By Varkha Chulani I’m addressing the graduating class of 2020, congratulations on your graduation! You must remember at this time when the world has turned on its head and Covid-19 has disrupted every aspect of life, you are a unique…
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The Case for Compassion, Not Judgement
By Varkha Chulani I am writing this from the city where Kate Spade unfortunately ended her life. In a matter of a few days, two celebrities had taken their life into their own hands, and decided that they wanted no…
Faith, Reason and the Mindset of a Follower
By Varkha Chulani ‘Faith is what I die for, dogma is what I kill for’ is the saying. And we saw much of that unfolding in the aftermath of the verdict against Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. All faith is dogma. And…
Ask the Experts: A Case for Emotionality
By Varkha Chulani In the recent past I have seen too many clients getting into trouble due to self-control! Yes, sounds a bit odd, because mankind’s main problem seems quite contrarian. Decadence and intemperance being the bane for many, with…
Ask the Experts: How to Cope with Break-ups, Divorce (Hindi)
ब्रेकअप और आगे की राह: एक मनोवैज्ञानिक का नजरिया ऐसा कहा जाता है कि मृत्यु के बाद दूसरा सबसे बड़ा तनाव का कारण अलग होना या तलाक होता है। मगर ऐसा ही हो ये जरूरी नहीं है यदि हम ब्रेकअप…
Breaking up and Moving On: A Psychologist’s Perspective
By Varkha Chulani It is said that the second most common stressor after death is separation and/or divorce. But it needn’t be so if we can view our breakups with a different lens – stoically, sensibly, realistically and even philosophically.…
Ask the Experts: Is Pseudoscience Setting You Back?
By Varkha Chulani Science is the ability to deal with facts, rather than what someone says about people, situations or things. Yes I know this is a rather simplistic way of defining science but from a perspective of emotional wellness,…
Ask the Experts: Is Therapy for Everyone?
By Varkha Chulani First of all let’s break the myth that only mentally ill people need therapy. First of all let’s break the myth that only mentally ill people need therapy. I’d love to illustrate this with an example of…
Racing to the Brink: Mental Health and You
By Varkha Chulani “What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.” W.H. Davies’ poignant words from his poem Leisure, exactly defines Mumbai-ites today. Look around and see. The rush. The mad race.…
Ask The Experts: Understanding Anxiety Disorders
By Varkha Chulani All anxiety is unhealthy. When you are concerned about how you are going to do in an exam, at work, with people, etc you are in the ‘healthy’ or as lay people would say ‘normal’ range. For…