choose therapy instead, which can be to explore how thoughts work. Still, there exist those who dig further, wondering where pain begins at all. Gabor Maté fits right into that group of people.

Health Positive

The Body Remembers: How Stress, Trauma, and Emotion Shape Autoimmune Disease

The concept of our body, our most reliable shield, turning against itself, is haunting for many individuals. Autoimmune disorders are one example of that contradiction; they occur when our bodies produce an immune response to an invader in the body,

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Psychological Recovery After Sexual Assault: Understanding Trauma and Healing

Consider a woman who wakes up months after a sexual assault and cannot explain why the smell of a particular cologne sends her into a panic. She has not spoken about what happened. Also, she blames herself. She wonders why

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Sarcasm as a Defence Mechanism: Psychology Behind Humour, Avoidance, and Emotional Protection

A friend mutters, “Nice job” after spilling the coffee on someone’s shirt. The remark sounds like a compliment, but the tonality of the statement makes it clear that it is sarcasm at its best. Sarcasm, as learned in figure of

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Mother-in-Law vs Daughter-in-Law Conflict: A Family Systems Theory Perspective

Think of a Saturday morning in the kitchen of a newly married couple. The wife is cooking a meal, meticulously following a recipe she has mastered. Her mother-in-law walks into the room, takes a breath, raises her hand, picks up a spice

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Hormones and Heat: Understanding the Chemical Basis of Aggression

One of the most complex human behaviours that often comes to the surface in situations of competition, conflicts, or stress is aggression. Expression of aggression is deeply shaped by social and cultural factors, but human biology plays a crucial role

Education

The Pink Elephant Paradox: Neuro-Cognitive Mechanics of Thought Suppression and the Anxiety Loop 

Imagine a scenario where a surgical resident, “Dr K,” is performing his first solo operation. The  mentor leans forward and says softly, “Don’t cut the femoral artery, whatever you do.” On a moment’s notice, that one particular artery, which Dr