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What Is A Reason for Generation Gap?

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  What Is A Reason for Generation Gap? W hile we just recently completed the first wave of corona pandemic and are currently struggling with a much severe second wave, if I look back to the last year, it makes me think as if God has just copy & pasted the year, it all seems like déjà vu. Family members of different age groups in every household are once again spending maximum time with each other, thanks to the lockdowns forced upon them. It sometimes makes me wonder how they are coping with these forced interactions in such close proximity.   Change is inevitable. Change of a generation is also inevitable. However, the pandemic & lockdowns & stay at home has fast tracked and magnified the generation gap significantly. What could be the reasons for generation gap? Firstly, most parents spend too little time communicating with and listening to their children, even though they love them very much. This is due to their heavy workload and inevitable stress faced at the w

Adverse Childhood Experiences certainly can last a lifetime. But they don’t have to.

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  Adverse Childhood Experiences certainly can last a lifetime. But they don’t have to. An Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) is growing up with one or more of the following in the household prior to turning 18: Recurrent physical abuse Recurrent emotional abuse Contact sexual abuse An alcohol and/or drug abuser in the household An incarcerated household member Someone who is chronically depressed, mentally ill, institutionalized, or suicidal Domestic violence One or no parents Emotional or physical neglect The health impacts of ACE first came to light during a ground-breaking study conducted by the Centre for Disease Control and Kaiser Permanente between 1995 and 1997. This study identified relationships between the breadth of the exposure to abuse or household challenges during childhood and multiple risk factors for several of the leading causes of death in adults. This study is known as the Adverse Childhood Experiences study. Maria grew up one of three children. Her father was an

Why Time & Emotion are the Essence of a Relationship

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  Why Time & Emotion are the Essence of a Relationship Most of us feel incredibly frustrated when it comes to time. I am constantly hearing my patients tell me, “I don’t have enough time” The main concept Einstein shares in respect to relativity is that “you are time, you are where time comes from.” And “since you are the producer of time, you can make as much of it as you need.”   One of the most important things is that you get clear on your relationship with the energy that you are bringing to your time, so that you can make a shift in your relationship with time. When you focus on time and on something you can’t control, it creates stress. You need to focus on the things that you can control and then you bring your best energy. It is Important to manage your emotions with respect to time, how you interact with others, how you get your attention on the things that are most important for you to do.   Our brain, is split into two parts.   Logical part of our brain deals wi