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Positive

The Neuroscience of Leisure: How Hobbies Strengthen and Reshape the Brain

Have you ever seen your Dadi, Nani or your Parosh wali Auntie sitting on a winter afternoon on the terrace with balls of yarn and a set of needles with their favourite group of ladies! Or have you ever waited

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How Tocotrienol Blend May Support Mental Health and Reduce Stress

Many​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ people, due to the fast-paced world in which we live, struggle with stress, anxiety, and low mood, which they hide most of the time. Overwork, nonstop online communication, personal commitments, and uncertainty of the world may lower one’s mental

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How to Manage Mammogram Anxiety

The predominant fear connected to any mammogram goes unacknowledged because it is masked by minor issues, like the presumed pain involved, and fear about the result. If it is the first time and you’re going through it, anxiety may be

Self Help

How Does Self-Concept Influence Regret After Oversharing?

Do you ever feel ashamed or regret after oversharing with others? You share your emotions,  feelings, and personal experiences that you later regret, and wish had stayed private. This regret sometimes hits a person hard if their self-concept does not

Awareness

Critical Thinking: The Psychological Shield We Need Against Online Misinformation

It’s the season of exams, and Aditi is spending time scrolling on Instagram instead of studying, when a random post pops up on her feed. It confidently claims, “Salt water can cure ADHD in children.” She pauses for a second,

Positive Therapy

Why Therapy Isn’t the Same as Friendship: The Science Behind Empathy and Expertise

There are two kinds of chairs we collapse into when life grows heavier than we expected. One is warm, familiar, and inviting, pulled close by a friend who already knows the story before you speak. The other is softer in a

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Mental Health and Daily Support for Ageing Loved Ones 

Did you know that cumulative loneliness—lingering for months or even years raises mortality risk in older adults by 16%?  Yet social frailty is rarely screened, and most cases of senior depression go undiagnosed due to being dismissed as just part

Awareness

The Fog of Worry: How Anxiety Affects Self-Monitoring and Decision Awareness

Late one evening, Mira sat at her desk, facing two job offers. One was stable but unexciting, the other was riskier but more aligned with her passions. She mulled it over repeatedly. What if she chose wrong? What if she

Social

How Storytelling Preserves Cultural Continuity in India

Prior to the emergence of print media or structured schooling, people safeguarded their beliefs, experiences and shared memories through storytelling. Narration is one of the oldest and most powerful tools humans have. It has kept the link between the past

Crime Education

Intersection of Law and Psychology: How Both Advocates for  Humanity

The legal system is a system of rules and institutions, but it is also a deeply psychological environment, where people’s perceptions, judgments and interactions matter just as much as any written law. Recent studies in legal psychology have shown that