Psychology
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The Roots pt. 1: Enmeshment
I came to my therapist with problems like extreme anxiety without a clear cause and outsized reactions to my family’s problems and opinions of me — something that had always been labeled in my as “being too sensitive.” It alarms me how common the experience I had was: a parent-ified daughter who was told to… Continue reading
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Wounds
People are often tender in the places where they’ve been hurt, physically and emotionally. But I’ve found that emotional or mental wounds can be harder to spot, even for the person who is wounded. They can be so painful that the mind tries to protect itself by obscuring those hurts from us, lest we encounter… Continue reading
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Life in Focus
Losing a loved one is a sobering reminder that one day we just… won’t be. This fabulous ride we’re on will end. This magical world with entertainment at your fingertips, an endless blue sky above, and oceans we’ll never get close to the bottom of — our existence within it is finite. And there’s nothing like… Continue reading
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Why I’m Grateful for Regret
Last month I read a book about regret, and now I’m no longer sure I have any. At the very least, my perspective has changed from viewing regret as something to be avoided at all costs to an undeniably useful human trait. This was likely Daniel H. Pink’s intention when he authored the book The… Continue reading
Mohini Kundu 