DrKalpana Mishra

27/11/2025

Ties That Bind And Challenge

Navigating Emotional Ties and Intimacy Challenges in Relationships Understanding the Push–Pull Dance of Love Relationships are rarely simple—but when an anxious partner and an avoidant partner fall in love, the emotional chemistry can feel like fire and ice trying to hold hands.Both crave connection, but they move toward it in opposite ways: one reaches out, the other pulls back.Relationships are the mirrors through which we see our deepest needs, fears, and wounds....

06/01/2023

Could you do a post on what to do when frustrations rush back and maybe how to make opportunities? I’m trying to make positive changes in my career (which is slowly coming together and I’m confident with) and my (non- existent) romantic life. Whilst I am making positive progressions and I’m monitoring my own thought patterns I can’t help but relapse on frustration and feelings of sadness....

Could you do a post on what to do when frustrations rush back and maybe how to make opportunities? I’m trying to make positive changes in my career (which is slowly coming together and I’m confiden…

02/11/2022

We are living through one of the most anxious periods any of us can remember. Whether facing issues as public as a pandemic and political upheaval or as personal as having kids at home fighting the urge to reach for the wine bottle every night, we are feeling overwhelmed and out of control. how to uproot anxiety at its source using brain-based techniques and small hacks accessible to anyone....

We are living through one of the most anxious periods any of us can remember. Whether facing issues as public as a pandemic and political upheaval or as personal as having kids at home fighting the…

29/07/2022

For some, hookups and one-night stands can lead to increased confidence – but, for others, it can damage self-esteem and cause psychological distress.What’s the point of getting physical with someone when you know it isn’t going anywhere? Why waste time lusting over someone who frankly, doesn’t want a relationship?The rules of dating have changed so much in the last 20 years that it’s questionable whether “dating” itself even exists anymore....

For some, hookups and one-night stands can lead to increased confidence – but, for others, it can damage self-esteem and cause psychological distress.What’s the point of getting physical with someo…

22/07/2022

Breaking up in normal circumstances is hard enough. If you throw a narcissist into the equation, it makes it all the more difficult. I've been talking about boundaries; what they are, how do we set them, what should we do when they're crossed, etc. Because we're talking about boundaries, it’s important we also cover constant, purposeful boundary-breaking sometimes known as- abuse. ...

Breaking up in normal circumstances is hard enough. If you throw a narcissist into the equation, it makes it all the more difficult. I’ve been talking about boundaries; what they are, how do …

13/07/2022

Why are relationships so hard today? Why do we fail at love every time, despite trying so hard? Why have humans suddenly become so inept at making relationships last? Have we forgotten how to love? Or worse, forgotten what love is? We're not prepared. We're not prepared for the sacrifices, for the compromises, for the unconditional love. We're not ready to invest all that it takes to make a relationship work....

Why are relationships so hard today? Why do we fail at love every time, despite trying so hard? Why have humans suddenly become so inept at making relationships last? Have we forgotten how to love?…

04/07/2022

Entrenched stereotypes insist that men are breadwinners whilst women are homemakers and caregivers. According to the OECD, these stereotypes are present today in reality, with women across the world spending up to ten times on unpaid care work than men. If a member of a family becomes ill or has a disability, the commonly adopted attitude is that the main caregiver should be a female member of the family....

Entrenched stereotypes insist that men are breadwinners whilst women are homemakers and caregivers. According to the OECD, these stereotypes are present today in reality, with women across the worl…

29/06/2022

The notion of mind reading conjures images of psychic powers, crystal balls and other aspects of the paranormal. So it may seem surprising that for over two decades, psychologists and communication scholars have been seriously studying the degree to which a person is able to correctly understand another’s unsaid thoughts or feelings. This is called empathic accuracy, and not only is it real, it has important implications for our relationships....

The notion of mind reading conjures images of psychic powers, crystal balls and other aspects of the paranormal. So it may seem surprising that for over two decades, psychologists and communication…

17/06/2022

In all affairs, it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted." —Bertrand Russell "Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means that you've become a comfortable, trusted element in another person's life." —Joyce Brothers One popular piece of advice given by marriage counselors is not to take your partner for granted....

In all affairs, it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.” —Bertrand Russell “Being taken for granted can be a …

25/04/2022

With the advent of social media, there was an explosion of personal opinions on public forums. While the idea was a democratic one, where the platform provided was intended to ignite healthy debate, the modern history of social networks isn’t one of triumph. Political divides and echo chambers, it appears, have been amplified by the introduction of the internet. People say horrible things to each other, and the anonymity of forums and encouragement from similar minds have made it a common occurrence....

With the advent of social media, there was an explosion of personal opinions on public forums. While the idea was a democratic one, where the platform provided was intended to ignite healthy debate…

06/03/2022

The phrase “happily ever after” has been misinterpreted over the years to create an unrealistic version of our everyday lives. Living “happily ever after” looks, feels and behaves very differently for each of us. Relationships can be hard, involving compromise, conflict, honesty and pain. American therapists, however, have noticed a toxic new trend – the “suffocation relationship”. This is where we set ridiculous expectations on our partners, and impossible goals, in order for them to satisfy our wants and demands....

The phrase “happily ever after” has been misinterpreted over the years to create an unrealistic version of our everyday lives. Living “happily ever after” looks, feels and behaves very differently …

23/01/2022

Having an on and off relationship with someone can be very taxing. It’s an emotional roller coaster and you wind up feeling like your relationship is so fragile but you have to walk on eggshells all the time around your partner. Unfortunately, you keep breaking up and it starts to feel very difficult to find the solution that will keep you together....

Having an on and off relationship with someone can be very taxing. It’s an emotional roller coaster and you wind up feeling like your relationship is so fragile but you have to walk on eggshells al…