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What’s Your Exit Plan in a Relationship? (And Why It Hurts More Than the Breakup Itself)
Some people don’t exit relationships with honesty - they exit with warmth that suddenly disappears. One day everything feels stable, kind, reassuring. The next, it’s “this isn’t working anymore.” No warning. No difficult conversation. Just silence wrapped in politeness. What’s left behind isn’t only heartbreak, but deep confusion. And confusion stays longer than loss. How someone exits says more about them than the one who stayed, hoped, and endured.
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Exploring Mental Health Issues in 2026: Trends and Insights
Mental health in 2026 isn’t just a personal struggle—it’s a collective reality shaped by technology overload, emotional isolation, climate anxiety, and unspoken burnout. As the world moves faster, minds are carrying heavier weight. This blog explores the most pressing mental health issues of 2026, why they’re rising, and what quiet, human solutions can help us cope, heal, and reconnect—without shame
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Chess Syndrome in Narcissistic Abuse: When Fear Becomes a Strategy
Chess Syndrome is a narcissistic abuse tactic where fear is used as control. By keeping you in a constant state of emotional “check,” the abuser creates anxiety, hypervigilance, and self-doubt. This visual from the RA:WON Playbook explores how manipulation turns relationships into strategy - and why safety should never feel like a game.
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Character Assassination in Narcissistic Abuse: When Your Name Is Quietly Destroyed
Character assassination is a damaging abuse technique often seen in narcissistic relationships, where a person quietly destroys your reputation to protect their image. Disguised as concern or victimhood, it turns your private moments into stories and your reactions into proof. This blog explains how character assassination works, why it’s so harmful, and how to stop losing yourself while defending a name you never damaged.
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Blame Shifting: When Accountability Quietly Disappears
Blame shifting is a subtle yet damaging form of emotional manipulation often seen in narcissistic relationships. It happens when someone avoids responsibility for their wrongdoing by redirecting attention to the victim’s actions, choices, or independence. This blog explores how blame shifting works, why it feels so confusing, and how it slowly leads people to carry guilt for things they never did.
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Digital Detox & Tech Boundaries: Reclaiming Mental Well‑Being in an Always‑Online World
n an always-online world, mental rest has quietly become rare. Constant notifications, endless scrolling, and digital pressure keep the mind in a state of alertness, often showing up as anxiety, fatigue, or emotional disconnection. Digital detox is not about rejecting technology, but about creating intentional pauses that allow the nervous system to settle. By setting gentle tech boundaries and practicing mindful technology use, we reclaim presence, and a deeper connection wi
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How to Raise Independent, Confident Kids (0–6 yrs): Parenting Tips for New Indian Parents
Discover how to nurture independence, self-esteem and problem-solving in your child from infancy to age 6 using simple everyday parenting tips - inspired by Maslow, Montessori & Piaget. A must-read for Indian new parents.
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Letter to the Giver: On Reciprocation
Reciprocation is the fuel that sustains your integrity and confidence in giving. It reminds you that connection is circular - not hierarchical. It tells your nervous system that you matter too. Pause : Reflect : and Wait to be reciprocated before giving more... You will need it .... Read More
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Why Therapy Feels Slow When You’re Leaving a Trauma Bond
You are not slow. Your nervous system is protecting you. When you grow up or live in a relationship where love and fear are mixed together, your mind learns to survive by attaching to the person who hurts you. This is called a trauma bond - and healing from it requires slow, gentle, step-by-step work. Here’s why therapy sometimes feels slow or confusing during this process: 1. Your nervous system is still in survival mode Trauma bonds activate the same circuits your brain us
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Ooh Anxiety, Kal Aana - Learning to Delay the Panic
When anxiety knocks, say “Ooh Anxiety, Kal Aana.” Learn how delaying your reaction rewires your brain, reduces stress, and builds resilience. Desi mental health wisdom by SEVEE Care.Focus Keywords: anxiety, delayed gratification, mindfulness, desi mental health, SEVEE Care, coping with anxiety, overthinking, emotional resilience
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What Would Sita Do in 2025? Understanding Diwali Beyond Ram and Towards Shakti
As we wrap up Diwali 2025, let’s pause to reflect on Sita’s story — her endurance, her silence, and her light. This post by Parita Sharma (SEVEE Care) explores what Diwali teaches us about identity, wom
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When the Mirror Lies Back
“Man will only become better when you make him see what he likes to see.” - Anton Chekhov When Reflection Becomes Manipulation A narcissist lives by that line - not as a path to betterment, but as a strategy of control. They make you see what they want you to see, and in return, reflect back what you think you like. Compliments, charm, intensity - all a calculated mirror. When you’re caught in that reflection long enough, you stop seeing yourself. You begin to chase validati
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In a Relationship with a Narcissist, You Have Two Choices
In a relationship with a narcissist, you have two choices — surrender and become their puppet, or break free and become the villain in their story. For every Desi who’s ever been told to “adjust,” this SEVEE blog by Parita Sharma reminds you — Har ke jeetne waalon ko hi baazigar kehte hai. 💔
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Ghosting: The Silent Epidemic of Modern Relationships
In a world full of choices and dating apps, ghosting - when someone suddenly disappears without explanation — has become heartbreakingly common. Let’s understand why it happens, what it does to our emotional health, and how to heal with compassion and clarity.
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Situationships: The Almost-Relationships of Our Times
"Situationships—half love, half confusion. Whether you’re in India or a Desi in the US, this undefined relationship status hurts more than we admit. Learn what situationships mean, why they’re trending, and how SEVEE & Parita Sharma help you find clarity in love."
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Shades of Sorry – What “Sorry” Really Means
Shades of Sorry” by Parita explores the many ways desis in New York & New Jersey use the word “sorry”—from heartfelt apologies to anxious habits. Discover how tone, body language, and culture shape every shade of sorry, and why it’s time to stop over-apologizing and start living with confidence. | SEVEE Care
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Limerence: When Infatuation Feels Like Love, But Isn’t
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Understanding limerence — the intense emotional infatuation that feels like love but is often driven by obsession, fantasy, and uncertainty. We’ll explore what limerence is, why it happens, and how it can affect your mental well-being in relationships.
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Cognitive Dissonance: When love and hurt co-exists
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Understanding cognitive dissonance in toxic relationships, how it differs from cognitive distortions, and how it overlaps with trauma bonding. This guide is written in survivor-focused language to help you make sense of the confusion you’ve been carrying.
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Why spend on human therapist when ChatGPT is here?
When it comes to healing, ChatGPT can give you quick tools, but a human therapist gives you connection. In the debate of ChatGPT vs Human Therapist, the truth is clear: AI can support, but humans heal. For Desis in New York, California, New Jersey, and across the US, SEVEE offers culturally-attuned therapy that understands both your immigrant struggles and your Indian roots. Choose human. Choose SEVEE.
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Therapy Isn’t For Everyone
Don't go to therapy .... Know the reasons where choosing therapy might not work for you. “Therapy isn’t for everyone — but when you’re ready, it can change everything. SEVEE offers culturally-attuned therapy for Desis in the US & India.”
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