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World Mental Health Day: Know You are Not Alone

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Have You Ever Had Imposter Syndrome? Meet Tsuki in this Comic to Find Out More

Here is part two of Tsuki’s journey. Many of us deal with cognitive distortions that affect usfrom time to time. Artist and designer Shoili Kanungo explores more in this original artwork, a comic strip for The Health Collective

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Parenting in the Time of a Pandemic

The pandemic has been tough on everyone – what have been some of the challenges and the impact on parents and kids? Take a closer look, with some tips for parents.

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Dealing with Life during COVID-19: My Journey Through Depression

Depression can leave you feeling wrecked, worthless and entirely alone – an invisible illness, it can be hard for loved ones to pick up on what you are going through. In this post, a university student shares some of her journey on dealing with Depression during Covid-19.

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Social Connection: Friendship and the Bonds that Help us Overcome

This pandemic may just have taught us to re-examine the things that matter, the relationships we take for granted, and how we go about building a support system in the first place

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Lonely and Depressed? We Need to Talk About Care Networks

This pandemic, many people are dealing with the double whammy of Depression and Loneliness. Depression comes with a feeling that makes you think that nobody gets it, nobody gets you, writes Ayushi Khemka.

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On Loneliness and our Need for Love and Support

What is an Affirmation that can help us combat and vocalise some of the loneliness we might be feeling during this pandemic?

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A New Parent’s New Discomfort with Loneliness

As part of our special series on Loneliness during #Covid19, Keya Madhvani Singh shares some of her journey as a new parent during the pandemic and lockdown.

Art as Therapy for Mental health

Your Stories: What makes Art such a Therapeutic Tool?

How does art help us express ourselves, can it work as a therapeutic tool? A social anthropolgist turns to the canvas to explore, and share more in this special post.

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Regulate Your Digital Screen Time for the Best Results

Digital screen time has gone up during COVID-19, across the board. While there are positives to the privilege of unlimited internet access, why do we need to regulate the amount of time we spend on our screens?