by Dr. Najmun Riyaz | Feb 10, 2022 | Emotional Intelligence, Empowerment, Organizational Psychology, post traumatic growth, Trauma Awareness
All research in recent years has predicted that true success may not come only through academic excellence or a high IQ, but it’s our level of emotional intelligence that ultimately determines how successful we turn out as individuals in our adult lives. ...
by Dr. Najmun Riyaz | Jun 10, 2021 | Emotional Intelligence, Parenting Tips
Trip to Disney World: A Lesson on Emotional Intelligence Dr. Najmun Riyaz Theme parks have not been my priority of places to visit during my vacation time. For one very obvious reason: my agonizing fear of roller coasters. They freak me out.But interestingly enough,...
by Dr. Najmun Riyaz | Dec 28, 2020 | COVID Support, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Growth
Staying Emotionally Connected with your Spouse During COVID-19 Dr. Najmun Riyaz It has been almost a year since the beginning of the pandemic. Besides affecting our own emotional wellbeing, our jobs, our schools, our kids, it has also caused a lot of stress on our...
by Dr. Najmun Riyaz | Dec 19, 2020 | Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health
Power of Listening: The First Lesson Psychiatry Taught Me Dr. Najmun Riyaz I thought of myself as being relatively patient and a good listener by nature. But when it came to my professional life, I didn’t think listening was one of the skills needed to be a caring...
by Dr. Najmun Riyaz | Sep 28, 2020 | Emotional Intelligence, Personal Growth
Gratitude: An Antidote to Perfectionism Dr. Najmun Riyaz My youngest son, born 6 weeks premature, developed some school related anxiety when he started the third grade. Around that age, children enter a phase of development where they becoming less egocentric and more...
by Dr. Najmun Riyaz | Aug 24, 2020 | Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health
Post-Traumatic Growth: My Story Dr. Najmun Riyaz [CONTENT WARNING: warfare, assault]I was raised by middle class parents in the disputed land of Jammu and Kashmir, a nation under occupation by the Indian Government. Like my motherland, I too felt a strong urge to find...
