Sonal Khangarot

04/03/2023

A consideration for your weekend musing.

Love,
Sonal

29/01/2023

This was one of the first posts I made when I started out a few years ago. 

I was super camera conscious—I still am—and we realised that the font of the text is extremely thin (Newbie blunders). 

Someone wise once told me that you need to keep doing more of what you love, and in the process of executing the task you will realise what you did the best and how you could do something differently and make it even better. 

POV: Don’t fear falling on your face or taking a risk because of the fear of falling—what’s the worst that will happen? (A question I always ask myself when I am fearful of a situation) 
to more risks, more falls, and more gains. 

Love,
Sonal 🌸

02/04/2022

Its time we wipe our lenses and clear our views and perspectives about mental health disorders.

This World Autism Awareness Day,
Lets be more mindful about what autism is and how can we work towards inclusion and betterment for someone with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder, meaning it is diagnosed in early childhood and prevails throughout an individuals life.

An individual of autism has a declined social skills, reppetative speech or behaviour.

Sensory processing (sound, texture, smells,etc) is often disrupted in A.S.D leading to a child being a sensory seeker or sensory sensitive.

Functioning for someone with Autism depends on when they were diagnosed, level or intensity of the disorder, rehabilitation facilities provided to them according to their needs, etc.
I would love to do a Q and A if that is something you would be interested in.
Please drop a comment for the same.

25/02/2022

When I say that you aren’t define by your labels I am referring to the generic stigmatising labels which are forcefully imposed on an individual by friends, family members, or society.
These labels can look like
🌸 You are too tall/short
🌸 You don’t want to have kids
🌸 But you are divorced/single
🌸 You are so skinny
🌸 You always overthink everything

These are words people use for an individual without that individual being okay with it, if someone does that to you- I suggest you call them out.
You speak for what you are not okay with.
One thing I have realised as a person and a mental health professional is that people they will always have something to say about you- be it about the colour of your skin, your physique, your mental health, your beliefs, your value system, your sexual preferences, your gender, your choice of food.
You are defined by your choices and your preferences and not what the world expects out of you.

Be gentle with yourself and stand for what you believe in.

Love,
Sonal

14/02/2022

On this Valentines Day, let's talk about love... It's a complex experience, one that science is baffled by even today.
Here's what some of you had to say when we asked you 'what does love mean to you?'

07/12/2021

Asha ki Kiran

03/12/2021

International day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on the 3rd of December every year. The aim is to understand disability and mobilise support for the dignity, rights and wellness of persons with disabilities. Let’s be more mindful with our words and actions, and do our part in the journey towards inclusion.

20/11/2021

Everyone has their own definition of love. To me, it is the ability to be vulnerable, its the connection- physical and mental that I have with the person. Love for someone else can be different.
We are not trying to define love. This is just a gentle reminder to be able to give ourselves even 1 percent of the warmth, care, affection, and validation we look for from those around us.

01/11/2021

Repeat after me: "Every mental health problem is deserving of attention and care."

25/10/2021

🌸Be a man, bro!
🌸Boys don’t cry!
🌸Man up.
🌸Don’t be a cry baby!

The notion that men cannot feel pain is an upsetting offshoot of the enforcement of regressive masculine traits in boys and men, which results in repressed emotional expression and ends up causing more harm than good.

When one says that men don’t feel pain, are we implying that men cannot feel and express pain; or are we trying to say that if men feel pain they must brush it under the carpet.
Perpetuating such strong words we are adding to the stigma and shame around men’s mental health.
Everyone is capable of feeling pain and they have their own ways to emote it.
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18/10/2021

Psycho-education and de-stigmatising mental health is something I love to work towards along with the work that I do as a professional.

Asking for help- be it professional help or talking to a peer is often considered a sign of weakness which it absolutely isn’t.

It’s time we normalise talking about how we feel emotionally as we talk about our physical health.

14/10/2021

How has today been for you? Mine was a blend of chirpy and angry. 💕

10/10/2021

Happy World Mental Health Day✨

04/10/2021

The notion that mental health problems only prevail among adults is absolutely misleading. The belief that a child, adolescent or a young adult can not have a mental health problem is inaccurate. Shaming a child for feeling the way they are feeling and demeaning their thoughts and emotions is unwarranted.
Mental health problems can affect people of all ages, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion, and so on. Restricting ourselves to believe that a certain group of people are unaffected by mental health problems only perpetuates the gap between incidence of mental health problems and the help received by the affected individuals.

02/10/2021

Resentment is often used as a synonym of anger, a feeling of being treated unfairly. The feeling one gets when they say I don't think I deserved it.

Resentment can look like a bad comment passed by a friend, feeling put down or being taken advantage of by a loved one. How does resentment feel to you?

24/09/2021

20/01/2021

Repeat after me - I am Enough.

I always was and always will be, don't let anyone tell you otherwise not even you yourself.