Healthcare and wellness

20/11/2025

Next time you seek love, don't seek butterflies. Look for harmony. Find the one who steadies you in chaos.

Seek the person who brings peace to busy days and reminds you that love’s true strength is balance. When you choose a love that grounds and nurtures, you choose what lasts. It is real, stable, and strong.

This love feels less like a wild adventure and more like coming home.

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Discover why real love is calm, grounding, and secure—not butterflies. Explore emotional well-being and healthy relationships with Hope Trust.

15/11/2025

Desiring to alter the individuals in our lives is a common aspiration, yet such efforts invariably prove unsuccessful.

Changing other people will only make you unhappy and wear you out. To understand why, it's helpful to look in the mirror: the desire to alter others is often a sign that you need safety, comfort, or approval.

Discover the liberating truth about accepting others as they are. Learn why trying to change people can hinder personal growth and how to embrace the power of self-awareness and acceptance. Read more at Hope Trust.

13/11/2025

Remember that surrender is not defeat; rather, it is a courageous step that leads to a deeper, more authentic form of victory. When you let go, you create space for genuine strength to emerge.

You succeed not by conquering but by letting go.

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09/11/2025

You can go from just dealing with anxiety to building a solid base of inner peace, or "Shanti", by using these tried-and-true methods from the land of the Vedas and the Buddha.

This will change the way you move through the world from being scared to having a clear sense of purpose.

Discover how ancient Indian practices and mindfulness can help ease modern anxiety. Find peace, balance, and healing with Hope Trust.

08/11/2025

Getting to know yourself is the sacred, quiet thread tying all the pearls in your life together. Without it, the pearls would get lost and be spread out. With it, they make a beautiful, strong, and cohesive whole. A life that isn't just about surviving can be built on this. You can create a life with meaning, purpose, and happiness with this.

Start the most important conversation of your life: the one with yourself. Pause, breathe, and look inside.

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Discover how your relationship with yourself influences your emotions, relationships, and overall wellbeing. Learn to nurture inner harmony with Hope Trust’s expert insights.

11/10/2025

🚩🚩 Why Do So Many Married People Still Feel Lonely? 🚩🚩

According to research, loneliness can have an impact on the relational and sexual well-being of couples. 😔😔

Research indicates that being in an intimate relationship can reduce feelings of loneliness by satisfying a desire to belong. This sense of belonging can serve as a buffer against loneliness, allowing for closeness-initiating behaviours. You can have an intimate partner but still feel lonely. Approximately one in every six older married men and women reports moderate or severe feelings of loneliness.

Isolation vs. loneliness

First and foremost, loneliness does not require social isolation. People can feel lonely even in intimate relationships, as depicted in songs and poems throughout history. Thus, a conceptual distinction between loneliness and social isolation is necessary. Second, loneliness is a subjective experience of emotional isolation, not objective isolation. Therefore, loneliness is caused by the quality of relationships rather than the number or status of social relationships. For example, if we don't feel heard or understood, we may feel emotionally disconnected from our partner.

Loneliness and health

Loneliness is linked to poorer mental health, including anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. It can also impact one's physical health. Loneliness is also linked to poor relationships and sexual outcomes for couples. That's right, you can be in an intimate relationship but still feel incredibly lonely. As a result, it is in the best interests of both researchers and helping professionals to maintain this complexity in their research and clinical practice.

What new studies say

Research shows that loneliness in intimate relationships can make it hard to think positively about one's partner. Furthermore, it was discovered that loneliness was negatively associated with both men's and women's relational well-being. Moreover, men's self-reported loneliness was negatively related to their spouses' sexual well-being, whereas women's self-reported loneliness was not.

Research continues to challenge our understanding of what constitutes loneliness, who experiences it, and why. Studies show that married people feel lonely, which can affect their relationship and sexual satisfaction.

What can be done to help?

Feeling and expressing gratitude for a partner's positive qualities, as well as viewing them as confidants, can help mitigate the effects of loneliness.

If you are lonely in your intimate relationship and are concerned that it is affecting your or your partner's sexual well-being, skilled interventions from a trained couples therapist are beneficial.

Click www.hopetrustindia.com to schedule an online appointment with a couples therapist.

11/10/2025

A common misconception in our culture is that only people with a diagnosed mental "disorder" should seek therapy. This is similar to saying that only people with heart disease can use a gym. Going to therapy can help us improve our emotional and mental health in the same way that exercising improves our physical health.

