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Month: September 2018

Articles Reporter's Diary Sukanya Sharma Voices 

Wheelchair Cricket: Go Team India!

September 29, 2018 Health Collective Cricket, Sport, Wheelchair Cricket Team, YOUR STORIES

By Sukanya Sharma It is double the celebration — India just won the Asia Cup, just over a week after

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Articles Voices Your Stories 

Your Stories: Living with Panic Attacks, Anxiety and Depression

September 23, 2018September 23, 2018 Health Collective getting help, Panic Attacks, Understanding Anxiety, understanding depression, YOUR STORIES

By Anonymous Life events in my early twenties triggered the first onslaught of panic attacks and anxiety. And no, anxiety

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Motherhood: The Roller Coaster Ride

September 22, 2018January 2, 2019 Health Collective Adults and Mental Health, getting help, Guest Contributor, post partum depression, understanding depression, YOUR STORIES

By Vanita Singh Fernandes Here’s an exercise. Imagine a few changes in your life (in a matter of months). Imagine

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Ask the Experts Mental Health 

Alzheimer’s: The Need for Compassion, Care

September 21, 2018September 20, 2018 Health Collective Alzheimers, ask the experts, Dementia, getting help, Kamna Chhibber, self care

By Kamna Chhibber In my work as a therapist I come across people who struggle with caring for someone who

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Depression
Ask the Experts Health Collective 

Exit Signs: Understanding Abusive Relationships

September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 Health Collective Abuse and Relationships, ask the experts, Dr Samir Parikh, Emotional Abuse, getting help

By Dr Samir Parikh While every relationship inevitably has its ups and downs, the experience of being a victim of

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Articles Guest Contributors Mental Health 

Suicide Prevention Day: Let’s Talk, Connect

September 10, 2018September 9, 2018 Health Collective getting help, mental health and india, Suicide in India, Suicide Prevention, Suicide Prevention Day

By Manisha Chachra “I want to jump of a cliff,” I messaged my friend when I got off at Tilak Nagar,

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Suicide Prevention Day: Creating the Space to Seek Help

September 10, 2018September 9, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, getting help, Kamna Chhibber, mental health and india, Suicide Prevention, Suicide Prevention Day

By Kamna Chhibber Speaking, talking and sharing are not always given space in society. Often we shy away from discussing

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Center the Margins: Understanding Queer-Affirmative Therapy

September 8, 2018September 8, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, Freedom Series, India and Mental Health, LGBTQ+, Scherezade Siobhan, Understanding Therapy

By Scherezade Siobhan I was woken up this morning by a message from a young therapy client today and the text

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Articles Sukanya Sharma Wellness 

Parenting in Urban India: A Quick Take

September 5, 2018January 26, 2022 Health Collective Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Parenting, Stress and Children, Understanding Relationships

By Sukanya Sharma “Yeh freelancing kya hota hai, beta?” …As I try to explain my work profile to my parents.

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In Plain Fright – Understanding Therapy for Phobias

September 3, 2018September 2, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, getting help, Phobia, Scherezade Siobhan, Understanding Therapy, YOUR STORIES

By Scherezade Siobhan Awaiting the elevator to hit the ground floor, from the corner of my eye I am watching

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