Let’s talk about the world’s most ignored pandemic No, not COVID. Not depression. Not diabetes. I’m talking about stress — the slow, silent serial killer that lives in your body rent-free, ruins your sleep, screws your gut, hijacks your brain, and walks you into an early grave. It’s everywhere. It’s in the workplace email at […]
The headlines scream pilot error. The experts scream manufacturer flaw. The masses scream mental health. And yet, no one’s asking the most obvious question: How did no one see it coming? This isn’t about one man, one co-pilot, or one tragic moment in the skies over Ahmedabad. This is about what we keep ignoring at […]
How the Right Stress Management Strategy Can Save Them Let’s cut the corporate crap. You’re not losing your top performers to bigger salaries. Not to flashy startups. You’re losing them to invisible stress that’s been festering under your so-called high-performance culture. Stress that hides behind presentations, promotions, and polite smiles. Stress that kills silently — […]
You’ve got dashboards for everything. Revenue. Churn. CAC. NPS. Productivity. You pride yourself on being “data-driven.” And yet, the one thing that’s quietly destroying your people? You don’t track it. You don’t talk about it. You don’t want to know. Stress. Not the word you throw around in meetings. Not the wellness webinar you force […]
What do you think is Stress? It’s not like a disease that you can catch from somewhere. For a 25 year old, stress can be biting nails thinking too much whether he will meet his performance goal. For an 18 year old it can be eating without getting hungry thinking whether his date is going […]
Imagine sitting with an old friend, someone you haven’t seen in years. You are catching up when he casually mentioned, “I’ve been clean for three months now.” you are stunned stunned. This was someone you never imagined struggling with addiction—someone who seemed to have it all together. But that’s the tricky thing about addiction: it […]
Working in the field of mental health was something that was never on my radar. Throughout my adulthood, people have often perceived me as someone with fewer emotions, someone slightly detached from the depths of stress, anxiety, and sadness. While I’ve found this perception arguable, I never made a point to argue for being seen […]
As someone who has led many organizations, I’ve often been faced with the question “Who is a better performer? The one person who is so critical to the organization that if they are not there it will fall apart, or the one whose job would require three other people to replace him.” My immediate response […]
In today’s fast-paced world, the importance of mental health has never been more prominent, yet the landscape of mental health startups is fraught with challenges. Many of these startups struggle with scaling their operations and deriving long-term value for both users and investors. The primary reason for this struggle is their fundamentally transactional approach, limited […]
Suicide is a complex topic, often painted in broad strokes. Yet, I find myself seeing it in shades of gray areas rather than black and white. Let’s unpack this. Firstly, let’s be clear—I’m not here to romanticize suicide or offer it as a solution. No, sir. I firmly believe in extending a helping hand to […]