by Kamaljit "Sonya" Virdi, Ph.D. | May 19, 2023 | Anxiety, Personal Improvement, Relationships, Stress
Feedback is an important exchange that happens between friends, colleagues, relatives, and romantic partners. When successful, feedback is an opportunity to feel more connected and better understood by another person. Positive feedback can be reassuring because it...
by Kamaljit "Sonya" Virdi, Ph.D. | Nov 11, 2022 | Anxiety, Family, Parenting
What happens when the approval of others comes at the cost of your child’s well-being and mental health? And would you recognize that it was happening? If you are an adult child of Indian origin, your parents likely encouraged you to become a doctor, lawyer, or...
by Kamaljit "Sonya" Virdi, Ph.D. | Mar 25, 2022 | Career, Racial Justice
Recognizing the experience and contribution of women of color in our society is important. This is especially true in honor of Women’s History Month. Many women of color, especially those from historically marginalized groups, don’t see professionals from their...
by Kamaljit "Sonya" Virdi, Ph.D. | Jan 14, 2022 | Anxiety, Personal Improvement, Stress
From the time we are born, our developmental milestones are closely monitored, from walking to talking to our social behavior. In school we are compared to a cohort of kids of similar age until we graduate high school. We are primed to live by a timeline, to plan, and...
by Kamaljit "Sonya" Virdi, Ph.D. | Nov 5, 2021 | Family, Holidays, Relationships
The end-of-the-year holidays are meant to be a time of joy and togetherness. For some of us, it may be the first time seeing extended family and celebrating the holidays with others since the coronavirus pandemic. During this time popular movies, ads, and TV shows...
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