By Adwaita Das The glorification of discomfort looms large. Fear of comfort lurks in the hearts of humans. Remember, discomfort can be an addiction. A state of discomfort can become a comfort zone, sending people into panic if…
Year: 2019
A Little Something About Crises
By Solo and Oz
Affirmations: I Let Go of Pain
By Adwaita Das Human beings can tolerate incredible pain and get used to it. To let go of the habit of trauma, we can shift into the practice of catharsis. With affirmations, one can begin to release the pattern…
थेरेपी से कितना फ़ायदा हो सकता है, जानिए
यह आलेख हमारी विस्तृत सिरीज़ अंडरस्टैंडिंग थेरेपी का हिस्सा है. रत्ना गोलकनाथ थेरेपी लेने का फ़ैसला आसान नहीं होता है, मन में कई तरह के ख़्याल होते हैं. किसी पर भरोसा करें या नहीं, क्या यह समय और पैसों की…
Affirmations: I am Happy and Healthy
By Adwaita Das With new diseases being discovered and new products manufactured every day, it is difficult to believe that we can be healthy or happy. Remaining dissatisfied and sick becomes a toxic habit. How many times a…
YouthBol: What’s the Health Wishlist for 1 Lakh Young Indians?
YouthBol, a campaign launched last September by the Centre for Catalysing Change and its partner USAID’s Maternal Child Survival Plan Project, released findings from a poll that reached more than 1 lakh young Indians. The idea was to find out…
Meet the Community Leaders: Apurupa Vatsalya of Bibliotherapy
The Health Collective has kicked off a series focusing on community leaders working on mental health awarness in the country. Here are excerpts of an interview by Vandita Morarka with the Mumbai-based Apurupa Vatsalya, an intersectional feminist and a lawyer-turned-sexuality-educator,…
Affirmations: I am Loved and Respected
By Adwaita Das We all want love and respect. It is but natural. Love are respect are food for the soul and the spirit. Never settle for less. Affirm and claim for oneself, the very best of the…
Art for Mental Health: Say it Loud, I am Proud of Myself
By Adwaita Das About the artist: Adwaita is an author-filmmaker-artist. Her books Colours of Shadow, 27 Stitches, and Songs of Sanity deal with mental health awareness. Karon Kolkata Ebong Onyo Golpo, her debut feature film, is ready for release. She is currently creating art to share good…
Ask the Experts: What’s Troubling our Kids?
वो समस्याएं जो आपके बच्चों-किशोरों को करती है परेशान डॉ. समीर पारिख मैं बीते दो दशक से देश भर में बच्चों के साथ काम कर रहा हूं. फोर्टिस समूह के स्कूल मेंटल हेल्थ प्रोग्राम से जुड़े होने के कारण, हमारी टीम…