Recent research found that those who received gender-affirming care experienced a 40% decline in various mental health symptoms and illnesses like depression, suicidal ideations, anxiety, etc. Gender-affirming care has also proven to be beneficial in more ways than one. It helps in improving self-esteem, self-image, confidence, self-acceptance, and much more. If you are someone who is having issues with the gender you have been assigned at birth and want to amend things, the best way to go about it is calmsage

Mom rage usually affects mothers during pregnancy or postpartum stage and even after years of having a baby you can experience mom rage. It is very normal for us to expect an angry outburst of anger tantrums from babies but did you know new mothers can have the same behavior. ‘Mom rage’ is nothing unnatural. It happens and it happens to a lot of women. Imagine you being busy all day taking care of your baby along with your household chore calmsage

Dads are the ever-flowing energy, love, and guidance resource, aren’t they? They are there (albeit silently) when we need them the most and even when we don’t. His presence can be our silent yet unmovable support. But who’s his? With Father’s Day right around the corner (June 19th, FYI), let’s give our fathers the best gift of all by supporting their mental health. I mean, let’s be real; your dad is not going to be using the wine opener kit calmsage

Have you ever been in a situation where you thought you were completely right, when you simply ignored all the red flags that were telling you otherwise? If yes, that’s selective perception. Selective perception is a cognitive distortion which makes you ignore information around you and shifts your attention to things your mind tells you to. What does the mind tell you? Our mind is indeed very cunning. In case of selective perception, your kind will pull strings from your calmsage

Intuition is that feeling you experience when you instinctively know what you’re doing and whether it’s right or wrong. Intuition is a mystery to many but even then, psychologists have progressed and now have a better understanding of how intuition works and affects parts of our brains. What they’ve found is that intuition is connected to emotions and our rational mind. I guess that’s why it’s a mystery to many. Intuitive thinking is the kind of thinking that refers to calmsage

Celebrating Pride Month is fun, isn’t it? I mean, one month of the year, we get to openly express our identities and ourselves. But this doesn’t mean that we will celebrate pride month just in June and take a break for the rest of the year. You can celebrate and enjoy LGBTQ pride all year round with some of the best LGBTQ podcasts on Spotify. From queer-focused topics and queer history to LGBTQ stories and political rights, you can find calmsage

Carl Jung (26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was one of the greatest psychologists of all times. He has authored a number of books which talk about psychology, philosophy, psychiatry, religious studies and what not. I have a list of some of the best Carl Jung Books for beginners. The best thing about reading Carl Jung’s book is that he offers a variety of domains to read about. Carl Jung’s books have not not made their place as an calmsage