Caring Matters
I’m so lonely (so lonely) I’m Mr. Lonely (Mr. Lonely) I have nobody (I have nobody) To call my own (to call my own) Akon’s song so aptly expresses the anguish of the feeling. The [Read More]
Groping, touching, brushing, lewd comments, unwanted glances, and attention are not something women have to only deal with on the street, at school/college, at their jobs, or in the park. Sadly, for many of us, [Read More]
The pain is so intense that you can actually feel a knife in your heart. You feel like pulling out your hair. You want to stab into something. Many a time to release the pain [Read More]
Being sexually abused is being violated in the most private part of our bodies and psyche. Something which is so personal and precious has been forcefully taken by a bully who knows he can get [Read More]
After years of being so tuned to every nuance, tone, word, and action of others, I am slowly beginning to feel free of the expectations of others. I am no longer hypervigilant. I don’t feel [Read More]
In most cases, the stress in children is due to highly toxic family situations. According to the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Study, there are 10 types of childhood trauma measured in the study and five [Read More]
When one is suffering from depression or C-PTSD, all one feels like doing is just lying down and shutting the world out. The pain is so intense that nothing seems to ease the torment, at [Read More]
“The truth is, you cannot love yourself unless you have been loved and are loved. The capacity to love cannot be built in isolation”, writes the noted child trauma therapist Bruce Perry. We, humans, are social [Read More]
In India we celebrate Teachers’ Day on 5th September, the birth anniversary of Dr Radhakrishnan, the second president of Republic India. He was a great teacher, respected and adored by his students so when his [Read More]
Being nice to someone does not require great efforts or big sacrifices, however, we miss out on creating change in our world. Being nice is so simple yet we have been programmed by our society [Read More]