Thought Pudding

02/12/2025

Why do some setbacks hit you harder than they should? And why do some wins barely move the needle.

The answer?

Well, since when have therapists given a straight answer to anything? 😝

Read our full Substack below, link in comments 👇🏻

16/11/2025

Most of us skip the gentle work of setting boundaries.
We swallow things. We overextend. We hope people “just get it.”
And before we know it… we’ve built walls instead.
The good news?
Boundaries can be rebuilt any day. And they’re so much lighter to carry.

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15/11/2025

14/11/2025

Some paths don’t show up until you’re ready to see them. Some races stop making sense the moment you ask what you truly want. Some rhythms feel unfamiliar only because they’ve never been yours before.

We’ve all laid awake at night cursing ourselves for not doing right by our own hearts. But walking our own path is not a one time action, rather, repeated discoveries of ourselves.

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31/10/2025

There’s something quietly exhausting about carrying emotions you can’t name. You’re not falling apart, exactly but seemingly harmless incidents can erupt emotions and reactions like never before.

In Indian households, “processing” is not a word we use for feelings. It’s what happens to cheese. Or passport applications. We don’t process emotions, we spiritualise them, suppress them, and move on.
And then when we erupt.

In therapy though, or even in solitary reflection, this can change. Instead of “just get over it,” you’re invited to stay. To say it again. To feel it again. To make sense of it in your body, not just your brain.

That’s what processing is.
Not rehashing. Not whining. Not overthinking.
Processing is finally giving those parts of you a chance to speak and be heard, not just explode.

Each time, you’re not just talking. You’re reorganising your internal world.

And bit by bit, not every spark needs to turn into lava.

30/10/2025

Safe connections change everything.

Years of studies on relationships and trauma have been telling us this. In fact, therapy is a proof of the same.

They make risk feel lighter, effort feel easier, and life feel a little less like weathering storms alone.

Being able to feel safe with other people is the single most important aspect of emotional health ; safe connections are fundamental to our lives.

23/10/2025

Coming home for Diwali always feels like a soft collision.

One part of you exhales, surrounded by love, warmth, and familiar smells.Another part quietly tenses up, reminded of old patterns, unspoken things, the people who shaped you and still trigger you.

Rhea came home for the rest.
Little Rhea showed up with that familiar childhood ache.

In therapy, both of them get a seat.
Because healing isn’t about choosing one, it’s about learning to hold them both truths. ✨

14/10/2025

You’re being sold the trope that therapy falls apart because you “picked the wrong therapist.” Here’s what this marketing gimmick actually means:

Therapy falls apart because it’s basic process get missed. Specifically, there are two unsexy, practical conversations that quietly decide whether your therapy takes off or stalls.

No jargon, no blame, no matchmaking with Seema either, just 2 simple checks to keep week 1–5 from becoming a soft exit and save you lot of grief.

Watch till the end. Ask your therapist about them. Share with a friend who is stuck finding their therapist.

Till then, we continue Decoding Therapy for you, the stuff no one tells you about.

Note: These checks are for the beginning few sessions of therapy only.

10/10/2025

P.S. Don’t forget to wish your therapist a happy world mental health day!

05/10/2025

Starting therapy can feel confusing. You’re often feeling cloudy, overwhelmed. Sometimes, you don’t even know why you need help, just that something feels off.

But once you begin, the shift is quieter than you expect
and deeper than you imagined.

Therapy doesn’t just give you answers. But so much more:

✨ A space where you feel seen and not dismissed.
🛋️ A safe place where your guard can drop and your mind is not on fight or flight.
🧠 And over time, a mind that feels more yours. Less on autopilot. Less burdened by expectations. More authentic.

That’s what real change feels like.It doesn’t shout.
It builds and compounds in small shifts in thinking, your habits, and how you feel about yourself.

One session at a time.

02/10/2025

Plot twist: most people aren’t “anti-therapy,” they’re just not sure if we need it 🤷🏻‍♀️

This is expected in a culture where we don’t like to talk about our feelings much. But if you’ve been silently wondering about beginning therapy, here’s how to check 👆🏻👆🏻

Please Note: If you’re going through major loss and grief, you’re not in the “maybe” zone. In times like this, therapy comes doctor recommended 💯

30/09/2025

When your workplace says “mental wellness”, but means “work harder with a smile.”

New video drop: *EBIDTA Over EQ* 🧘🏽‍♀️📉

You may not be able to call out the BS at work but we still hear you.

Share this with your overworked, under-rested, “wellness-webinared” friends