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Another life lost to depression and yet we don’t consider mental health a grave issue?
Despite her Instagram clearly indicating the state of her mental health, no one took it as an immediate concern.
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Therapist diaries: Three great lessons I have learnt from kids with autism
The child had an IQ of what we can identify as brilliant. But he never used his uniqueness as a tool to seem superior.
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Counselling survivors of rape: “Who will marry me if I’m not a virgin?”
No amount of training can prepare a therapist enough when a rape survivor voices these fears in a patriarchal setup.
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Procreation as a form of oppression: Why I don't want to have any children
He never got himself checked and was sure it could never be him and that the fault lied in the three women he married.
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Bullying 101: We don’t need more angry, aggressive boys – we have enough already
We are creating an illusion for this child, and other kids, that being aggressive is acceptable and superior.
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Like father, like son: The abusive and helpless sons of battered mothers
He sympathised with his battered mother but an impulse turned him into what he never wanted to be – his abusive...
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High BMI and low stamina could not stop me from making that hike
Like anyone with poor stamina, bad eating habits and a slow metabolism, I told myself I would not make it to the top.
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Sanju’s triumph over his addiction should be celebrated, not trivialised
He lost his life amidst other people like him, on a footpath or under a bridge –homeless, hopeless, loveless, kin-less
