Susena Nayak

Susena Nayak Clinical Psychologist

World Sleep Day 2026
13/03/2026

World Sleep Day 2026

๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€-๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€The ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ focused on hands-on training, where par...
12/03/2026

๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€-๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€

The ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ focused on hands-on training, where participants practiced ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜, ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€.

Experiences like this remind us that ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ cannot be fully understood through ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒโ€”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ play a crucial role in developing competence and confidence.

Another inspiring aspect of the programme was hearing from the ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† & ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ข๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ, who himself is a ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ and played an important role in organizing the workshop. His presence truly reflected the ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

Spending these three days on the vibrant campus of the ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† (๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง) ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ also brought a sense of ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฎโ€”being surrounded by students, conversations, and an energetic academic atmosphere.

While knowledge can certainly be gained from books, workshops offer something more: dialogue, mentorship, practical exposure, and collective learning.

Grateful for this enriching experience and the opportunity to continue strengthening my practice as a ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ in the field of psychological assessment and disability services.





๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ โ€“ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปDay 2 of the workshop was equally engaging and insightful. The sessions ...
11/03/2026

๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ โ€“ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

Day 2 of the workshop was equally engaging and insightful. The sessions moved from theory into applied practice through ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

One learning that really stayed with me was about the importance of language in clinical practice. Instead of using the term โ€œ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ,โ€ it is more appropriate to say โ€œ๐˜๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑโ€ when making comparisons. Such small shifts in language reflect respect, sensitivity, and a more accurate understanding of development.

Another enriching aspect was the opportunity to learn ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ who have been associated with the development of the assessment tool itself. In psychology, we often use frameworks and interventions without interacting with the pioneers behind themโ€”for instance, many practitioners practice ๐—–๐—•๐—ง without ever having the opportunity to learn directly from ๐—”๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง. ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ.

Listening to the insights of contributors behind the test added depth and context to the learning experience.

It was also wonderful reconnecting with colleagues and interacting with psychologists from across the countryโ€”๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.





๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—” ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปI recently read about ๐—œ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป, who lost his cousin sister in a tragi...
10/03/2026

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—” ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

I recently read about ๐—œ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป, who lost his cousin sister in a tragic accident just before an important match. Despite the emotional shock, he chose to play and later dedicated the performance to her. He also mentioned speaking to ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜†๐—ฎ, who encouraged him to put the team first. The moment felt even more meaningful as it coincided with ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†.

From a psychological perspective, moments like these highlight resilience under emotional strain.
Resilience does not mean the absence of grief. It is the ability to function, make decisions, and stay connected to purpose even while experiencing distress.

A few psychological processes stand out:

โ€ข ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด-๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€“ dedicating performance to a loved one can transform grief into purpose.
โ€ข ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ managing intense emotions while performing.
โ€ข ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ โ€“ drawing strength from responsibility toward the team.
โ€ข ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ โ€“ guidance from teammates can provide grounding.

At the same time, grief is deeply personal. Some continue performing; others need time and space. Both responses are valid.

Ultimately, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ is not about being unaffected by lossโ€”it is about finding a way to move forward while carrying our emotions with us.

Excited to share that I recently had the opportunity to attend the ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ-๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—— ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ...
10/03/2026

Excited to share that I recently had the opportunity to attend the ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ-๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—— ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ (๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ) organized by the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (๐—ก๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—œ๐——), Secunderabad, in collaboration with National Institute of Technology (๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง) Rourkela and the Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department (๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐——), Government of Odisha.

The first day was a wonderful reminder of something we sometimes overlook in practice: administering an intelligence test is not just a technical taskโ€”it carries responsibility.

The sessions revisited the foundations of psychological assessmentโ€”how the NITI test was developed, the conditions required for fair administration, and the importance of accurate recording and scoring.

One key takeaway for me was that credible IQ assessment goes far beyond simply administering a test. It requires:

โ€ข Careful observation
โ€ข Sound clinical judgement
โ€ข Preparation and readiness
โ€ข A thorough understanding of the test manual and procedures

As clinicians, we know that behind every score is an individual story, a familyโ€™s concerns, and decisions that may shape educational and support pathways. Revisiting these fundamentals was both grounding and meaningful.


Panoramic vision, cognitive fatigue, and the nervous system.
01/03/2026

Panoramic vision, cognitive fatigue, and the nervous system.

20/02/2026

This video is for all 10th & 12th board exam students and their parents. Let this reach every home where a student is preparing for boards.

13/02/2026

Mental health care starts with awareness.
And awareness should reach people โ€” before the crisis does.

Mental health professionals donโ€™t just treat disorders.
We create awareness.
We reduce stigma.
We guide people to help.

And today โ€” awareness must be digital too.
Because people search:
โ€œWhy do I feel like this?โ€ on Google
Before they search:
โ€œNearest therapist.โ€

Letโ€™s reach them earlier.
Letโ€™s reach them before misinformation does.
If mental health awareness stays offlineโ€ฆ
People in pain may stay unseen.
๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ“ฑ

Resilience โ€” like sunlight through trees.Sunlight through the trees reminds us โ€”even when life feels dark or tangled, li...
06/11/2025

Resilience โ€” like sunlight through trees.

Sunlight through the trees reminds us โ€”
even when life feels dark or tangled, light can still find a way through.โ€ ๐ŸŒฟโ˜€๏ธ

From a psychological perspective, itโ€™s a reminder of resilience โ€” our ability to heal, grow, and find hope even in difficult times.
Just like sunlight filters through the branches, positivity and strength can reach us through the smallest openings in our minds and hearts.

โœจ As a Clinical Psychologist, Iโ€™ve seen how self-esteem shapes every aspect of our lives โ€” from the way we think about o...
05/11/2025

โœจ As a Clinical Psychologist, Iโ€™ve seen how self-esteem shapes every aspect of our lives โ€” from the way we think about ourselves to how we allow others to treat us. A single belief โ€” โ€œI am enoughโ€ โ€” can truly transform lives.

When self-esteem is low, it can lead to self-doubt, anxiety, and difficulty setting boundaries. But when nurtured, it fosters resilience, confidence, and emotional balance.

When you begin to see your worth, everything shifts. You speak kinder to yourself, choose better for yourself, and walk away from what no longer serves your peace.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Remember: Working on your self-esteem isnโ€™t self-indulgence โ€” itโ€™s self-care for your mind.

Self-esteem isnโ€™t about perfection โ€” itโ€™s about embracing who you are, even on the days you feel imperfect.

When we reach out early, we open the door to brighter possibilities.Letโ€™s join hands to help every child bloom.         ...
18/10/2025

When we reach out early, we open the door to brighter possibilities.
Letโ€™s join hands to help every child bloom.

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IVR-187, UNIT-6, Ganga Nagar
Bhubaneswar
751001

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