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Love Myself: Poetry for Self-Love

Join Adwaita Das and The Health Collective in a new journey of poetry for self-love. Here is the first poem in the Beloved: Poems for Self-Love series, entitled ‘Mirrorspeak’. Do share your thoughts, comments, and poems with us if you…

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Repeat after Us: I Love Being Me

By Adwaita Das “Each one of us is unique. Each authentic voice is essential. And accepting the self can empower oneself. Our individual uniqueness is worthy of celebration. Growing and transforming through the epic journey of life, yes, let us…

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An Affirmation For Us Right Now: I Am Enough

By Adwaita Das Affirmation by Adwaita Das for The Health Collective “Yes, we are enough. Just as we are, we are enough. One can give oneself the assurance, appreciation and validation that the self wants, wishes and needs. Compassionate self-talk…

Six Years of the Health Collective: Let’s Colour

By Adwaita Das Happy happiness to the Health Collective. It is sheer joy to be working with you. My favourite part of HC is the Comics For Mental Health section, because words and images put together are powerful tools to help…

I Write Because I am Not Alone… Know That You Too are Seen and are Not Alone

By Ishita Mehra As The Health Collective turns 6, celebrating this community, our stories and sharing why they matter, artist Ishita Mehra writes and illustrates this moving message to all of you.

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An Affirmation for Us: I Love My Body

By Adwaita Das Let us stop body shaming others or our own selves. Let us acknowledge the unique forms and shapes we each take through the epic journey of life. Let us celebrate our glorious magnificence in being who we are!…

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Affirmation: The Mighty Feminine and You

By Adwaita Das “Gender is beyond just body parts. All women who identify as women are women. The mighty feminine is an indomitable, indestructible, invincible energy.” ALSO SEE:

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I Let Me Love Myself: An Affirmation You Need

By Adwaita Das “In all our brilliant light and tender darknesses, in all our colours on brave display, as well as those hues contained in our soulful depths, in all our shapes and shades, we deserve love; we are worthy…

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Welcoming a Fabulous Future: An Affirmation for the Times

By Adwaita Das “Here at the beginning of the new year, opening oneself to getting and having all the wonderful things one wants and needs. In the face of the ever-looming dystopia, imagining-affirming-manifesting a fantastic future for each individual, as…

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Getting a Breather: Let’s Allow for Time to Rest

It’s time to bid 2021 goodbye – instead of hustling till the last second, let’s think of giving ourselves a breather, and time to rest. Affirmation by Adwaita Das for The Health Collective