When people who know me would summarize me in a few words, they would say empathetic, interesting and interested, great listener. I am a counselor and Homeopathic consultant with over a decade and a half of professional experience. Experience ranges from delivering lectures and case presentations, extensive counseling spectrum ranging but not limited to issues relating to depression, anxiety, addiction,…
I am surprised that I have to write this on Friendship day. There are people across India who are drowned today, some due to actual flood and most of the people like me due to ‘happy friendship day’ messages and images. Now am I a misanthropist to say so? NO! not at all. I have some amazing bunch of crazy…
We are the most ancient civilization, the most accommodative culture who allows everyone to impact our ways of life. We absorb everything from whosoever thinks of ruling us. Our Hindi picked up loads of Urdu words, our dressing changed with Brits ruling us, our diet changed with western culture, please take a note that tomatoes and potatoes are not Indian…
We tried to play a dry Holi! Why because kids were made to take an oath in the school that they will not waste water. Few months ago we celebrated Diwali without crackers because the kids were made to take an oath in the school that they will not pollute the air with crackers. We celebrated Ganeshotsva few months ago…
A dream which was seen with loads of difficulties and ifs and buts has been materialized. A dream which confronted all my beliefs so far in life, a dream which showed me the mirror on every step I took, and showed me the depth of my personality as I climbed every feet. I climbed to Hampta Top, a place in…
A few days ago I shared my experience here with you all, I was accompanied by my son, Atharva, 9 years, on this hike to Hampta Top, he has shared his experience which has been published in the children’s newspaper “My Paper”. Do read and let me know how you all like it………… How high can I go? Mom keeps…
“Experiences make the personality.” I once again have to agree with my father on this favorite quote of him, in my childhood he would always encourage us to get more and more experience through doing things, would say action learning is the best learning and so we went on experimenting with whatever resources we had. But this article is not…
Oh yes! I have to run again. You are wondering as to what’s this that I am speaking today? Well let me tell you the full story. Last year I shared my fitness journey with you all, so you all know I love to walk, this year in may I went for a hike in Himalayas and I shared my…
All my schooling years, there was a classmate of mine who has haunted my academic life. He would score a perfect 100/100 in mathematics and I would miss it by 3-4 marks but those three to four marks would make me feel as if I have failed. Obviously, he was better in all other subjects as well and he used…
Mental health is a serious problem that most of us ignore. We decided to look into the matter and reached out to a well-known professional. Dr. Vrushali Saraswat BHMS, FCAH (MUHS). A counsellor and Homoeopath by education, practising for last 18 years. Particularly interested in mental health and hence a trainer for parenting and children issues. A staunch believer in…