Affirmation: The Mighty Feminine and You
By Adwaita Das “Gender is beyond just body parts. All women who identify as women are women. The mighty feminine
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Mental Health
Young Voices: Shreya Ramachandran and The Worlds Within You
Following is an e-interview with debut novelist Shreya Ramachandran, author of The Worlds Within You. Do read a short excerpt
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being Young: A Debut Novel
The following is from The Worlds Within You by Shreya Ramachandran, excerpted with permission from Penguin Random House India. You
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I Let Me Love Myself: An Affirmation You Need
By Adwaita Das “In all our brilliant light and tender darknesses, in all our colours on brave display, as well
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Out Now: Life Interrupted, Understanding India’s Suicide Crisis
This book aims to present evidence-based strategies to tackle suicide, using interviews, case studies, and conversations that lay readers can make sense of, while proposing an outline of steps that policy makers, journalists and key stakeholder groups can collaborate on to provide better solutions and save precious lives in India.
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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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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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Back to the Basics: How to Remember to Breathe
By Adwaita Das In situations of distress or panic, we often reduce our breathing. But, to breathe is one of
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From the Asylum to the Mental Hospital: Tracing India’s Journey
Author Daman Singh set out on an ambitious quest to research and understand India’s journey in the mental healthcare space — from the ‘lunatic asylums’ of the 18th century, to the emergence of a more scientific and humane approach in the early 20th century.
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‘I am Unique and I will Allow Myself Appreciation’
We all need encouragement and appreciation, validation and support. Will we allow ourselves to accept it, though is the question.
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