As we bid farewell to the holidays at the end of 2022, there’s a wave of sadness and anxiety when welcoming the new year. For many of us, the holidays are all about bringing excitement and joy, but for others, holidays can be reminiscent of past trauma, estranged family, and even grief. During the holidays, emotions are already heightened, so it’s not surprising that the period brings feelings of loneliness and sadness to the forefront. Emotions can be hard to calmsage

Teens are known to be moody and intense at times. While it’s common for teens to experience mood swings and be irritable, sometimes these behaviors can indicate serious mental health issues that can’t be left unaddressed. Teens, just like adults, can face trauma and those traumatic events can leave them with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) just like it does with adults. If your teen has ever experienced a traumatic event then they might be having signs of PTSD, sometimes masked with calmsage

You’re on your third cup of caffeine while scrolling through your social media but then you realize that something’s amiss. You’re supposed to be working but instead of doing what you’re supposed to, your focus is wandering. It’s a struggle we all relate to but most of all, people living with ADHD. Now that many of us are working from home, there are distractions everywhere. You might sit at your work desk with the intention of being productive but end calmsage

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be the only mental health disorder whose diagnosis and treatment varies per severity, type, causes, and other characteristics. As far as I have researched and studied, ADHD is different for everyone and it hits differently! ADHD is a mental health disorder that can impact emotions, the ability to learn or adapt to new things, or the behaviors of an individual differently. It can affect anyone… babies, toddlers, and adults (including men and women). According to calmsage

What is proactive thinking according to you? Many people say proactive thinking is when you prepare yourself for future situations in advance. To me, proactive thinking is when you anticipate problems from the future and be ready with a set of solutions that you can use. However, according to experts, proactive thinking refers to one’s ability to predict a part of the future and plan well in advance for it. This makes you prepared for what’s about to happen and calmsage

Habits are what drive our behavior – subconsciously. These are the actions we take without putting much thought into those actions. Every day we form new habits – some we retain, some we forget. When I talk about habits, there are two types I want to bring to your attention – one is healthy habits and the second is unhealthy habits. But out of these two, the unhealthy habits are the ones that impact our lives the most. And not calmsage

I am a mother of a 13-month-old; I definitely understand how hard it is to raise a child. Whenever I am able to direct my child in the right direction, I feel at peace. But, whenever something goes wrong, I start being too harsh on myself and my child as well. I know it’s not the right way to deal with a toddler but when kids start throwing tantrums, we start labelling their behavior unintentionally. Clearly, it’s not their fault calmsage

Have you ever suddenly zoned out in the middle of the day to a dreamy land? Sometimes we are at a place physically but mentally we are completely at a different place. It used to happen to me in school a lot, most of the time I’d be somewhere else mentally. This is called daydreaming. Your thoughts take you to a different world and you’re completely invested in your thought-provoked dreamy land. You can drift into a dream in complete calmsage