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Your Stories: How the Urdu Ghazal became ‘Therapy’ for Me

October 9, 2019October 8, 2019 Health Collective Abida Parveen, Ali Sethi, Art for Mental Health, Art Therapy, Ghazals, healing, Love, YOUR STORIES

By Ilina Acharya Part of my healing and recovery process, which in my case is managing my anxiety and learning

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Young Voices: A Letter from a Law Student on Life, Stress and Being There

August 18, 2019August 18, 2019 Health Collective Affirmations, healing, Not Alone, Voices, Young Mental Health, YOUR STORIES

By Sukirti Agrawal I am writing this letter to remind you how much I care for you. You are a

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Your Stories: ‘I’m In Therapy And It’s Wonderful’

August 6, 2019 Health Collective healing, Understanding Therapy, Voices, YOUR STORIES

By Rachit Varma The world that I live in, the people that surround me, the circles that I’m a part

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Join us: Launching a Book on Dealing with Depression

June 23, 2019 Health Collective Amrita Tripathi, Arpita Anand, Mental Health Books, Real Stories of Dealing with Depression, The Health Collective, YOUR STORIES

Inspired by many of Your Stories, we have a book ready, the first in the Mindscape series with publishers Simon & Schuster

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Book Alert: Real Stories of Dealing with Depression

June 22, 2019January 31, 2021 Health Collective Amrita Tripathi, Arpita Anand, Books, Mental health and books, Mindscape, Real Stories of Dealing with Depression, YOUR STORIES

  View this post on Instagram   Here you go folks, our title for June! Book 1 of The Mindscape

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Your Stories: How to Navigate Relationships and Love With Depression

February 9, 2019February 9, 2019 Health Collective Adults and Mental Health, D is for Depression, Depression, healing, Love, Relationships, Shubhrata Prakash, YOUR STORIES

By Shubhrata Prakash Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and to use a cheesy line, well, “Love is in

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Solo’s Sadventures: Episode 08

December 8, 2018December 8, 2018 Health Collective comics for mental health, Mental Health Comics, Solo, solo's sadventures, YOUR STORIES

  Also Read: More Sadventures by Solo Solo is a writer and cartoonist from Bangalore. She likes reading, playing video games and

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Creating Art: From Self-Expression to Healing

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 Health Collective Art for Mental Health, Art Therapy, healing, wellness, YOUR STORIES

By Jerin Jacob  “This is SO overwhelming. I need my book! and my colours! I need to switch off, right

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Legends of Tomorrow: Talking Mental Health and Queer Lives through Sci Fi and Fantasy

October 14, 2018 Health Collective Adults and Mental Health, Legends of Tomorrow, Pop Culture, YOUR STORIES

By Ilina Acharya There is something about the show Legends of Tomorrow that has left me captivated. Maybe it is the revelation

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Your Stories: Healing after Rape and Avoiding Triggers

October 5, 2018October 10, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, healing, Me Too, Sexual Assault, Violence, YOUR STORIES

By Anonymous I had suppressed every shred of memory I have of being raped, deep in some dusty corner of

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Mental Health Resources

  • The World Health Organization’s Fact Sheet on Depression 
  • The WHO guidelines on Preventing Suicide: Media Resource
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  • National Crime Records Bureau report on Suicides in India
  • Mental HealthCare Act 2017
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