KnotRite

07/08/2025

Self-expression is not unfiltered emotional unloading. It is not authenticity or honesty - it is just mean and unkind. True expression isn't about offloading our raw feelings onto others - it is about processing and internalizing first, then sharing them with awareness, empathy and care.

In our attempt to be "heard, seen and felt" we started alienate the very people we are trying to reach. In the name of being "real", we have turned reckless. And this habit of unfiltered, toxic, trauma-dumping is spilling over in our professional and social life as well and causing extreme damage.

07/08/2025

Trivia: Ready, Fire, Aim?

We live in an age where “speaking your truth” is widely encouraged. Authenticity is applauded; vulnerability is trending. But somewhere along the way, in celebrating self-expression, we also began normalizing or justifying emotional unloading.

True expression isn’t about offloading our raw feelings onto others - it’s about sharing them with awareness, empathy, and care. In the name of honesty, we’ve become unkind. In the name of being “real,” we’ve turned reckless. And in our attempt to be heard, we often alienate the very people we’re trying to reach.

Many believe that if they feel something deeply, expressing it without a filter is a mark of honesty and integrity, and it is even justified. But honesty isn’t just about what you say - it’s about how you say it, and how it impacts others.

Anger, anxiety, frustration—these emotions are as authentic as they can be. But emotional maturity lies in how we process and communicate them, not in how quickly or loudly we express them. It’s this tendency to be trigger-happy that alienates more than it brings others closer. We want to feel "heard" and "visible," but unless we are cautious, we end up being even more distant.

There is a reason we keep sharing my nature and wildlife photographs with you. Connecting with nature reduces stress and anxiety, improves our mood, increases attention and focus, reduces blood pressure, boosts immunity, and improves our sleep quality. We truly believe everybody has a hidden nature lover in them, it's just waiting to be uncovered!

10/07/2025

10/07/2025

Workplace Wellness 2.0 – From Gym Membership to Relational Support, the New Standard in Employee Care

Atul Subhash, 34, Bangalore
Puneet Khurana, 40, Delhi
Petaru Golapalli, 40, Karnataka
Vaishnavi Hagawane, 24, Pune
Dr. Sumit Mitta, 40, Rajasthan
Anshika Kesarwani, 27, Prayagraj
Ridhanya, 27, Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu

These names represent more than individuals — they represent a growing yet often overlooked crisis. All of them were professionals navigating complex lives - until relationship distress led them to take their own lives. Their deaths were not due to professional or financial failure, but the result of prolonged emotional trauma caused by toxic marriage, false allegations, psychological abuse, and social isolation. Their tragic stories highlight a systemic failure - both society and the workplace failing to recognize, support, and provide a safety net to individuals facing severe relational distress.

The Missing Link in Employee Wellness: Relational Health

In today’s evolved workplace culture, many progressive companies already invest in mental health counselling, gym memberships, ergonomic infrastructure, and nutritious food programs. These are commendable, but incomplete. What’s still missing? - Support for relational and emotional wellness — a critical but neglected pillar of an employee’s well-being.

Some progressive organizations are beginning to recognize this:

SAP India, in collaboration with InnerHour, offers therapy for personal relationship issues through its Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Accenture has broadened its wellness offerings to include emotional and relational support

Globally, Google’s EAP program allows employees to seek help for marital issues, family conflicts, and co-parenting struggles, normalizing relational therapy as part of workplace wellness

But these are exceptions, not the norm.

During a confidential conversation, a senior manager shared:
“When I was going through a separation, I found myself staring blankly at the screen for hours. I wasn’t sleeping, and my productivity plummeted. What I truly needed wasn’t just time off — I needed acknowledgment, understanding, and support.”

Toxic relationships and marital conflict are no longer private matters that can be compartmentalized. Relational pain shouldn’t be considered as something to be shunned away as “personal baggage” — it’s part of the whole human experience. Supporting it at work isn’t overstepping boundaries — it’s evolving the workplace into a space of empathy and psychological safety. By addressing relationship wellness, we don’t just save businesses or careers. We might, in some cases, help save lives.
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06/05/2025

“Three’s a Crowd: When Your Smartphone Becomes the Third Wheel in Your Marriage”

Touchscreens are replacing tenderness—and we’re not even noticing.

Somewhere between the good morning hug and the goodnight scroll, a third person quietly entered many relationships. It doesn’t talk back. It never argues. It gives us attention 24/7. Sounds perfect—except it’s not our partner.

It’s our smartphone.

In today’s hyper-connected world, many couples are emotionally disconnected. We sit next to each other but interact with a screen. We share memes but not feelings. We react but don’t relate. The result? Emotional intimacy is slowly eroding, one scroll at a time.

We often prefer our phones because they’re easier than people. They don’t demand us to pay attention when we are away. They don’t challenge us. They don’t confront our mood. They won’t say, “We need to talk.” However, relationships are built not on convenience but on communication. And that’s where the real problem lies: we are forgetting how to communicate.

We’ve replaced real conversations with passive content. When tension arises, we mute each other—emotionally or literally—while our phones soothe us with distractions. But comfort without confrontation leads to distance. And over time, distance becomes disconnection.

Connection without communication is the silent crisis in modern relationships.

So, what can we do?

Set tech-free time zones (dinner, bedtime).
Relearn to be bored together—boredom breeds intimacy.
Practice micro-intimacy: a touch, a look, a small compliment.
Use your voice, not just your thumbs, to express love or discomfort.

At the end of the day, your phone will never ask, “How was your day?” It won’t hold your hand. It won’t say, “I understand.” Your partner can. But only if you give them a chance.
So maybe tonight, before you plug in your charger, look up. Meet their eyes. Ask a real question.

