5 Books for Mental Health Day to Cultivate Awareness and Mindfulness
For occasions we are up, or down, here are some feel good books which help us see ourselves in a better light.
World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day: 10 Crore Indians Suffer From Mental Health Issues
India also accounts for nearly 15 percent of the global mental, neurological and substance abuse disorder burden in the world.
Accepting Your Mental Health Issues Is The First Step To Healing
You won’t know how to deal with your issues, unless you seek help. And you won’t seek help unless you accept that you have a problem.
How A Cup Of Coffee With My Neighbour Culminated Into Friendship
On World Mental Health Day Kaveri Purandhar writes a short story on bonding over a cup of coffee with her neighbour.
Ego and Power Wars- this is the face of Gender Politics in 2017
” I have never faced this issue at all. I just face so much nonsense every day, it is so demotivating”, she said over our Skype call. Shivani* works in higher management in the marketing department of a firm which is totally male-dominated. It’s true that we have a come along in terms of acceptance […]
Fiction and Non Fiction books that deal with Mental Health
With Mental health Awareness Week on us, perhaps one of the ways for us to understand mental health is to read stories about it or personal narratives, whether fiction or non-fiction. Reading about Mental health can help us gain insights into why certain behaviours happen, and how to deal and cope with them, whether for […]
Workplace Depression: It’s critical to have a life outside your job. I implore you.
Trust me. TRUST ME. Before I became a freelancer and general all around person “with a life and a personality”, it was 2004. The 10 years that followed since defined my career no doubt, but it came at a cost. I was a young producer in the TV mediasphere, where 20 hour work days were […]
How To Help Stressed Students? Happiness Classes
Do you often find yourself comparing your kid’s childhood with yours? Do you feel you were a more jovial and energetic kid in your formative years? Well, it is right for you to show such signs of worry. Children these days face a lot of pressure. The nerve-wracking pressure to outdo classmates, be the best […]
World Mental Health Day: Dealing with Workplace Depression
In my growing producer years, I was always exhausted and over worked. My colleagues and me all had black under- eyes and smelt of dirty AC air constantly courtesy long nights editing our stories for the day ahead. Everyone was under pressure, we all looked depressed, we all looked and felt sullen- our faces bore […]
Indians Are Increasingly Seeking Counsel For Their Mental Health
Mental health issues have taken centre stage in India. There is finally some conversation on it. In a big move, the Mental Healthcare Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha this year on Mar 27. It has opened debate on how useful the bill is and whether it addresses key issues. What’s also alarming is how […]
