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Therapy Trailblazers: Women Who Transformed Modern Mental Health Care

For centuries, the history of psychology was always told a story held in the closet as a gallery of “Great Men”, a lineage which stretches from Sigmund Freud’s Victorian couches to B.F. Skinner’s modern behavioural cages. But this story is not

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Trauma on Repeat: Why the Past Keeps Showing Up in the Present

Every human being has, at some point, had an experience where a smell, sound, or glance from a person causes a powerful emotional reaction that appears disproportionate to the circumstances. For many, this is not an accident; it is merely

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The Neuroscience Behind Doomscrolling: Why Can’t We Stop Scrolling? 

Imagine lying in bed after a long day, intending to relax, phone in hand, scrolling through headlines about disasters, climate change, conflicts and thus the process becomes endless. One story leads to another, and surprisingly, hours have passed. The brain won’t

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The Architecture of Self-Awareness: Understanding Metacognition and the Thinking Mind

Have you ever paused your thoughts and thought of how we think? Our thoughts are zooming out and learning how to engage with our thoughts more intentionally.  Often it is called “thinking about thinking”. Metacognition is the awareness and regulation

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When ‘Rest’ Isn’t Rest: How the Default Mode Network Fuels Overthinking

Consider a person whose mind is racing while in a quiet room after a long day. Their body is still while their mind runs. They’re not trying to map out their grocery list or think of a moment of good fun;

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Culturally Sensitive Digital Mental Health Tools for Indian Adolescents

The mental health of adolescents is the biggest crisis in Indian culture. We didn’t notice the concern about mental health and well-being until the covid crisis. Today, estimates suggest that 7-14 % of adolescents in India face mental health challenges(UNICEF,2023).

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How Chronic Stress Disrupts Working Memory: The Role of Cortisol Awakening Response

How Dysregulated HPA-Axis Activation Correlates with Working Memory Deficits Under Chronic Stress. The human brain is very susceptible to stress. Although short bursts of stress might make a person sharper and more efficient, chronic stress speaks a different language –

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Purple Day: Transforming Myths with Facts and Compassion

Purple Day is on March 26, and to most individuals, the meaning of this day is not known. There are approximately 65 million epilepsy patients throughout the globe, with 1 out of 26 Americans being diagnosed with the disease at

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The Psychology of Emotional Granularity: Why Naming Your Feelings Changes Everything

As adults, we do not necessarily have the same amount of common ground. In addition to sharing interests or agreeing upon a preference, having an emotional connection and mutual understanding has become more important than ever before. When forming a friendship, we

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Sitar for Mental Health Enters Clinical Care with Adayu: Bridging Music and Healing

One of the most thoughtful initiatives in the field of mental health has been introduced by Rishabh Sharma, a neoclassical musician and sitar player. His initiative, ‘Sitar for mental health’, combines music, art and well-being. The focus behind this initiative