Six yards of mental health awareness
Samindara Sawant Mental health awareness, writing, and sarees … When you have passions as discrete as these three, how do you bring them together? Hashtags to the rescue! When I started my Instagram account a few years ago, I wanted to use it primarily as a platform to spread awareness about mental health, at least […]
It’s never too late to heal
Photo: Puwadon Sang-ngern/pexels.com Imagine a five-year-old enjoying their growing years (oblivious of the complexities of the world and the intentions of those around), trying to absorb as much as possible, learning as much as offered, going with the flow of life, full of curiosity and then suddenly there is a jolt/halt. The child does not […]
“I did not divorce my daughter”
Divorce is not an easy decision to take, especially when there is a child involved. But sometimes it is crucial for everyone’s well-being. So how does one strike a balance and give the child the love she/he deserves despite the parents getting separated? Here is how to do it with grace and respect. Anshu Arora […]
Helping parents deal with gadget stress
Shital Ravi It is a well-documented fact that the pandemic left numerous issues in its wake, due to the various problems that were faced at the personal, health and mental health, educational, professional, societal as well as global level. Looking back one remembers that the educational institutions and teachers, at least in the urban areas, […]
Finance and mental health
Veena Singh Krishnan Human beings are the only species with rational thinking and decision-making powers. We can also be self-centred to only benefit our self more than others, more so, when we are insecure or going through negative life events or threats. Since we are humans, emotions are a part of our existence. These emotions […]
Dealing with COVID induced grief and loss
Samindara Sawant Growing up, we had only heard stories of apocalypse. The COVID-19 pandemic gave us an actual taste of it. None of us ever thought we would, in our lifetime, experience a pandemic of this proportion. A disaster that would bring the world to a standstill, and make humanity fall on its knees. Yet, […]
Mental health’s struggle to finally gain visibility and acceptance
The pandemic brought with it enough anguish and suffering that was hard to dismiss. People had no choice but to finally accept and acknowledge that mental health is an important issue that needs immediate attention. Namrata Gupta The last two and a half years have been unsettling, disturbing and nerve-wracking for us all. Globally, the […]
Conversation with self has the power to heal
Through her conversations with self, the writer discovered that no extraneous element can help her in overcoming the loss of being alone. The shift in focus enabled her to find the inherent power within. This positivity empowered her to rediscover herself. Anshu Arora Once while I was standing in a queue to buy my nth […]