The findings provide some valuable insights that not only shed light on what is meant by authenticity – a somewhat vague term whose definition has been debated – but can also offer some tips for how to tap into your true self.

Often what people don’t understand is that this journey is not about changing something about yourself. It is about finding yourself. It’s a process of discovery that takes time.

Like a writer, the counsellor’s only tool is words. I have caused upset with words before, and I am learning to use words to heal and soothe and redirect.

Always being tagged as the by-product of ‘nepotism’, Alia Bhatt has come through a long way from Student of the Year to Gully Boy. She has proven that she is much more than a pretty face or an eye candy.