A quiet, well-researched list of real mental health helplines and support services, in India and around the world, worth saving for the day you need them.
Resource Roundup: Helplines and Support Services Worth Saving Read More »
Are kids really resilient, or do childhood experiences leave lasting effects? Explore the science behind childhood trauma, resilience, memory, and healing with research-backed insights and an Indian perspective.
Myth-Busting: “Kids Are Resilient, They’ll Forget” Read More »
Learn what trauma-informed therapy really looks like, how it works, and why it prioritises safety, trust, and healing. A research-backed guide with an Indian perspective.
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Learn the signs of love-bombing, why emotional manipulation works, and how to recognise unhealthy relationship patterns. A research-backed guide with an Indian perspective and a personal story from Rooh.
What Love-Bombing Looks Like — and Why It Works Read More »
Discover what When Dinner Turned to Shrapnel reveals about hypervigilance in children, emotional safety, childhood trauma, and how parents and teachers can recognise hidden signs of distress.
Chapter 1, Part 2 — What “When Dinner Turned to Shrapnel” Reveals Read More »
Why kids rarely open up to parents, and four specific phrases that work better than “are you okay?” — with research from India and around the world.Why kids rarely open up to parents, and four specific phrases that work better than “are you okay?” — with research from India and around the world.
How to Ask Your Child “Are You Okay?” and Actually Get an Answer Read More »
How to tell a bad mood apart from clinical depression in a child, with DSM-5 criteria, plus global and India-specific research on childhood depression.
The Difference Between a Bad Mood and Clinical Depression in a Child Read More »
Pillar: Pause & Reflect In short: World Mental Health Day falls on October 10 each year. It began in 1992. This post looks at where the day came from, then sits quietly with what this trilogy — which began with “When Unicorns Don’t Fly” — hopes to change. It ends with a short list of
World Mental Health Day: What This Trilogy Hopes to Change Read More »
Wondering if your trauma was “bad enough”? Learn what psychology and research say about trauma, emotional pain, childhood adversity, and healing. Expert-backed answers with an Indian perspective.
Reader Q&A: “How Do I Know If What I Went Through Was Really That Bad?” Read More »
Five practical, step-by-step grounding techniques for dissociation and feeling “unreal” — with global and India-specific research, and free helplines including Tele-MANAS.
Five Grounding Techniques for When You Feel Like You’re Disappearing Read More »
