By Asma G When my 10-year-old nephew came into my care permanently three years ago, I was quite confident in my ability to connect with him. I was 27 years old at the time and while I hadn’t expected to…
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Your Worry Makes Sense: Empathy in Book Form
By Asma G My first introduction to Dr Martin Brunet’s work was through a reel he posted on burnout. The reel was quite popular, amassing 4 million views since 2023. The UK-based NHS General Practitioner (GP) and GP trainer goes by the handle…
Book Review: The Crucial Years
The premise of Dr. Ziegler’s book is that middle childhood (i.e. ages 6-12) is a crucial time in children’s lives that often goes unnoticed because parents tend to focus on the pre-school and high school years without realising that middle childhood is a formative period for children.
My Take: More Mental Health Podcasts that Resonate
By Asma G A lot of habits have stayed with me from the pandemic. Some, like revenge bedtime procrastination, I would like to get rid of, and others like listening to podcasts, are habits I am deeply grateful to have…
My Take: Mental Health Podcasts That Resonate
There are podcasts and then there are podcasts! Here’s ‘My Take’ with Asma G, sharing some fab mental health podcasts that resonate.
How to Fail by Elizabeth Day: A Raw, Relatable Look at Fertility, Feminism, and Failing Forward
By Asma G Content warning: The book contains mentions of fertility struggles including miscarriages. When I first considered reviewing How to Fail by Elizabeth Day, I was a bit wary. It sounded exactly like the garden-variety of self-help books I…
Out of Her Mind: How Society Fails Women’s Mental Health – A Review
By Asma G Content warning: The book reviewed here contains mentions of self-harm, suicide, sexual abuse, trauma and mental illness. “‘We’re different. We’re treated differently by our own because we’re women. We’re treated differently outside because we’re Asian.’ The words…
Therapists Have Problems Too—Apple TV+’s Shrinking Delivers Laughs with a Side of Chaos
Apple TV+’s latest sitcom offers laughs, great performances, and a refreshing take on mental health professionals — just don’t mistake it for a therapy manual.
Book Review: Matt Haig’s The Life Impossible
By Asma G “Eating watermelon in the sun was such a wonderful feeling I wondered why I hadn’t spent more of my life doing it. I wondered why it wasn’t everyone’s aspiration. I wondered why every successful businessperson on the…
Unpacking Love and Life: A Review of Red, Green, and Sometimes Beige
By Asma G “It feels like whiplash; for 20 years, my parents forbade me from dating and pushed me to focus on achievements, but suddenly this year, the only topic they’re interested in talking about is whether I’ve met someone…