God Is Not Fair?

When life throws lemons at you, make lemonade. Easier said than done, right? A majority of people around us give us "Gyan" that they themselves can't follow in adverse circumstances. But, there are real people who preach what they practice. I happened to meet one such person and really got inspired. "Life" can't be controlled by us but we can definitely control the way we react to it; just like th...

The schools have reopened in most cities and pre-primary and primary sections are running in full swing, but there is something that is bothering both young kids and parents. That is ‘Managing this transition from online to offline'. If this is happening with you as well or with someone you know, listen to this podcast where I invited a renowned Child Psychologist from Delhi Prachi Srivastava, and...

We mostly come across someone at some point in time in our lives who thinks He/She is THE BEST, doesn't care for others' emotions, has an inflated sense of importance, and goes to any extent to get praise. He/She may be a narcissist. Narcissism is extreme self-involvement to the degree that it makes a person ignore the needs of those around them and, this is a medical condition. While everyon...

Successful people usually don't get where they are by adhering to the ordinary. But I've got news for you. They're not always dripping with confidence all the time. They all have moments where the anxiety of a mistake sits deep in their stomachs or they don't know for sure what the right decision is. And in those moments, they almost always reflect on what others have said...

On certain occasions or journeys in life, we feel stuck and it appears like everything is lost, no hopes. That not only causes demotivation but anxiety, depression, irritation, frustration, and sometimes "blues". Blues are often used for a scenario that once passed doesn't make much difference in our lives but LIFE is not just one color, it's a spectrum, right? Well, in today's episode I have a sp...

"Happiness is a state of mind" is often heard and true. But who does it depend upon? Who determines you're happy or not? Everyone I have met has only one wish in their lives "Being Happy". If the wish is so straight forward why everyone is not happy? Recently I read an article about the "Happiness Index" where a country like ours who taught the ways to remain happy to the world in the most authent...

Anger is an emotion that is experienced by all of us, yes all of us. Even our scriptures narrate how our rishi munis used to give "Shraap" when they used to get angry and later on they used to provide some remedies as well. Well, that option is not available to us so better we identify our trigger and manage our anger. You know what, in the actual sense, we can not manage anger but we can do some...

Mindfulness basically is a state of being in the moment while nonjudgmentally acknowledging our own thoughts and emotions. If we practice Mindfulness and master it, the following are the key benefits: 1. Reduced stress 2. Decreased emotional reactivity 3. Improved focus 4. Better relationships 5. Improved working memory and much more. Mindfulness is not a new thing. In Hinduism and Buddhism, it is...

Anxiety is a natural process of human evolution. We all feel anxious before or while experiencing anything new. The transition that we're going through currently i.e. online to offline is causing a lot of stress, especially amongst students. In today's episode, I have shared a couple of incidences that might make you think and realize the importance of life. I've also shared the ways to cope with...

"नशा" may be a celebrated word in films or on-screen but in reality, it destroys families and at times - generations. By and large, there are three types of people in society - one who never got addicted to anything, second who had some kind of addiction but overcame it, and third, who were trapped by addiction and only death could release them from it. You know what? I feel, we all in life, have...

Almost all of us have experienced headaches and many of us have it more frequently than usual. Headache can be debilitating and in the long run, may reduce our efficiency and productivity. And, over the period of time, we may get other mental or emotional problems associated with it. Headaches characterized as migraine are sometimes preceded by warning symptoms. Triggers may include hormonal chang...

In a country like ours, marriage is not a relationship between just two individuals. On average, one marriage affects almost 100 people around the married couple. Popular/ more accomplished the couple larger the number of people around them who get affected. Divorce, break up, Failed marriage are the terms more heard nowadays. There are genuine issues amongst people that need to be looked into but...

Being insecure with our individualities, our lives, personal relationships, work, affects us and the people around us a lot. Insecurities are a mirror of our deepest fears—and, like fear, they can sneak into your life and manipulate your success. When you give into self-doubt and insecurity, they steal the joy of your present and your future. They weaken your self-growth and hinder your...

