Undoing The Incognito With Pinto John Pinto

It seems like the work-from-home phenomenon is here to stay. But we should at least try and ensure the relationship problems associated with it are not a permanent feature. Here are my thoughts on the subject.

In this short episode, I talk about the stigma that stems from the way we speak about therapy and counselling or other mental health services, and how this leads to more people misunderstanding the problem of mental health, as though its only a problem for some very unfortunate souls. I hope you will find this helpful and I hope you will play your part in changing the way we speak about mental health.

In this episode, I attempt to address the phenomenon of toxic positivity in a low key manner by talking about the usefulness of paying attention to your negative emotions too (without losing sight of the positive emotions of course!). Hope you find this helpful.

In this episode, I try and address the question of why it is important to dream about our best possible futures, and set goals that will help us reach them, even if chances are we will never get exactly what we want. I talk a little bit about the role of dopaminergic activation in increasing motivation and alleviating pain, and how this is related to goal setting. Hope you find this helpful.

In this first episode, I share a brief introduction of myself and some of my general thoughts about incongruence mainly between self and society and between expressed beliefs and actions. I also attempt to make the case that it is the smaller, action oriented questions that matter more than the big philosophical questions that can sometimes act as a stumbling block or distraction to self-knowledge and progress. I sincerely hope you will find this useful in your own journey, wherever you may be at this point of your life.