Engaging in self-care for grief has been monumental for me in the past. It takes a bit of mild movement combined with self-soothing activities such as crocheting or yoga. This way there is softening in the heart to cope with the heaviness of the grief. This helps to just breathe…
Sometimes the most effective approach to feel the hope is to set a small goal that seems achievable. Accomplishing that goal however small takes effort. Especially, when the rest of the world seems dark and heavy. Taking small measurable steps toward a larger goal. This is what helps set the…
Anger Phase of Grief The anger phase of grief is something that is fertile in sadness gripped with the frustration of the loss happening. Taking in all the impact of the loss. While not knowing where to show it but pour into the journal. This becomes a way of externalizing…
Meeting with people especially strangers makes me want to run freely in open spaces. However when I end up doing it, it feels liberating and rewarding. So as, to feel the experience of a genuine smile or laugh shared. That is worth putting myself through the social awkwardness and let…
Please check out the link to my latest training on South Asian Domestic Violence and Trauma. This training briefly highlights differences between Codependency vs Interdependency in South Asian culture, the importance of Learning to set Healthy Boundaries, taking on a Feminist Approach and Asking for One’s Needs Effectively. You may…
Value of Breathing The value of breathing for getting that reprieve from the constant churn of doing and letting the being take over, feels essential at this time. Feels more important to focus on the breath and redo the need to refocus energy into the breath as things pile up…
Saving money is something that feels important as well as hard to do when the only thing that comes to my mind is overwhelming anxiety and worry. Being able to identify what can be done about the worries and having a plan helps to allay some of those fears. Addressing…
Attributing our images, sensations and metaphors which cannot be translated into words easily into the way we lead our lives describes the experience of human life. This consciousness that includes words, images, sensations and metaphors that do not individually but as a whole make meaning to the experience of one…
Through my work at Intel Corp I learned the power of constructive confrontation, of removing the person out of the problem and resolving the issue at hand exclusively. This way the heated exchange focuses on safeguarding the relationship. It just focuses on the problem alone. Whenever there is a…
Bringing Awareness to Anger It helped to notice the immediate urge to isolate and shut down until I processed the anger in my own way. By noticing the anger bubble up inside me in the time of interpersonal conflicts at work and life. This I understand is a healthy way…