by Dr. Najmun Riyaz | Dec 21, 2022 | education, Holidays, Mental Health
It’s That time of the year again. HOLIDAYS! Even though a lot of us feel the warmth, smiles, and inner joy of celebrating Holidays with our friends and families. Eating together, cooking together, sharing laughter, and memories, and recreating those deep and...
by Dr. Najmun Riyaz | Oct 18, 2022 | Break The Shame, education, Empowerment, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, post traumatic growth, Trauma Awareness
Image: Canva. Growing up as a girl in Kashmir was a challenge, especially in the eighties and nineties (the pre-internet age). At a pretty early age, I could understand the fact that girls did not share the same freedom as their boy peers, and that we needed some form...
by Dr. Najmun Riyaz | Jun 27, 2022 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Organizational Psychology, Self Care, Stress Management
Why is it that a bright sunny day cheers up our mood? As soon as we come out of the gym, or engage in any form of exercise, we find our spirits lifted? Or have you noticed a calming, happy feeling engulf us, as soon as we look at our old albums or pictures of our...
by Dr. Najmun Riyaz | Mar 29, 2022 | COVID Support, Empowerment, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Parenting Tips
In January of 2020, the first case of COVID 19 was reported in the United States. Since then, our lives took a drastic turn. From February to March many states across the country issued lockdown orders and mask mandates. As hard and unimaginable it was for us to get...
by Dr. Najmun Riyaz | Dec 7, 2021 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Stress Management
During my son’s stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit( NICU) for the first 8 weeks of his birth, because of his prematurity, he developed a life-threatening infection of his small Intestine, called NEC(necrotizing enterocolitis). He needed urgent IV antibiotics,...
by Dr. Najmun Riyaz | Aug 21, 2021 | Mental Health
When my 12-year-old complains to me, “Mom, I’m bored,” I think to myself, well… that’s actually great. I have developed a habit of asking him, “How would you like to handle that feeling?”. Knowing that he’s not allowed to fill that time with any other form of...