Chain se sona hai to jaag jaeye... Often heard, right? But bro, pehle chain se soye to... Lack of good sleep is a common condition now a day. Some people have it transiently, some have a bit prolonged one due to a specific event in their lives and some have chronic sleep disorder. The question is - Can we improve our sleep quality? Yes, we can. I have discussed the how part in this episode. I hope...

Blackmail: the action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding payment or another benefit from someone in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them. This is what google described it as but the truth is - Blackmail is much more taxing than it. In majority of the cases, the people in the shadow are know to us and we find absolutely trapped due to various assumed co...

Rejection is one of life’s most painful experiences, especially if you are used to being successful. It doesn’t have to be debilitating. Underneath rejection’s disappointment, there are lessons and growth awaiting us if we have the courage and humility to uncover them. Moments of rejection are rife with factors outside our control. But in the midst of confusion and pain, we grasp for answers that...

Fruits and vegetables are good for our immune system, but something surprising is as well. What is it? Stress! Yes, while a lot of stress is never good, a little bit can actually boost our health — IF you know how to categorise it mentally. Focus on the excitement, energy, and motivation you get out of it, and you just might put yourself in a better place mentally and physically. In toda...

First of all, wish you a very very Happy New Year! Often, when I hear or talk of "new year" somewhere deep down it reminds me of resolution or new goals or the future. You know what, if I ask you a simple question - "Why are you doing xyzzy thing in your life or why do you want to do x thing in life?" For sure, the final answer would be "to be happy". If we're doing everything that we do for happi...

Many a time we have a stage in our lives where we think perhaps we could restart life all over. But, our body is a very big heap of memory which is just one way (unless we lose our memory accidentally) that means once we experience something, it can't be undone. And not-so-great experiences do happen to all of us. How do we move ahead in such circumstances? Life is not a fairy tale and there is no...

Forgiveness is the release of resentment or anger. Forgiveness doesn’t mean reconciliation. One doesn't have to return to the same relationship or accept the same harmful behaviors from an offender. Forgiveness is vitally important for the mental health of those who have been victimized. It propels people forward rather than keeping them emotionally engaged in an injustice or trauma. For...

Every once in a while, something in life goes badly enough that we wish we’d known at the time what we know now, so we could go back and do things differently. But then we ask ourselves, ‘If there were a way to travel back in time, would we actually re-live the entire day just to fix that one thing?’ The answer is almost always No. Usually it just doesn’t seem worth it. But pushing forward without...

You want to be productive and achieve your goals but your negative thoughts are pulling you down consistently. You watch a motivational video or listen to a podcast; you feel better and after some time you're back to square one. Sounds familiar? Negative thinking or thinking about the worst scenario has come to us from our ancestors but this is one of the important things that needs to c...

There have been several narratives around Men in the past for example "Men are like that, Men will be Men, Mard ko dard nahi, Ladke rote nahi, etc etc. The narrative around masculinity that has been defined over millennia, is toxic, both to men and to women. It needs to change now! It is obvious that at some point, with the weight of responsibilities, inability to show any emotions (except anger)...

Believe me or not, I have deleted the content in this text box at least 7-8 times because its such a sensitive topic. You never know who gets offended. Still, keeping a woman happy is supposed to be a big task. Some claim that it's not possible to keep a woman happy, some say its very difficult. Whatever it would be, I believe that if we practice 5 basic rules in our relationships, we can make eve...

Hi Friends! As per a recent NCRB report, suicide has claimed more lives than covid. Furthermore, there is a significant rise in teen age deaths by suicide. In majority of the cases, after the person's death, the most common question/ guilt/ phenomenon parents have is - He never told us what was going in his mind. The truth is - they do exhibit certain symptoms but we're not able to catch them earl...