The last few years has made us all conscious of the role of someone taking care of an unwell family member. I guess the pandemic set this in motion. We saw close friendsand their parents taking up the role of a caregiver – sometimes for months. And we have personally seen their lives change. Their priorities change. So when Vineeta, a senior counsellor on the Anna Chandy team, told us she would like to talk about Caregiving, we were all ears. In this episode, we will chat with Vineeta Sood. She will walk us through the mindset and the long-term impact of caregiving.
I am Anovshka, your host for this season. And I am back with another episode of Mindyour Mornings. In the last episode we discussed addiction with Sudha. And that gave me a lot to think about. I started looking at my smoker friend differently. I tried tounderstand why my cousin prioritises her work over holidays with family. And I alsobegan to notice my own relationship with food, alcohol, work, coffee.We have a lot more to learn on addiction, and different types of addiction, to see whatthey really are. Since the last episode, we got a lot of requests to talk about some specific addictions. We have tried to include those in today’s episode.
When we look at someone who can’t stop drinking regularly, who smokes, whogambles, or is obsessed with video games, someone who shops at the slightest sign of stress… how many of us have judged them? How many of us have looked at them and thought – why can’t they just quit/ stop/ control themselves? Or maybe you feel this way about something you do. The problem maybe addiction. And alcohol is just one of the things we can be addicted to. What drives addiction? Why are some people able to overcome it, while others struggle with willpower? How do I know if my ‘habit’ is an addiction? All this and more in today’s episode. Let’s understand addiction, uncover some truths, and bust some myths.
The term was originally coined by Freud. And it basically places women into two distinct categories. Either the Madonna or the Whore. So, the underlying belief is that women can be either pure, virgin Mother figures of sexual beings. Basically, men who live with this complex compartmentalize women into one of these two buckets. Join us at we explore this topic
Today let’s talk about grief. Often described as the darkness in the mind, the bottom-most pit of feelings, the heavy cloud that we carry with us. Grief – an emotion most of us our familiar with. An emotion we are encouraged to move on from with time. But anemotion that doesn’t have a deadline. We have Maneesha, a certified TA counsellor with the Anna Chandy & Associates team.A truly global person, Maneesha has spent her years across many countries. She brings insights from different cultures and her many experiences. With her, we have Monisha. Monisha is Maneesha’s client. She has been seeing Maneesha for the last 6 months.