by Dr. Najmun Riyaz | Sep 13, 2023 | Mental Health, Self Care
Life can be a rollercoaster ride of emotions, and for many of us, anxiety can be a constant passenger. Whether it’s a fluttering feeling in your chest or racing thoughts that refuse to be silenced, anxiety can be incredibly challenging to manage. Yet,...
by Dr. Najmun Riyaz | Aug 11, 2023 | Mental Health, Personal Growth, Trauma Awareness
Childhood is a critical period for emotional development, shaping our understanding and expression of emotions throughout our lives. Unfortunately, for some individuals, their childhood experiences are marked by an invalidating environment that undermines their...
by Dr. Najmun Riyaz | Feb 16, 2023 | Education, Mental Health, Organizational Psychology, Stress Management
In work, millions of people deal with bullies and abusive managers. Every day, these employees are the objects of their manager’s heckling, threats, or insulting remarks. As a result, their job happiness, productivity, and dedication to the company as a whole...
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...