Tazeen Mohsin

Tazeen Mohsin Tazeen Mohsin is a clinical psychologist, speaker and inspirational teacher.

I often joke, "Why do one thing when I can be mediocre at many?" This is my third attempt at sketching and painting. Thi...
14/10/2024

I often joke, "Why do one thing when I can be mediocre at many?" This is my third attempt at sketching and painting. This along with kickboxing, they’re my absolute favorites. Honestly, I’m barely mediocre at either. As I practiced, the woman beside me was absolutely brilliant, but I smiled, reminding myself that comparison is the thief of joy. Instead of obsessing over where I should be, I focus on my own progress—and even when there isn’t much, I know I’m giving my brain a good challenge. I’m learning to slow down, enjoy the process, and laugh at my abilities along the way. There's no reason to stop just because our performance isn’t the best. It’s really about how we get up and try again, especially when we fail.


I had my workshop on "Mindfulness" with a textile company. During the emotional regulation part, someone asked, "Do you ...
27/07/2024

I had my workshop on "Mindfulness" with a textile company. During the emotional regulation part, someone asked, "Do you feel stressed?". I replied, "yes". Some participants then commented, the tools simply don't work and I should be only positive. It was then I quoted, “An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior", according to renowned psychiatrist Viktor Frankl. We need to move beyond seeing emotions as good or bad. Rather emotions are simply a set of data points that help us navigate how our bodies are interpretating the environment around us. When we acknowledge the message, we are also able to address the underlying needs or concerns that these emotions are signaling. This perspective allows us to respond more effectively to our emotional experiences rather than reacting impulsively.

We all have definitions of who we are. Some of these definitions might be positive, like I am: "strong", "kind", "caring...
04/09/2020

We all have definitions of who we are. Some of these definitions might be positive, like I am: "strong", "kind", "caring" while other might be "stupid", "a coward". The label we use to describe ourselves is how we behave. Our thoughts are connected to our language and language is connected to our behaviour.

Human beings aren't static or meant to be put in boxes. But once we live the labels we become self defeating and limited. The truth is we change with time, experiences and situations.

Notice the descriptions you use for yourself. See how they effect how you feel about yourself. Are they limiting you? Are they expansive? A good question always is, "who do I want to be?" then we can choose.

We carry who we are and our sense of identity wherever we go. If this sense is flawed, as a result of not having our nee...
19/08/2020

We carry who we are and our sense of identity wherever we go. If this sense is flawed, as a result of not having our needs met in our childhood, we tend to manifest this behaviour in the external world including work place as being perfectionists, over pleasing, overworking, being unable to say no. Feeling guilty when we say no. Not speaking up when things go wrong.

We need to recognize that we as humans have needs and thats okay to have those needs. We don't need to shrink away to make other people feel comfortable as we once did. Other adults can take care of their feelings and needs just as we can take care of ours.

Remember the time when you felt scared? Suddenly your heart started beating fast and hands got sweaty? Maybe even have a...
18/08/2020

Remember the time when you felt scared? Suddenly your heart started beating fast and hands got sweaty? Maybe even have a bit of butterflies in your tummy?

Fear has gotten a pretty bad rep over the years. People automatically assume, "if I'm afraid then I won't be able to do something." However, there's a distinction between the physiological sensations and the thought process with that. The truth is our bodies are simply preparing us to face the situation. How we decode the messages is how we feel.

Next time you feel afraid and think you can't do something, simply place your hand on your stomach, breathe deeply and tell your body a thank you for preparing you with all that adrenaline. That you are safe and can handle this. Repeat couple of times. You'll find the difference.

Would love to know how you overcome fear!

30/05/2019

I am someone who wrote a book as a ghost writer (not my subject) of 90 pages in 16days. But lately, I've been working on my thesis and have been struggling to write a page even (health and other factors). I kept falling in the story, "this isn't me", "I could write so much", "this would have been peanuts for me before". Even a friend was shocked knowing I wasn't my usual self. I was frustrated and anxious trying to get things done. Till yesterday I stopped, stepped back and thought to myself, "yes, I can't write more", "yes, this is frustrating", "yes, this is the new me" and finally, "its ok". I started focusing on how I am wording it, what the learning is. Things that are still there but in my own "pursuit of how things should be" I missed them.

No matter how many times I will tell myself that, "I should write more than a page" I can't. it'll only add more anxiety and the more it'll slow down the process. Acceptance frees up the energy. Gives our mind the ability to choose our responses. Compassion reminds us, that we are only human and trying as hard as we can. At the end of the day, sometimes that is only what we need.

Funny how this works, I'm now super motivated and excited to write today. Something I hadn't felt before.

25/05/2019

I attended a startup community dinner last night with lots of cool people. At a certain point, I kept wondering why they were staring at my hair again and again. So I went, checked and I found there was corn in my hair (I have no idea how I got it up there). I laughed, casually took it out and proceeded to talk to others. My own reaction came as a surprise. There was no embarrassment, no need for explanation. Years ago, I would have blushed and thought about how I looked. But I realized the more compassion and acceptance you have for yourself, the more comfortable you become with mistakes or imperfections. More than the question, what will they think of me, I, now embrace the question, what will I think of me. And what I always say now is that Im worthy - with or without corn in my hair :)

17/04/2019

Yesterday, 5 of my very different friends in 5 very different contexts told me how much my presence meant in their lives. Few were a surprise because I never really thought that way. I was ecstatic. I felt special. I felt loved. It was literally like floating on a cloud. I was in love.

We, usually, place so much importance on receiving love from one person, we forget that there's a whole world out there. There are people who love different parts of us - others who love us wholly. The more we allow ourselves to be loved, the more it comes to us. The more we think we are worthy of receiving, the more we find it there waiting for us. The more we build it inside of us, the more it pours out for others and it returns to us. We don't have to walk around with an empty bucket asking for it, we can nurture it, be it and find it always brings the right people back. Meaningful connections. Thats what makes all the difference.

17/07/2018

My close friend once commented that you're funny. You tend to find humour in every situation. So today, I was having one of those days where everything goes wrong. Like everything. I was in a not so good mood just watching people go by. I then see this very elderly lady kick a plastic bottle like she was scoring a goal. Then she kicks it again and raises her hands like she scored. I just bursted out laughing and immediately felt better.

On our no so good days its always nice to get out of our heads and see the world around us. It gives us the opportunity to connect and realize its not as bad as we thought and theres still good happening. Having the ability to laugh "with" life is one of the best things about being human.

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