The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns and physical distancing has led to an increase in isolation and loneliness. How can you learn to cope if you or your loved ones are feeling loneliness and other triggers?
Let’s Talk Anxiety: In conversation with Karuna Ezara Parikh
The Blue Tokai Huddle with Simon & Schuster featured Kamna Chhibber and Amrita Tripathi, co-authors of The Age of Anxiety in conversation with writer Karuna Ezara Parikh ALSO READ
COVID19: Redefining Loneliness, One Story at a Time
Writer and Poet Jayshree Misra Tripathi talks about redefining loneliness and the need to cope with being solitary, during COVID-19 lockdowns and more, as a senior citizen.
Why You Might Want to Try Dance Movement Therapy
The third part in the Mind-Body Connection series looks at Dance Movement Therapy and how dance, in the form of unstructured movements, when stripped of its ornamental and performative elements, has surprising healing effects. By Somi Das I have always been…
Superstition, Stigma and the Mental Health Crisis
There is a looming mental health crisis in this country, experts fear, and not enough trained experts or affordable resources available.
Myths on Mental Health by Class XII Student Manvi Tiwari
Class XII student and mental health advocate Manvi Tiwari addresses some myths on Mental Health that she would like to bust, and a message to her younger self.
Schizophrenia Awareness and the Need for Workplace Support
Women living with schizophrenia are forced to hide their diagnosis at the workplace due to widespread stigma, even as the COVID-19 pandemic takes a toll on people living with mental illness. This story is reported as part of the India for Mental Health Fellowship set up by The Health Collective in partnership with Indiaspend.
An 18 Year Old Anxiety Survivor and ‘Badass’ Tells It Like It Is
By Manvi Tiwari I am 18 years old right now. In the previous lockdown, I started to feel very anxious, often I would cry and wouldn’t even know the reason why I was crying. I couldn’t attend classes and my…
Colouring Sheet for Calm: Download Yours Today
Writer and artist Adwaita Das shares colouring sheets for The Health Collective readers and tribe Instructions: 1. Download here 2. Print Out if you like 3. Start colouring ALSO READ