Are you anxious all of the time? Are studies/work/personal matters keeping you awake at night? What are you doing to cure them? Medications, therapy, mindfulness, meditation? Is meditation spiking your anxiety? …

We frequently use the term “trauma” to describe a traumatic event or experience, such as sexual assault or a devastating natural disaster. …

We’ve all heard the phrase “emotional intelligence” at some point in our lives. But what exactly is it? Is it significant? How can we identify whether we have emotional intelligence? What does it mean to have strong emotional intelligence? Can you increase your emotional intelligence? In the mid-1990s, psychologist Dan…

It may surprise you, but black and white thinking prevents us from seeing the world as complex, nuanced, and full of all the shades in between. — I did not even know I was a binary thinker until I unearthed nuance. I would see people as either good or evil. People were either the best or the absolute worst. I had either bad experiences or good experiences. A person would either like me or simply hate me…

There is no doubt that Robin Williams as Mr. Keating in the movie Dead Poets Society taught aspiring teachers a lot about being daring and effective. One can find numerous articles written on how the movie has inspired so many people to aspire to be teachers and revolutionaries. The way…

What makes a great teacher? One will find several responses to this question. There is, however, one thing that no one tells you: if you don’t decide to do things differently, you’re going nowhere as a teacher. So, what exactly does it mean to unlearn something? ‘Unlearning’ is the process…

We all want child abuse to stop. It is up to all of us in society to make that happen. We all want child abuse to stop. It is up to all of us in society to make that happen. If you think the same, then you will love the…

One of the main reasons why people remain unaware of the seriousness of this issue is that they have associated baseless myths with it. A number of people across Pakistan die of suicide each year. Yet it is common that even the simple utterance of the words “mental health” in…

To help youth establish a foundation of problem-solving, decision making, global awareness, civic knowledge, and empathy, a teacher must add controversial topics in their lessons. The ultimate purpose of teaching is to expand the youth’s knowledge of the world so that they are able to make rational and logical decisions…