Almost everyone experiences Monday morning blues. And with us chock-o-blocking our weekends with ‘planned’ leisure activities which leave...

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Motherhood is probably one of the most fulfilling and satisfying yet thankless and exhausting jobs on the planet. Mothers take charge...

Nothing epitomises detachment (or non-attachment) like a lotus – the plant has the unique ability to rise above the muddy water in which...

Ah! 2020, what a great year to look forward to. It has a zing to its name and seems to me like a year of possibilities,...

A poetic ode to mothers & motherhood. Let’s celebrate our differences and adjust each other’s crowns To that mom… Who left her job, to...

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I remember while I was growing up, one of my Hindi textbooks in school included a chapter on Dohas (couplets). Of course, those were the...

Those messed up days You feel caught in a maze Can’t point what’s wrong Mind’s covered in a haze . Withdraw yourself and let all go ...

“The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others.” – Erik Erikson If being a psychologist has taught me...

Ten years ago, when I was leaving the corporate job that I loved, to raise my first born, my mind was clouded with unanswered...

Life Is What You Make It’ was Preeti Shenoy’s second book and was published in 2011. A love story and a mental health condition form the...

Is there really a point in over-parenting, hyper-parenting, micro-parenting or whatever else we choose to call it? It’s time to...

The clitter-clatter of the keyboard keys is probably the most soothing sound to my ears. No, I am not a recluse with crumpled paper...

Most of us as parents are guilty of raising entitled kids rather than empowered and responsible ones. We are buying what they don’t even...

Much has been and will be written about New Year Resolutions, New Year Plans and New Year Ideas. But the fact remains that most of them...

It wasn’t when she did well in her boards, nor when she secured her first high-paying job, not even when she started on her...

5 Quick Ways For Living A Fully Charged Life Health: Taking care of your being – both physical and emotional is the first a step to a...

There is research aplenty on how we are becoming slaves of technology, more so of Social Media. The craving to check WhatsApp messages...

While we are awaiting our children to outgrow their childhood phase and enter the much-dreaded period of adolescence, we forget to...

Matters of Heart & Mind Series Mindfulness is talk of the town today – a concept which originated in Asia but has taken the western...

We’ve all heard of the famous proverb, “When life gives you lemons, make a lemonade”. Isn’t it vital to absorb the essence of this...

Matters of Heart & Mind Series Matthew Kelly in his book “The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose” has written...

“You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For...

Janani – An Ode MA…AMMA…MAMMA…AMMI…MUMMY…MOM…MUM The very first word which a child learns to say. And probably the only word which sounds...

When you see a girl who’s just so small, Don’t you tell her she’s too short or tall. Don’t preach her on how she needs to walk, Or sit or...

Matters of Heart & Mind Series My daughter is in grade IV. She came back with her English test result the other day. It was an all-time...

Doctors say that when kids are growing up they feel pain –popularly known as ‘Growing Pains’ – as a result of getting bigger. However,...

Matters of Heart & Mind Series The World Happiness Report 2017 puts India at 122 on their happiness rank out of 155 countries in total....

India scores high on Hofstede’s Masculinity index which indicates how our society does not give as much importance to quality of life...

Many of the women I know – my friends, relatives, friends of friends, relatives of relatives or merely some of the mothers I come across...

Any small talk invariably leads to a question which I often dread – “So, where are you from?” I used to start by saying, “Well its...

Books can be your best friends, as well as your window to the world outside. Let’s try and introduce our children to the enchanting world...

Don’t judge women based on whether they wear the ‘symbols’ of marriage, or choose not to. The imperative word here is: Choice. Yes, these...

Resuming your career after a break for motherhood is a temporary stage, not a full-stop to your ambitions. Keep yourself ready and take...

AT 30, Suhani a bright project manager at an MNC thought it was the right time for her to have a baby. After her maternity leave Suhani...