Body image can be defined as a person’s attitude towards and their perception of their body. Attitudes may include positive and negative beliefs, which are strongly influenced by our experiences (e.g. family, friends, media places, things around us). How you feel about your body ? How do you talk to yourself about your body? What […]

We all experience emotions. Emotions are an important part of being human, and are essential to our survival. As humans we are designed to feel a whole range of emotions, some of which may be comfortable to us, and others may be uncomfortable. Most people dislike feeling uncomfortable. There are many different ways that humans […]

Procrastination is a common part of human behaviour. Often people mistake procrastination for “laziness”. In everyday language people use definitions like, “putting off”, “postponing”, “delaying”, “deferring”, and “leaving to the last minute”. Procrastination is... ...making a decision for no valid reason to delay or not complete a task or goal you’ve committed too, and instead […]

Everyone knows that breathing is an essential part of life, but did you know that breathing plays an essential role in anxiety? Breathing is a powerful determinant of physical state. When our breathing rate becomes elevated, a number of physiological changes begin to occur. Perhaps you’ve noticed this yourself when you‘ve had a fright; you […]

As human beings, we tend to place a value or a measure of worth to ourselves or aspects of ourselves. So, self-esteem usually refers to how we view and think about ourselves and the value that we place on ourselves as a person. If the value we place on ourselves is often negative, this […]

The old saying goes that, “You are your own worst critic”. It is very true that most of us are hard on ourselves, particularly if we get even the slightest hint that we don’t ‘match up’ in some way – in our achievements, career or study, social standing, relationships, appearance, body image, financial status, etc. […]

What is Assertiveness? We have all heard people say “You need to be more assertive!” But what exactly is assertiveness? Assertiveness is a communication style. It is being able to express your feelings, thoughts, beliefs, and opinions in an open manner that doesn’t violate the rights of others. Other communication styles you may have heard […]

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit […]

Did you ever stop and think about how body shaming has become part of our life ? Like when you are young you might be called names like Fatty, skinny etc. No matter how this manifests, it often leads to comparison and shame, and perpetuates the idea that people should be judged mainly for their […]

Being born as a girl in India is a rare luxury owing to the practice of female infanticide being predominant across states along the length & breadth of the Country. If she was lucky enough to be born as a female, the fight for equality starts right from childhood. Fight for education, fight for professional […]