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Are you outgunned by your teenaged child? 16 Dec 2016

Are you outgunned by your teenaged child?

Are You Outgunned By Your Teenaged Child? (The Teenage Years)When your child is young, it goes without saying that immense care and love is required for upbringing. With time, your child will no more be a kid and enter the bumpiest stage of his/her life-the teenage years. Being a teenager is not onl...

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Planning a new baby? Are you ready? 13 Dec 2016

Planning a new baby? Are you ready?

In the ads and most of the media we are exposed to, motherhood is portrayed as a reason for great happiness. They're right about the joy and excitement you feel on being an actual mother, unlike in childhood, when you may have play acted with your Barbie, but what is often ignored in popular media i...

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Marriage: Beyond the Wedding Day 08 Dec 2016

Marriage: Beyond the Wedding Day

Marriage is a roller coaster ride. There is no set pattern for a romantic relationship but most often it unfolds in the following 3 stages:- Infatuation- Doubt- AttachmentInfatuationThis represents the early stages, when a couple has just gotten married—the period when the brain releases a host of...

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Life in the times of Dear Zindagi 06 Dec 2016

Life in the times of Dear Zindagi

Written by Dinika AnandThe first time my friend told me that Dear Zindagi dealt with mental health in a sensitive way, I turned around and rolled my eyes at her but then I don’t think I have ever been happier about being proved wrong. Dear Zindagi is a beautiful portrayal of a much needed conv...

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Talk your way to a Happy Relationship 05 Dec 2016

Talk your way to a Happy Relationship

Written by Dinika AnandWhen it comes to relationships and marriage, everyone has an opinion on what makes a perfect relationship. We get to hear a lot of diverse opinions about that one special ingredient which can make or break a relationship. Some people talk about how trust matters the most, whil...

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Mental Health in Chronic Illness 10 Oct 2016

Mental Health in Chronic Illness

Written by Dinika AnandA chronic health condition has an effect on the sufferer for months or years. Living with one is a daily challenge. Every aspect of life is affected, from food habits, sleep schedules, planning the day around medication to professional and personal goals. Apart from that, a ch...

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I Am Fighting Depression Everyday. You can too! 01 Mar 2017

I Am Fighting Depression Everyday. You can too!

“But remember, you are not alone,” says Harika Bantupalli to all those who are fighting depression. After finding out that what she is going through is depression, Harika set out on the journey of facing the world where most discussions around mental health are considered taboo. This is her stor...

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Decoding ADHD 10 Oct 2016

Decoding ADHD

‘ADHD’, ‘brain disorder’, ‘no cure’. Put all of these terms together and you have a pretty scary-sounding diagnosis. Add to this the fact that we live in a society that prefers to avoid and ignore all mention of mental illness, considering it something to be ashamed of. However, what we ...

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