About Us

Dear Psychology is a reflective space, part journal, part conversation, where two friends, both psychologists, write back to the field that shaped them.

Through honest dialogue, we unpack everyday situations, emotions, and human behaviors, not to diagnose, but to understand.

Sometimes we agree. Sometimes we don’t.

Sometimes we write to Psychology like an old friend, saying, “I’ve learned this today.”

Other times, we ask, “Why didn’t you tell us about this?”

This is our way of keeping the conversation alive, between science, self, and the atman.

Our Approach

Exploring emotions and behaviors through honest dialogue.

Sachi Anjunkar

To live is to learn through the līlā.
In surrender, I find strength. In learning, I find the divine.

Psychology, for me, is a way of seeing — a lens that turns confusion into clarity, finds stillness in uncertainty, and helps me understand the human experience with compassion and curiosity.

It weaves through my everyday life — in the way I listen, speak, breathe, eat, and rest. It shapes how I hold space for others and how I make sense of myself. It isn’t something I practice sometimes — it’s how I live.

To be a student of psychology is to stay open — to question, to feel, and to learn beyond books. It’s choosing intuition over bias and defining personal truth while recognizing universal ones. As a professional, it means holding integrity and protecting those who trust me with their inner worlds.

What I Bring Into My Working Space?
I approach psychology with a steady curiosity, drawing from both theory and lived experience. My work focuses on how practices like Āhāra, Dinacharya, yoga, and reflective living support everyday well-being. For me, psychology is a practical way of understanding ourselves and creating balance in daily life.

I have trained in psychology and integral approaches to well-being, and I am a certified Yoga Trainer in the Krishnamacharya tradition. My professional journey includes research roles in holistic health and human behavior, as well as contributing as a Junior Research Scholar at Siddhanta Knowledge Foundation. I also serve as an Editor at Hindupedia, curating content on Civilisational Studies and culture.

Through Dear Psychology, I aim to bring science, self-awareness, and Indian wisdom into simple, accessible conversation.

Renuka Joshi

For me, in the end, what matters most is how deeply I am able to hold space for another human being. My entire purpose is to gain the ability to expand myself so much that an entire universe would fit in me.

I’ve always believed that people are more than one story, one emotion, or one moment in their lives. We are multidimensional beings, constantly unfolding, and deserving of being seen in our wholeness. My way of connecting with the world — and with the divine — has always been through understanding, through quiet conversations with myself and with God, and through small moments where I experience a sense of gentle divinity.

Psychology, for me, is a language I have always spoken. A medium through which I meet myself, understand my inner world, and navigate my life.Studying it simply revealed a truth that was already within me. Now, I can see how it moves through me and shapes me, even in this very moment.

What I Bring Into My Working Space?

I explore well-being in the shared space of psychology, yoga, and Indian Knowledge Systems, where inner experience meets inquiry. As a mental well-being professional and educator, I integrate psychological insights with Bhāratiya cultural wisdom — including learnings from the Itihāsas and Purāṇas — into contemporary approaches to mental health, education, and personal growth.

Rooted in applied psychology and shaped by experience across research, teaching, and creative writing, I use storytelling, traditional narratives, and reflective methods in my work at Vigyana Gurukulam, an initiative by the Kameswari Foundation, to help learners stay connected to their heritage while understanding themselves more deeply. I also serve as a Junior Research Scholar at Siddhanta Knowledge Foundation, contributing to course development and cultural studies.

Alongside my work in mental well-being, I am a certified yoga trainer from Krishnamacharya Yogamandiram and have received training in expressive arts therapy and career counseling. I work through experiential and reflective methods that support both personal and collective growth.

Through Dear Psychology, I hope to make psychological understanding and Indian wisdom accessible, reflective, and genuinely supportive for those seeking growth.