Category: Voices
In the Spotlight: Mental Health Talks
Learn about mental health advocates in India via the Health Collective Spotlight series
Your Stories: What Does It Mean to Be Strong?
We all have different ways of coping with grief, loss and tragedy. What does it mean when we tell each other, even children, to “be strong”? In this powerful video, long-distance runner Payal Kamat shares with The Health Collective how she found new meaning in being strong and some of her mental health journey.
A Toast to the Ones We Lost on the Way
Actor-painter-filmmaker Deepti Naval talks to The Health Collective about the part of her memoir A Country Called Childhood that deals with childhood trauma.
Your Stories: What It’s Been Like to Live With OCD
By Anuj Malhotra Filmmaker-artist-curator Anuj Malhotra worked with architect-duo, Architecture for Dialogue (AfD), filmmakers Mahesh S and Gaurav Puri, and sound designer Ketan Dua to build the gaming universe The Serpent of a Thousand Coils, delving into the minds of those with anxiety and OCD. You can read an interview with him…
Your Stories: Navigating the Map of an Anxious Mind
By Ayushi Khemka Filmmaker-artist-curator Anuj Malhotra worked with architect-duo, Architecture for Dialogue (AfD), filmmakers Mahesh S and Gaurav Puri, and sound designer Ketan Dua to build the gaming universe The Serpent of a Thousand Coils, delving into the minds of…
Can You Hack a Healthy Work-Life Balance with WFH?
How is Work from Home working out for you? We’re curious to hear your stories and comments – let us know right here or on our social media. This piece is by Guest Contributor Riya Aggarwal Shweta* is a Gen…
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…
Why We Need More Conversation and Sunlight Around Mental Health
By Chintan Girish Modi Aparna Piramal Raje is a columnist, author, and teacher who lives with bipolarity. Her new book Chemical Khichdi: How I Hacked My Mental Health is a candid account of her lived experience as a person who has worked…
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…