In India's beautiful, busy, and chaotic world, a healthy mind is a necessity rather than a luxury. Everyone deserves to be truly 'swastha' in body, mind, and spirit.

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Explore the significance of World Mental Health Day and discover practical steps to improve your mental health. Learn how Hope Trust supports mental well-being and how you can become a healthier, happier you.

09/10/2025

How to Find Your Life's Purpose 🎯🎯

Your purpose drives you to find meaning and connection, fuelling action and ambition. The search for purpose is universal but personal. It motivates us and makes us feel connected.

Purpose is not a goal—a set of pursuits shaped by your changing identity. Action and reflection create purpose. Your purpose changes with you, letting you set your path and redefine your journey.

The question is, how do we find it?

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Discover how therapy with Hope Trust can help you find your true life’s purpose. Our expert therapists provide guidance in self-discovery, personal growth, and achieving clarity in your life's direction. Start your journey towards meaning today.

08/10/2025

Parenting is more than feeding and housing. Every action you take builds your child's inner foundation.

Children observe life closely. They absorb actions and presence. Emotionally intelligent parents notice emotions and focus on being present.

Children raised in nurturing, loving environments blossom into self-assured, well-adjusted individuals.

They develop into whole, resilient people, grounded by their upbringing.

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Discover the key behaviors emotionally intelligent parents avoid in front of their kids. Learn how emotional awareness and positive parenting create a healthy family dynamic. Read more on Hope Trust.

24/09/2025

As we grow and evolve, it’s inevitable that we’ll have to let go of some of our old relationships. It’s a bittersweet part of life, but it’s all part of the journey.

The invisible cost of growth and healing runs deep—discover what it takes and learn how to nurture yourself. Begin your journey today.

22/09/2025

One of the most profound, and often unspoken, changes that occurs in a committed relationship is the growing physical closeness of the partners. Many couples experience a dramatic shift in their sexual dynamic as a result of the natural changes brought about by menopause and andropause.

This raises a very human question: how can a connection not only survive but flourish when the physical attraction that sparked it fades?

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Explore how physical intimacy benefits couples by enhancing emotional connection, boosting health, and strengthening love in later years.

17/09/2025

Control is not love: How to Tell the Difference Between Caring and Controlling

In the early stages of a relationship, control rarely appears toxic. It often looks like someone checking in, asking where you are, who you're with, or what you're wearing. Such activity may feel like attention or concern, but caring and controlling are entirely different. Here’s how to spot the difference before love becomes suffocating.

1. Jealousy is not a sign of love

We have been conditioned to believe that jealousy is a romantic emotion. People often assume that jealousy is a sign of caring. But true love does not come with paranoia and suspicion. If your partner is always asking where you are, gets mad when you talk to others, or tries to control who you see, that's insecurity, not love. A healthy partner does not have to compete for your attention. They trust you, and they do not penalise you for living your life.

2. Relationship "Rules" Should Not Feel Like Cages

Agreements like exclusivity, respecting time, and boundaries are common. But when these turn into rules you didn’t agree to—such as needing permission to go out, being told what to wear, or being forced to share passwords—that’s no longer about respect. It’s surveillance disguised as love. Rules that limit freedom protect egos, not relationships.

3. Guilt is a tool and not a sign of affection

Controlling partners often use guilt to manipulate others into doing what they want. Phrases like “I guess I’m not a priority” or “If you loved me, you wouldn’t go out” are designed to make you feel unworthy for doing reasonable things. If you always feel forced to choose between your happiness and their approval, you’re not in a relationship—you’re in an emotional trap.

4. Real boundaries come from you, not them

A healthy boundary is something you set for yourself, such as saying, "I need some alone time after work," or "Please don't go through my phone." Controlling people take that concept and turn it against you. They'll respond with, "My boundary is you not going out without me," or "My boundary is you not talking to your ex." That is not a boundary. That is control. Nobody else gets to tell you how to live life under the guise of "respect."

5. Caring feels supportive, not restrictive

What is the easiest way to distinguish between real care and restrictive behaviour? Real care lifts you up. It boosts your confidence. You still feel like yourself, and you don't have to change to make the other person comfortable. You may not be receiving the care you need if you feel anxious, watched, or constantly cautious. You are being controlled.

Love should never cost you your freedom, peace, or identity. If someone who claims to love you tries to control, isolate, or guilt you, that's not love—it's control. You do not owe anyone your silence or submission to keep a relationship.

Click www.hopetrustindia.com for an online appointment with a relationship counsellor.