We often wait for the spark before we act. We tell ourselves: “I’ll start exercising when I feel more energized” or “I’ll look for a new job when I feel more confident” or “I’ll set boundaries when I feel stronger.”But what if that feeling never comes?The truth is: you don’t need to feel ready to…

برن آؤٹ صرف جسمانی تھکن نہیں، بلکہ ذہنی اور جذباتی خلل ہے، جو اکثر تب ہوتا ہے جب ہم اپنی ضروریات کو سمجھنے اور پورا کرنے سے محروم رہ جاتے ہیں۔ ماہرِ نفسیات کے مطابق، برن آؤٹ کی حالت میں انسان کا دماغ اور جسم دونوں اتنے زیادہ دباؤ کا شکار ہوتے ہیں کہ وہ…

Welcome to Matters of the Mind: Blog 4.Last week, we unpacked what burnout is; it’s not just a fashionable term or a passing phase, but a slow and often quiet unraveling, and a depletion of emotional and physical reserves. A core part of burnout is a detachment from things we used to care about. This week, we’re…

Last week, we reflected on the signs of mental wellbeing – what it looks like, feels like, and how it shows up both outwardly and inwardly. This week, let’s consider something a little less obvious but just as important: the language we use to talk about ourselves.Here’s the thing: words shape worlds. Words influence how we…

In the last blog, we talked about why mental health matters; we established that in order to create whole, healthy selves and – by extension – communities, we must pay attention to how we feel, behave, and interact. Perhaps, the next step is to reflect on what the markers of good (and poor) mental health are;…