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Insights & Perspectives

Thoughtful perspectives on mental health, emotional well-being, and the human experience — written by Dr. Suha Riyaz.

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Emotional ResilienceAugust 2026

If Overcoming Addiction Is In Your List This Year, Read This Article.

Figuring Out Your CUES Is The Only Way To Escape Relapse. Continue reading on Beyond the Ordinary...

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Emotional ResilienceAugust 2026

Are We Living Our Lives or Our Parents’?

Let's find an answer to this complicated question... Continue reading on Write Your World...

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Emotional ResilienceAugust 2026

We all want SUCCESS…

Let’s talk about one missing piece of the PUZZLE. Continue reading on Beyond the Ordinary...

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Emotional ResilienceAugust 2026

Sleep Deprivation: Are You Unknowingly Keeping Depression at Bay by Staying Awake?

Losing sleep can improve your mood… YES! Continue reading on Write Your World...

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Modern StressJuly 2026

Dementors, Chocolates, and More.

This is not just about Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling wrote one of the most accurate descriptions of depression, and she hid it inside a children's fantasy novel. Photo by -Mikhail Nilov , Pexels I’ve...

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Leadership & Mental HealthJuly 2026

Your Room and You.

Last week, one of my patients asked this to me, and it stuck with me. She was a young woman in her late 20s who came alone for a consultation due to sleep disturbance that had persisted for the past...

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Emotional ResilienceJuly 2026

Narcissistic parent and jealousy!

The unwanted emotion towards their successful child. Continue reading on The Writing Table...

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Modern StressJuly 2026

Suddenly Nothing Feels Fun and Everything Has Become an Exhausting Task!

Why your fun trip felt like a project management exercise, the psychology concept that explains it, and how to fix it. I was talking to my cousin recently, and she mentioned she’d just been on a trip...

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Modern StressJune 2026

Never Be the Reason Someone Cries to God Because of You

As a kid, I used to ask my mom how exactly one should live their life. Her answer was simple: be humble, be helpful, be giving. Lately, a personal experience made me think about it again. And I...

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Leadership & Mental HealthFebruary 2026

Living in a World of Selective Empathy: Why Distant Suffering Feels Deeper Than Pain Next Door

Kudos to punch the monkey for bringing attachment theory and its impact on child and adult life to spotlight. It’s my personal favorite topic that addresses many sensitive issues like how early...

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