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Mental Health 101

Guest Contributors Reporter's Diary Voices Your Stories 

Too Busy or Worried to … Smell the Roses?

May 29, 2017May 6, 2018 Health Collective Emotional Health, Mental Health 101, Understanding mental health, YOUR STORIES

By Komal Vaishnav In today’s fast paced times, when working hours begin as soon as one has any time to

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Ask the Experts Mental Health Ratna Golaknath 

Ask the Experts: Learning to be Kind to Yourself When You’re Low

May 17, 2017May 6, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, Emotional Health, healing, Mental Health 101, Ratna Golaknath

By Ratna Golaknath A few weeks ago, I was caught in a minor pile-up on the road near my home.

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Guest Contributors Mental Health Your Stories 

Your Stories: Talking Mental Health

April 30, 2017May 6, 2018 Health Collective getting help, Koval Bhatia, Lets Talk, Mental Health 101

It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: Do check out this fab video created by Koval Bhatia, Founder-Director, A Little Anarky Films, explaining how there’s nothing

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Ask the Experts Mental Health Ratna Golaknath 

Ask the Experts: How Does Therapy Work?

April 23, 2017May 6, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, getting help, Mental Health 101, Ratna Golaknath, Understanding Therapy

This piece is part of a wider series, Understanding Therapy.  By Ratna Golaknath Deciding to give therapy a chance can

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Ask the Experts Mental Health Varkha Chulani 

Racing to the Brink: Mental Health and You

January 9, 2017May 6, 2018 Health Collective De-Stress, Emotional Health, mental health, Mental Health 101

By Varkha Chulani “What is this life if, full of care,  We have no time to stand and stare.” W.H.

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Ask the Experts: Understanding Depression

August 15, 2016May 6, 2018 Health Collective Depression, getting help, mental health, Mental Health 101, Understanding Therapy

By Meera Haran Alva Depression in India According to a World Health Organization World Mental Health (WHO WMH) supported study, approximately

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Amrita Tripathi Articles Mental Health 

Understanding Depression

June 25, 2016May 6, 2018 Health Collective Depression, getting help, Mental Health 101, Understanding mental health

By Amrita Tripathi It gets confusing, sometimes, the way we use “I’m feeling depressed” to mean something that is momentary,

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