Art Therapist Monica

Last week one of friend get excited about a Bumble match. His profile said he was well-educated and looking for a life partner. They planned a date, and she was genuinely hopeful of finding one. Then, just half an hour before meeting, he texted: “What are you looking for?” She replied honestly: “A long-term relationship.” His answer? “I’m looking for sex.” She declined and refused to meet him. This isn’t just a mismatch — it’s a breakdown in transparency and trust. Often, peo

Some of us in Indian society were raised to be “nice girls,” which meant doing everything the world expected of us—how we dressed, how we behaved, how we dealt with our romantic partners, how we navigated our sexuality, and how we showed up in society at large. To be nice, some of us tolerated many things: listening endlessly to friends who depleted our energy bank, doing all the household and office work, picking up the slack for colleagues, not answering back to bosses if a

February brings in the season of love largely, due to celebrations of valentine’s day. Whether you are in a relationship, single or let’s say complex it’s a month of celebration Truly the month is what you want this to be. For couples in love, it can mean gifts, dinners, and rendezvous and for another day of showing appreciation to people who matter and still other’s a day of loving yourself the most. Art and love have an intricate connection going back centuries. Think, th

We all know this voice in our head that constantly criticizes, belittles, and judges us. Its relentless destructive chatter is also...

Are you : · Being self-critical, self-loathing and self-judging · Feeling inadequate, unworthy or undeserving · ...

Over years as part of school and college groups, late night conversation with friends and in therapy I have heard phrases like "I wish I...

Total 24 hours in a cycle of a day. How did you spend it? Shopping, cooking, household chores, work, driving, working out, the list goes...

Most of us struggle to say “Yes”. In our journey we often forgive others, show compassion to others, yet, the one person we forget is...