by Urveez Kakalia | Oct 3, 2019 | Identity, Community & Social Psychology
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to conduct a workshop with a group of young boys, who lived in a boarding set up away from home. These young boys surprised me with how they expressed their experiences while living away from their families for months. It is...
by Urveez Kakalia | Oct 3, 2019 | Identity, Community & Social Psychology
A couple of weeks ago I posted this on my Instagram story and took a poll- “Consistency is harder when no one is clapping for you, you must clap for yourself during those times, you must always be your biggest fan.” 82% said : “Yes, But it’s...
by Urveez Kakalia | Sep 9, 2019 | Identity, Community & Social Psychology
This article is an extension of the article titled ‘Dealing with Loss’. This one addresses grief and loss as experienced in the context of children. How children understand loss and death as well as ways that adults can assist in providing a smooth...
by Urveez Kakalia | Sep 9, 2019 | Identity, Community & Social Psychology
We have all lost something or the other in our lives. Things, jobs, opportunities, people…Even as adults these losses impact us, in various ways. We may still finding ourselves getting emotional while recalling the memory of a lost favourite soft toy, or a best...
by Urveez Kakalia | Sep 9, 2019 | Identity, Community & Social Psychology
“I am a bad person. I am not normal. I am funny, I make people laugh. All make fun of me. My friends come to me when they want something. But, they never help me. I want to be a normal girl. Behave like a beautiful teenager, to be able to talk to all”. – These...
by Urveez Kakalia | Sep 4, 2019 | Identity, Community & Social Psychology
I could begin by quoting what a lot of parents have told me, whether in or outside my practice about their children’s incessant internet and device usage. But I’m sure you’ve either said them or heard them in surplus. (I would still like to believe...
