PCOS or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a state of hormonal imbalance that is quite common in women. It can occur any time after puberty or even later in life and women of all ethnicities are susceptible to it. The hormonal…
Things not to say to someone who opens up to you about having suicidal thoughts
Our loved ones mean the world to us and we all want only the best for them. Knowing that a loved one is struggling with mental health issues isn’t easy. It can be heartbreaking when a friend or a loved…
Make Yourself A Priority In Your Life
If you think about yourself, what are you? How do you define yourself? Someone might say, I am a student or an engineer or an artist or maybe someone might say that I am a mother of two. But I…
News and triggers- from wars to crimes against humanity to assault
Our mind plays tricks. Period! Now, what do I mean when I say this? The effect of anything, whether our surroundings or any situation, our mind tends to act like water and moulds itself into whatever external source it is…
How to help a child with learning disabilities?
Every child enters the world with aspects of their personality which are out of the ordinary, we all have little things about ourselves which are different from the other, however, this doesn’t mean we should categorize ourselves as ‘outcasts’, rather…
How to love your body for the way it is?
We all have our insecurities; however, we don’t realize that insecurities come up due to various external situations that influence how we perceive ourselves and the world around us. One of the most common and deeply attached insecurities is how…
Menstruation and Mental health
There is increasingly much information regarding mental health and menstruation, albeit not in relation to each other. Research and experts have clarified that menstrual cycles are linked with mental health. Keeping track of menstrual symptoms can explain many changes in…
Reel to Real – How movies shape our views: 5 movies that can augment our understanding of the LGBTQ+ Community.
Everyone indubitably watches various forms of audio-visuals these days; keeping in mind the current context of the pandemic, social media snippets, short videos and movies are usually streamed from the early hours of the day to the later hours. Either…
Busting myths that surround sexuality and gender affiliations
Most of us have been raised with pretty simplistic ideas about sex and gender. Namely, that there are two sexes, male and female, and that they align with two genders, man and woman. A person has the freedom to decide…
Importance of Using Proper Pronouns when Addressing People with Different Gender Affiliations
Sex refers to differences in biological and physiological characteristic of the person whereas gender is socially constructed based on the social norms and roles for particular gender by society. This leads to misconceptions; stereotypes, discrimination towards them and people might…