Dear mind, I mind.

  • Letter from a survivor.

    My mornings are interesting. I mean, nothing special about them except for how different each one is. They range from waking up with a sigh, glad that the clock struck 7 and I don’t have to lay in bed, wide awake, with thoughts I would rather not own to jumping…

  • Anhedonia in Depression: Why You Can’t Feel Joy and How to Heal

    When I was diagnosed with depression, I remember thinking it was no big deal—after all, it was just grief and sadness. Little did I know, depression was multi-faceted. It came as a package with its second cousins—anhedonia and personality changes. I remember how much alive I felt before this “madness”…

  • Thriving, Not Just Surviving: How to Navigate Corporate Life with ADHD

    It was 8 am and I could hardly get out of bed. Staying in Bengaluru means a two-hour commute to work, one way. If I had to be at office in time, I should have left an hour ago. I already had 5 unread emails and a long day. I…

  • Har Ki Dun Trek: A Hidden Gem You Need to Explore (Before Everyone Else Finds Out)

    A Trek That’s Totally Worth the Blisters Picture this: You wake up to birds chirping, take a deep breath of crisp mountain air (it’s fresher than your morning espresso), and watch the sun slowly paint the Himalayan peaks in golden hues. If this sounds like your kind of thing, then…

  • Rejuvenate at Roma Eco Lodge: Sankri’s Best Kept Secret

    Imagine waking up to the gentle lilt of the river flowing, the melody of the birds’ chirps and the soft glow of the morning sun peeking through your window. This is the magic that awaits you at ROMA ECO LODGE AND STAYS, Sankri, a haven nestled amidst breathtaking Himalayan beauty.…

  • Hey, have you seen my identity anywhere??

    The sense of having lost my identity is what troubled me the most during my depression. It happened after I lost my mother.  The internal conflicts about who I am and the questions I’d ask to find my identity only made it worse.  What I should be doing, what I…

  • The inner child’s cry for help

    When we talk about healing we mostly talk about healing from trauma that we remember. We believe we have become a different person and the traumatic event changed our personalities. But are we certain that the person we were before, was free from all the trauma and was not a…