A Satisfying Afternoon with Sanjay’s Mom, Damyanti Gupta
Photo credit: Time Magazine Darkness hung over Pakistan’s Port of Karachi as five-year-old Damyanti followed her parents up the metal ramp and onto the waiting cargo ship. She wore her most refined fork, a dress made by her ma’s own hand. Tiny fingers grabbed the railing as she ambled, sandwiched single file, between her mother and grandmother. […]
So, You Love an Adult on the Spectrum
Autism has crawled its way into our everyday awareness. However, the disorder has remained a mystery, as have those who carry its diagnosis. In the last decade, a shift occurred, altering popular thought from fear to understanding and acceptance. Today we explore minimal adult autism and love. Over the years, even the therapeutic manual which […]
Fifty Shades: A Love Story or Pure Fantasy?
It’s February, the month dedicated to love, and Cupid is drawing back his bow, aiming for hearts everywhere. Toward the hopeful, the sheltered, the shattered, the unsuspecting, and the dark, the arrows fly true. The air is heavy with complex scents–deep red roses, fiery cinnamon, dark chocolate, and complex berry-red wine. Romantic cards shout loving […]
A Vata Really Shouldn’t Marry a Pitta
A Vata really shouldn’t marry a Pitta,” she said, her lilt of an accent floating above the incense. Tucked into the hidden depth of the luxurious spa at Leelah Palace Hotel in Chennai, India, the young woman continued the massage, hot stones sliding in the thick oil on my exposed back. She pushed the palm […]
New Beginnings
Between the sparkling firework bursts and the drop of the enormous Time’s Square crystal ball, 2022 has finally arrived. We waited for this past year, filled with fear, isolation, and loss, to end. Finally, it is time to take a well-earned deep, slow, cleansing breath. Fill your lungs to their total capacity while you count […]
Caryn’s Relationship Solutions
Hi. I’m Caryn, a retired psychotherapist, turned author and motivational speaker. I worked with thousands of people during my thirty-year professional career. My life has been enriched by those I met, whether in private practice, group settings or corporate engagements. A therapist obtains higher education to understand techniques and concepts by those masters who came […]