Author name: Dr. Balaji Niwlikar

eco-anxiety

Solastalgia and 5 Powerful and Important Ways to Cope with Climate Grief in 2025

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Introduction Solastalgia is the heartbreak of watching your home—the natural world—deteriorate before your eyes. Unlike nostalgia, which is longing for a place you left, it is the grief of staying while the place you love changes beyond recognition. Coined by Australian philosopher Glenn Albrecht (2005), this term is becoming shockingly relevant in 2025, as floods, …

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perfectionism

Mental Health Warning Signs in High-Performers: 7 Shocking Reasons Why Success Can Break You

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Introduction Mental health in high-performers is one of the most dangerously overlooked issues in our modern culture of hustle and grind. They are the overachievers, the perfectionists, the reliable ones—but behind the curated LinkedIn profiles and calm demeanor, many are silently unraveling. Read More- Ways to Improve Mental Health 1. They Normalize Stress—Until It’s Too …

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storytelling

The Healing Power of Storytelling: 4 Ways of Transforming Trauma Through Narratives

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Introduction Storytelling is a deeply ingrained part of human culture, often serving as a means of communication, education, and entertainment. But storytelling’s impact extends beyond mere words—it can also be a powerful tool in healing, particularly for individuals recovering from trauma. The process of sharing one’s story, whether through writing, speaking, or artistic expression, allows …

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digital empathy

Digital Empathy: The Future of Compassionate AI and 3 Important Applications of It

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Introduction In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into our daily lives, the concept of digital empathy has emerged as a fascinating intersection between technology and human emotion. Digital empathy refers to the ability of AI systems to recognize, understand, and respond to human emotions in a way that is perceived as …

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teen mental health

More Than Growing Pains: 5 Reasons Why Teen Mental Health Needs Urgent Attention

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Introduction “Don’t worry, it’s just a phase.”Teenagers have been told that for generations. But today’s teenagers are living through something far more complicated than temporary teenage angst. A mental health crisis is sweeping through this generation, and it’s not just a phase. Recent statistics paint a grim picture: According to the Centers for Disease Control …

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thinking man

Does Free Will Exist? Understand the 4 Domino Events That Lead to Decision Making

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Introduction You just chose to read this article. Or did you? Was that really your decision, or was it neurons, chemicals, and your past dragging you here like a cosmic puppet on a string? This profound question sits at the core of the age-old debate about free will. Are we truly in control of our …

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Consciousness

Mystery of Consciousness: 3 Mind-Blowing Theories That Could Unlock It

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Introduction You wake up, smell coffee, hear birds chirping—and BAM—you’re aware. You’re you. But why does this biological machine we call a brain create conscious experience? Why isn’t it all just input-output without the inner movie? This is what philosopher David Chalmers famously called the “hard problem of consciousness” (Chalmers, 1995). Read More- Ways to …

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ikea effect

The IKEA Effect: 5 Reasons Why We Love the Things We Build (Even When They’re Flawed)

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Introduction Ever proudly admired a crooked shelf you built yourself—even while silently acknowledging it might collapse under a hardcover book? That’s not just sentimentality. It’s psychology. Specifically, it’s something called the IKEA Effect—a cognitive bias where people place disproportionately high value on products they partially created, regardless of actual quality (Norton, Mochon, & Ariely, 2012). …

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