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Awareness Education Parenting

Special Educator vs Counsellor: Know the Difference

Sometimes schools post jobs like “Counsellor-cum-Special Educator needed” with the expectation that the same person will handle both academic learning and emotional guidance. If you look back to our childhood, we remember a lot of difficulties we faced in making friends,

Self Help

The Psychology Behind Forecasting Failure: Why We Imagine the Worst

Uncertainty is present everywhere in human existence. Whether we’re waiting for a medical diagnosis or waiting for the outcome of an interview, we are often faced with situations in which we just don’t know what’s ahead of us. In those

Health

When the Body Trembles: Understanding the Somatic Roots of Chronic Anxiety

Anxiety is often referred to as a tempest of thoughts: ceaseless apprehension, disastrous what-ifs, or simply an inability to quiet a restless mind. But anyone who has lived with anxiety becomes accustomed to the fact that it doesn’t stay just

Research

Psilocybin as a Neuromodulator: A Study on Its Role in Pain related Depression and Chronic Pain 

Psilocybin, an active compound in psychedelic mushrooms, has been found to reduce chronic and pain-related depression in recent research studies. More than 1.5 million people are impacted by chronic pain worldwide, affecting their quality of life. This pain is significantly

Awareness Parenting

The Psychology behind Violent Pretend Play: Monsters, Heroes and Guns

From backyard sword fights’ screams to sober “rescue missions” arranged with action figures, make-believe play is the most universal childhood activity. Make-believe play allows children to access fantasy worlds where they build, rehearse, and experiment with social roles, emotions, moral

Positive

Does Biology Affect Behaviour?

Scientists, philosophers and intellectuals have long been captivated by the complex interplay between biology and behaviour. By delving further into the nuances of the human experience, it becomes increasingly clear that our biological disposition greatly manipulates our behaviour. Contrary to

Positive

The Psychology of Flaws: Why Imperfection is Emotionally Necessary 

We often hear the phrase, ‘we all have our flaws and nobody is perfect’. Taking this quote ahead in depth, this article focuses on the utter importance of imperfections and how flaws are emotionally necessary, even in the long run.

Education

Understanding Objective, Semi-Projective, and Projective Tests in Psychology

Psychological testing has its beginnings during the ancient world, particularly the Chinese imperial examination system of circa 2200 B.C., which tested candidates’ knowledge in the areas of governance and law (History of Psychological Testing, 2025). But it was in the

Awareness Education

How the Amygdala Shapes Our Emotions and Behaviour

The limbic system is a complex array of brain structures responsible for extensive regulation of emotion, memory, and behaviour. Key structures include the amygdala, hippocampus, thalamus, and hypothalamus. The amygdala plays a pivotal role in the processing of emotion in

Awareness

Understanding How Trauma and ADHD Can Feel the Same

There’s a child who just can’t sit still and is easily distracted. But is the child fidgeting, or is it hypervigilance? What if the restless mind that everyone’s trying to calm down isn’t a neurodevelopmental problem, but a struggle for