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Courage to do Right by you and your Current Partner
You are at a crossroad: Two choices lie before you and you are contemplating your next step. You are unsure of what you want and feel confused. You are not naïve about the challenges that are inherent in any relationship and you know that relationships take effort. Yet, there is a small voice, a lingering feeling inside you that will not quit. Your decision is not straightforward as your current girlfriend/boyfriend is a good choice, but there is something missing, which has been/is making you eye another individual. How do you know if a relationship is not right for both of you? This question is not easy, but below we introduce five preliminary questions to ask yourself to help your self-reflection:
Five Self-Help Strategies for Social Anxiety
People usually feel anxious from time to time, especially when the demands of life pile up. Anxiety is usually normal and adaptive because it helps to prepare us for danger. However, it can become a problem when there is no real danger. One of the most common anxiety-related problems stems from social contexts. Here are some steps you can use when dealing with your day-to-day social anxiety.
Not tonight Honey: Why a sexless marriage puts your relationship at risk and what you can do about it
I recently watched “the Lunchbox;” A bitter-sweet East Indian movie about romantic and family relationships taking place in an underprivileged neighborhood in Mumbai. It becomes clear, pretty early in the movie that Ila, a rather bored house-maker, and her husband, Rajeev, have been drifting apart for some time. Ila tries her best to draw her husband to her. She even suggests that their daughter might like to have a little sibling. But Rajeev seems disinterested. Soon after, Ila smells the perfume of another woman on her husband’s shirts. The sexless marriage ends up dissolving.
What is Empathy and who needs it?

When you live in a fast-paced world and juggle work, home and maybe kids, who has time to offer empathy? and what is empathy anyway? Empathy is a way to express understanding of the way the other person is feeling without passing judgement or accepting...

Don’t let anxiety rob you of your life!

I have been seeing many clients with anxiety lately. I'm not sure if there is a spike in the number of people who experience anxiety or if people are more aware that help is available and that you can learn to effectively manage your anxiety....

Pregnant and Depressed? Help is Available!

Contrary to widespread beliefs, pregnancy does not protect a woman from depression. According to a recent study published in the Archives of Women's Mental Health in February 2012, up to 20% of pregnant women experience some symptoms of depression. That means 1 in every 5...