No User Guides Here, Parenting Through a Pandemic
How is parenting changing in the pandemic times? Sukanya Sharma takes a closer look.
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Author: Health Collective
‘Disability is a Social, not Physical Issue’
Disability is a social issue, not a physical one. Gouri Bhuyan writes about the need to reassess how we approach disability and stop perpetuating discrimination, making a call for Mental health practitioners to rethink their gaze. Reprinted here with permission from the Mariwala Health Initiative
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Love and Rage: What your Children May Need you to Know
Love and Rage: The Inner Worlds of Children is a fascinating book by psychologist Nupur Paiva Dhingra; as a new edition is released with information related to the pandemic, here’s something all parents need to know – the kids aren’t alright, and distress comes in many forms.
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Three Years Of Pandemic Living: The Kids Are Not Alright
There are many differences in how distress shows up in children, and nowhere more perhaps than this pandemic. Learn more in this excerpt from psychologist Nupur Paiva Dhngra’s book In Love and Rage
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Silver Linings Playbook: What Food and Fitness Can Mean Now
By Neha Bedi As a teenager, I was often asked by my father; ‘Do you eat to live or do
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The Unseen Facet of Stress in the COVID-19 Pandemic
The unseen facet of stress during this pandemic has been the impact of constant anxiety about our loved ones. The Great Recalibration of our priorities is underway and it’s a much-needed move, writes Dr Karan Thakur
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Why are You Here: What is The Health Collective?
The Health Collective is a place for stories, original reportage, art and comics around Mental Health and Mental Illness, from
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Alone in the Crowd: Here’s What You Need to Know about Urban Loneliness
Alone in the Crowd: Overcoming Loneliness of Urban Living is a new book out by Dr Samir Parikh and Kamna
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It’s Not Just the Pandemic: Understanding Urban Loneliness
In a city high-rise, sitting in the balcony on the 25th floor, sipping tea, you look out into the horizon,
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Getting a Breather: Let’s Allow for Time to Rest
It’s time to bid 2021 goodbye – instead of hustling till the last second, let’s think of giving ourselves a breather, and time to rest. Affirmation by Adwaita Das for The Health Collective
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