Take a chance, a strong emotional connection fosters real intimacy.

There is a reason I keep sharing my wildlife photographs with you. Trust me, helps. Connecting with nature reduces stress and anxiety, improves our mood, increases attention and focus, reduces blood pressure, boosts immunity, and improves our sleep quality. Even looking at wildlife and nature photographs produces the same result. We all have a nature enthusiast hidden among us, my goal is to unwrap that person in you to make you more healthy, emotionally stable, and resilient.

18/03/2025

Trivia:

Perfect relationships are the biggest myth of our life.
Every relationship takes understanding and effort, whether it is romantic or non-romantic. Every relationship has to be built through mindful behaviors. Even parents need to recreate their relationship with their kids when they turn 18. Similarly, every romantic/ marital relationship needs to evolve with time.

Here are the few biggest relationship myths that I came across:

*It is our partner's responsibility to make us happy by obliging to our every wish and meeting our every expectation - No. We should try to meet our expectations without waiting for our partners.

*Control, over-protection, and obedience are signs of care and love - No. All these are manifestations of your own anxiety and insecurity. Letting others be who they are is a sign of love and care.

*In every argument, the last word has to be ours - No. Disagreements are not about winning. It is about agreeing to disagree, accepting the differences of opinion, and still seeing eye-to-eye.

*Tolerance and sacrifice are the ultimate relationship ingredients of a perfect relationship - No. Too much sacrifice and tolerance without voicing your opinion builds resentment.

*My partner is the reason for my anxiety and depression - No. Your own inaction is.

*Disrespect is normal in couple-fight - No. It is toxic.

*Being "rough and tough" is the signature trait of being a man - No, it is cold, insensitive, and heartless.

*It's my partner's responsibility to make me "relationship-ready" by helping me overcome my past suffering, trauma, and pain - No. You prepare yourself to start a relationship as an adult who is healthy, stable, and resilient. Your partner can only support you. You are your own responsibility.

Pic: Bandipur forest

** There is a reason I keep sharing my wildlife photographs with you. Trust me, helps. Connecting with nature helps to reduce stress and anxiety, improves our mood, increases attention and focus, reduces blood pressure, boosts immunity, and improves our sleep quality. Even looking at wildlife and nature photographs gives you the same result.

** We all have a nature enthusiast hidden among us, my goal is to unwrap that person in you to make you more healthy, calm, and resilient :)

06/03/2025

trivia:

Whether we understand/ accept it or not, all our adult relationships are influenced by our upbringing.

The bad news? Our behavioral patterns often lead to unhealthy and toxic relationship dynamics.

The good news? This doesn't have to be permanent. With a little awareness and effort, we can break free from this destructive cycles.

Still with us?

Congratulations! 💐💐

You just learnt about in layman's language 😊

06/03/2025

Trivia:

Being in a long-term relationship or marriage doesn’t automatically mean we’re truly ready for one.

Often, we mistake aspects like age, financial independence, societal pressure, loneliness, impulsive decisions, or even hormones for real relationship readiness. But true readiness runs deeper.

Our childhood experiences shape how we connect with others as adults. If we grew up in a loving, supportive, and positive environment, we’re more likely to trust others in a balanced way, form deeper bonds, and have healthy, stable relationships.

On the other hand, if our upbringing was negative, inconsistent, controlling, or emotionally distant, it affects how we relate to others as adults.

Some people may become overly needy, always seeking love, closeness, and validation. Others may go in the opposite direction—avoiding emotional intimacy, acting distant and dismissive, or struggling to be vulnerable.

The bad news? These patterns often lead to unhealthy and toxic relationship dynamics, not only in our personal and romantic relationships, it influences our professional connections as well.

The good news? They’re not permanent. With awareness and effort, we can break free from toxic cycles and build healthier, more fulfilling adult relationships, regardless of nature.

Congratulations!! You just learnt about Attachment Theory in layman's language 🙂



Pic courtesy - Kathakali Chatterjee

01/03/2025

The simplest way to evaluate any relationship is to answer this question -

- is it comforting you, helping you or hurting you?

Try answering this with a simple "yes" or "no".

No supposedly practical logic, no excuse, no defending bad behavior.

99% of the time we know the answer, we just bury it under practicality.

Once you have clarity about your answer, what you choose to do with them is upto you.

***this goes for all interpersonal relationships - work, family, friends, acquaintances, romantic, everyone.

Some needs a complete upheaval, some a little adjustment like the picture below 😊

27/12/2024

🚨 Marriage in India: It’s More Than Meets the Eye 🚨

Looks? Career? Wealth? Sure, these tick the societal boxes, but are they enough to build a lasting relationship? 🤔

Dive into the world of Marriage Readiness, a game-changer in how we think about love, compatibility, and partnership in India.

Discover the four pillars that truly make a marriage work and why emotional and interpersonal growth matter more than ever.

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22/11/2024

🚨 Are You Getting Married for the Right Reasons? 🚨

32 lakh weddings in just 40 days! 🤯 In India, marriage is more than a tradition—it’s almost a compulsion. But have you ever paused to ask yourself why you’re tying the knot?

👉 Is it pressure from family?
👉 Fear of "log kya kahenge"?
👉 Or are you genuinely ready for this lifelong journey?

Before you say I do, let’s decode the myths and uncover the real reasons for marriage.

✨ Read the blog now to make sure you’re stepping into marriage for the right reasons, not the wrong ones!
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01/11/2024

A joyous, happy, prisperous and fun filled year ahead, everyone!!