A young girl recently ran away from home after years of physical abuse and threats from her parents. Another was told she was a burden and should kill herself. Another is still trying to heal from childhood sexual abuse.
These are not stories from newspapers. These are real-life experiences shared with me by young people during our sessions.
They are young people from homes much like yours and mine. Young people studying in schools, colleges, and workplaces.
Over the past few months, I have listened to more than 300 young people and provide over 20 hours of free emotional support and counselling every week. One thing has become clear: many are struggling silently, with nowhere to turn for support.
Through Acrophile Foundation, we are working to provide counselling, emotional support, resilience-building programmes, and safe spaces where young people can heal, grow stronger, and find hope again.
If you would like to support this work, please consider contributing.
Every contribution makes a difference
https://www.acrophilefoundation.org/contribute
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Adolescent| Positive Psychology
🧠Committed to bring positive impact on young adolescents mind.
đź“– Backed by well-developed sessions.
Over the last two decades, I have spent much of my life working with children, adolescents, and families. As parents, many of us remember worrying about our children's education, friendships, behaviour, and future. Those challenges were real then, but I believe today's young people are facing something even more difficult.
I meet young adults every day who are struggling with anxiety, overwhelm, loneliness, self-doubt, emotional exhaustion, and a feeling that they are falling behind in life. What concerns me most is not simply stress itself, but the growing difficulty many young people have in regulating their emotions and recovering from setbacks. In simple terms, many are becoming emotionally dys-regulated and less resilient.
Over the years, I have trained in Positive Psychology, Resilience, Child Development, and Mental Health through programmes and certifications from institutions including Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and others. Drawing from this learning, and from years of working with young people, I have developed a new programme called **The Resilient Compass**.
The Resilient Compass is a 10-session programme designed to help young adults better understand themselves, manage emotions, build resilience, and find steadier ways of dealing with life's challenges.
We have already received over 40 enquiries from young people interested in joining. However, many have shared that they simply cannot afford to participate.
What has struck me most is that these enquiries are coming from young people between the ages of 16 and 35. Some speak of anxiety, overthinking, loneliness, and low self-confidence. Others feel lost about their future, overwhelmed by expectations, or stuck in patterns they do not know how to change. A few have described themselves as simply surviving rather than truly living.
Most of these young people are studying, working, caring for family responsibilities, and trying their best to keep going. From the outside, they often seem fine. Yet many are carrying far more than they know how to handle.
My hope is to start the first group with 20 young adults.
So I am reaching out to you today with a simple request.
I am looking for 20 people who would be willing to support one young person's participation in the programme.
The cost of the full programme is â‚ą12,000 per participant. If you are willing to contribute â‚ą6,000, I will contribute the remaining â‚ą6,000 myself.
Together, we can help a young person access support, learn healthier ways of coping, and build the resilience they need for the road ahead.
If you would like to support a participant, send me a message and I will be happy to share more details.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
— Himadri
If you're a parent of a teenager, I'd love to hear from you.
Over the last year, I've spent hundreds of hours speaking with both parents and young people. One thing I've noticed is that many parents feel confused, frustrated, and sometimes even helpless as their children move through the teenage years.
I'm considering creating a short online learning series for parents, but before I do that, I'd like to understand what concerns parents the most.
Which of these is your biggest challenge right now?
A. Studies & Motivation
B. Screens & Social Media
C. Communication & Conflict
D. Anxiety & Emotional Wellbeing
Simply comment with A, B, C, or D below.
If your challenge is something different, feel free to share it in the comments.
Thank you for helping me understand what parents need most.
— Himadri
So many parents are reaching out… and I can see how much you care.
But most are still looking for quick tips to “fix” things.
The truth is—your child is not a problem to be fixed.
What you’re seeing on the surface is often just a reflection of something deeper.
Understanding that changes everything.
If something doesn’t feel right, trust that instinct—and take the next step.
Most changes in children don’t happen loudly.
They happen quietly…
in behaviour, in mood, in distance, in small patterns we don’t immediately notice.
And by the time we realise something is “wrong”…
it has often been building for a long time.
What makes this even harder is that it’s not always a lack of love.
Sometimes… it’s too much unregulated love.
Where boundaries blur,
structure weakens,
and slowly, a child begins to lose balance with age and environment.
This is not about doing something wrong as a parent.
It’s about not being able to see what is changing…
until it becomes harder to manage.
That’s exactly why I’ve been building something new.
Elaris.
A psychology-led, intelligent parenting app
designed to help you observe, understand, and stay aware of your child’s journey over time.
Not just when things go wrong—
but before they do.
We’ve opened a small 3-month Beta programme (free)
for parents who want to experience this differently.
If this resonates with you…
comment “ELARIS” or message
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25/03/2026
Most parents try to reduce screen time.
They take away the phone, set limits, create rules…
But still don’t see real change.
Because the phone is often not the real problem.
In many cases, it’s just the outlet.
What’s underneath could be:
• boredom
• pressure from studies
• lack of structure
• or simply not knowing what to do with time
And when we try to fix the surface without understanding what’s underneath,
it usually leads to more arguments… not better outcomes.
This is where things need to shift.
Not from control → but toward understanding.
Because once we see clearly what’s going on,
the way forward becomes much easier.
If this feels familiar and you’re unsure what to do next,
you don’t have to figure it out alone.
— Himadri Sekhar De
Psychologist & Family Systems Practitioner
Most parents don’t mean to shut communication down.
They’re trying to guide.
But guidance delivered too quickly can feel like evaluation.
And no one opens up under evaluation.
This week, try something simple:
When your teen shares —
Pause.
Breathe.
Say: “Tell me more.”
Then just listen.
Small shifts rebuild safety.
Daily parenting tension is rarely about “bad behaviour.”
It is usually about unclear structure.
When decision muscles are weak, hesitation grows.
When regulation is low, screens expand.
Control alone does not solve this.
Structure does.
I’ve created two practical parenting sheets to help you introduce small, steady shifts at home.
You can download them free. Link
Www.acrophilewellbeing.in/freetools
Exams matter.
But your child’s nervous system matters more.
When stress rises, learning drops.
When reassurance rises, resilience grows.
This week, try replacing reminders with reassurance.
Sometimes support is not about pushing harder.
It’s about standing steadier.
14/02/2026
You can be doing your best — and still misread what your child needs.
Parenting doesn’t fail because of lack of care.
It falters when behaviour is taken at face value, without context or timing.
Misinterpretation is common.
And it’s often invisible until much later.
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