8 Tips To Kick-start Your Day
Almost everyone experiences Monday morning blues. And with us chock-o-blocking our weekends with ‘planned’ leisure activities which leave...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
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Life’s Poetry
Rainbow the clouds are there but so is the rainbow it’s a matter of time before one goes and the other shows Roots in the dark deep under...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 2 min
Mothers! Your Mental Health Matters
Motherhood is probably one of the most fulfilling and satisfying yet thankless and exhausting jobs on the planet. Mothers take charge...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 4 min
The Art Of Detached Attachment
Nothing epitomises detachment (or non-attachment) like a lotus – the plant has the unique ability to rise above the muddy water in which...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 5 min
The 20/20 Rules For 2020
Ah! 2020, what a great year to look forward to. It has a zing to its name and seems to me like a year of possibilities,...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 2 min
To That Mom…You Deserve An Applause!
A poetic ode to mothers & motherhood. Let’s celebrate our differences and adjust each other’s crowns To that mom… Who left her job, to...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
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Those Who Matter…
You’ll come across so many people in your life… Learn to keep those who matter… Those who make you laugh Even when you make a gaffe!...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 4 min
The Lost Art Of Humility
I remember while I was growing up, one of my Hindi textbooks in school included a chapter on Dohas (couplets). Of course, those were the...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 1 min
A Mind Health Day Off
Those messed up days You feel caught in a maze Can’t point what’s wrong Mind’s covered in a haze . Withdraw yourself and let all go ...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 4 min
That Virtue Called Patience
“The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others.” – Erik Erikson If being a psychologist has taught me...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
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Taming The Self-Doubt Monster
Ten years ago, when I was leaving the corporate job that I loved, to raise my first born, my mind was clouded with unanswered...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
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Life Is What You Make It
Life Is What You Make It’ was Preeti Shenoy’s second book and was published in 2011. A love story and a mental health condition form the...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 3 min
Us, Over-Parenting Parents
Is there really a point in over-parenting, hyper-parenting, micro-parenting or whatever else we choose to call it? It’s time to...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 2 min
You Can Write
The clitter-clatter of the keyboard keys is probably the most soothing sound to my ears. No, I am not a recluse with crumpled paper...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
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Raising Empowered Kids (and not Entitled Ones)
Most of us as parents are guilty of raising entitled kids rather than empowered and responsible ones. We are buying what they don’t even...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
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New Year Resolutions – It’s Time to KISS (Keep It Super Simple)
Much has been and will be written about New Year Resolutions, New Year Plans and New Year Ideas. But the fact remains that most of them...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
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Woman Behind The Wheel
It wasn’t when she did well in her boards, nor when she secured her first high-paying job, not even when she started on her...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
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The 5-H For Humans
5 Quick Ways For Living A Fully Charged Life Health: Taking care of your being – both physical and emotional is the first a step to a...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 3 min
Smarter Phones, Dumber Us
There is research aplenty on how we are becoming slaves of technology, more so of Social Media. The craving to check WhatsApp messages...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 3 min
Tween-Sight: Insight Into Raising Emotionally Healthy Tweens
While we are awaiting our children to outgrow their childhood phase and enter the much-dreaded period of adolescence, we forget to...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 1 min
Mindful Workplaces
Matters of Heart & Mind Series Mindfulness is talk of the town today – a concept which originated in Asia but has taken the western...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 2 min
Let’s Turn Lemons into Lemonade
We’ve all heard of the famous proverb, “When life gives you lemons, make a lemonade”. Isn’t it vital to absorb the essence of this...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 2 min
Surround Yourself Wisely
Matters of Heart & Mind Series Matthew Kelly in his book “The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose” has written...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 4 min
My Daughter, My Teacher
“You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 2 min
Janani-An Ode (Celebrating the Spirit of Mother’s Day)
Janani – An Ode MA…AMMA…MAMMA…AMMI…MUMMY…MOM…MUM The very first word which a child learns to say. And probably the only word which sounds...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
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Let Her Be Her
When you see a girl who’s just so small, Don’t you tell her she’s too short or tall. Don’t preach her on how she needs to walk, Or sit or...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 4 min
The Road to Mindful Parenting
Matters of Heart & Mind Series My daughter is in grade IV. She came back with her English test result the other day. It was an all-time...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 3 min
The Growing Up Pains
Doctors say that when kids are growing up they feel pain –popularly known as ‘Growing Pains’ – as a result of getting bigger. However,...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 3 min
The Ticket to Happiness
Matters of Heart & Mind Series The World Happiness Report 2017 puts India at 122 on their happiness rank out of 155 countries in total....
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
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How about Work-Life Balance in Men?
India scores high on Hofstede’s Masculinity index which indicates how our society does not give as much importance to quality of life...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 3 min
The Boys & Their Toys
Many of the women I know – my friends, relatives, friends of friends, relatives of relatives or merely some of the mothers I come across...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
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A North Indian Hyderabadi
Any small talk invariably leads to a question which I often dread – “So, where are you from?” I used to start by saying, “Well its...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 3 min
Watching Children Enter The Enchanting World Of Books
Books can be your best friends, as well as your window to the world outside. Let’s try and introduce our children to the enchanting world...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 3 min
Don’t Judge Women On Their Bangles, Bindis And Bicchiyas
Don’t judge women based on whether they wear the ‘symbols’ of marriage, or choose not to. The imperative word here is: Choice. Yes, these...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
- 4 min
Resuming Your Career After A Break? Yes, You Can Regrow Your Wings!
Resuming your career after a break for motherhood is a temporary stage, not a full-stop to your ambitions. Keep yourself ready and take...
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Dr. Saumya Goyal
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Don’t Let Her Leave
AT 30, Suhani a bright project manager at an MNC thought it was the right time for her to have a baby. After her maternity leave Suhani...
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