Alia Bhatt Revealed Seeking Therapy After Giving Birth To Raha: Expert Shares Why It Is Important

Motherhood is one of the most beautiful yet toughest jobs. Even though it seems perfect on the surface, its depths can be a lot more complicated. Alia Bhatt came forward and opened up about the complications that a woman can face during this period of her life.

Alia Bhatt Reveals Seeking Therapy

Previously, in an interview with Vogue India, Alia Bhatt expressed how she sought therapy to learn parenting better. She said, “...I work hard on my mental health - I go to therapy every week where I voice these fears. And it helps me understand that this is not something that I will be able to figure out on day one or five or even ten; it’s an ever-evolving, ever-growing process. You have to be able to pick up the pieces of yourself and build anew every day. There’s nothing like, ‘Oh, I’ve got it together… I’m coping excellently… I have all the answers.’ No one has all the answers.”

Further, in another interview with Mojo, she expressed, “That’s a struggle that’s been constant. Everyone around me would see it, but I would not see it. When I started therapy, I did it just as a hygiene thing. To take care of my body, I go to the gym; I need to take care of my mind as well. It’s something I started amidst the lockdown when everybody was going through a hard time, and I thought that maybe this would be a good time to start. I started as a generic thing, but what I discovered through those sessions is that I have so many issues....”

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How Therapy Helps During Postpartum Phase

To know more about what Alia Bhatt said, we spoke to Garima Mehra, Counselling Psychologist and Founder of Mannosarthi "A seed of mental Well-being." She explained how seeking therapy during the postpartum phase can help an individual navigate through their “emotional, psychological, and relational challenges” better. Therapy sessions can give you access to a safe space to not only express your complex emotions, confusion, and fears that are byproducts of new parenthood but also help you to get a solution.

Furthermore, therapy can help you identify an underlying mental health issue during this phase, like depression and anxiety. It can help you process the birthing experience especially if traumatic or tough and teach you self-care practices, apart from helping you go through this transformative period.

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