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Wanna Join a Start-up? Check these Out!
By Dilip Saraf on 22 Feb 2015
Having a career coaching practice in the Silicon Valley has its demands! Although I have clients in 23 countries, it is only some (about 10%) from the Silicon Valley who engage me have the desire to either start their own venture or to join one.
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Common Causes of Anger Management Issues
By MySahana on 30 Jan 2015
Anger is an emotion that children learn to feel within a few months of being born. The emotion itself is a healthy and natural expression of certain experiences. Anger becomes a problem when it becomes out of control and when it hurts people emotionally or even physically.
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Getting Your Kids College- AND Life-Ready!
By Dilip Saraf on 21 Dec 2014
As a career coach I get many requests from parents during this time of the year when high-school students and degreed graduates are dealing with deadlines for college-admission applications. They often seek my help in choosing a career path and then colleges that will best prepare them for their career choice.
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Mindful Eating
By MySahana on 25 Nov 2014
It is the end of a stressful week, and you reward yourself for a job well done by eating your favorite dessert. You are unaware of the delicious food disappearing as you continue to browse the net or watch TV. Suddenly, you look down. Where did that dessert go? Disappointment and dissatisfaction set in. “That one just vanished!
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Chain Snatch Robberies - post from San Jose Police
By bay area indian on 04 Nov 2014
The Bay-Area has seen a recent dramatic increase in Chain-Snatch robberies. Similar to a Purse-Snatch, a robber approaches a woman walking along a sidewalk, a park, or interior of an apartment complex. Women of South-Asian descent are frequently targeted. The robber will yank the gold chain off the woman’s neck and flee to a waiting vehicle.
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Emotion Suppression: Effects on Mental and Physical Health
By MySahana on 28 Oct 2014
Sometimes when we experience a trauma such as a car accident, witnessing violence or abuse, our minds protect ourselves by shutting off our emotions. The same way our pain receptors shut off to manage intense pain, our mind suppresses strong, negative emotions during times of crises to protect our well-being.
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South Asian Couples: A Story About Gender Roles
By MySahana on 10 Oct 2014
Purva and Ashok were absolutely in love. They were caught up in their romance for the two years they were dating and after Ashok proposed, they became consumed with wedding planning.
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Signs of an Emotionally Abusive Relationship And What You Can Do
By MySahana on 16 Sep 2014
Some relationships, whether they be parent-child, spouse, sibling or friendships, can be emotionally abusive in nature. An emotionally abusive relationship is more than just a collection of emotionally abusive behaviors. In an emotionally abusive relationship, one person consistently controls the other through fear, humiliation, manipulation, fear or shame.
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South Asian Parents: Overprotectiveness May Increase Anxiety
By MySahana on 19 Aug 2014
Wanting to protect your children is an innate and biological urge for all parents. It is essential in keeping your child emotionally and physically safe in a dangerous world. However, when parents become overprotective, the child is more likely to develop anxiety or an anxiety disorder when older. This is especially true for children who have an anxious temperament.
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Anxiety Disorder or Just Nervous
By MySahana on 01 Jul 2014
Feeling nervous is part of a normal, healthy life. It is an adaptive emotion that helps us know when we are safe, when we are in physical or emotional danger, and when we should feel afraid.
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