A safe space for conversations on mental health and mental illness in India
We’re so excited to be able to convene in person after aeons; looking forward to seeing some of you IRL in Delhi this coming weekend. Join us for some amazing conversations with some amazing folks, and have your say as we intend to #PasstheMic around. We’ll record (permissions of all speakers pending) and share with […]
The Health Collective is a place for stories, original reportage, art and comics around Mental Health and Mental Illness, from an India lens. Edited by journalist and writer Amrita Tripathi (that’s me), the site is meant to be a safe space, a harbour for us to think about, examine, talk about and excavate some complicated […]
Stigma is the barrier which prevents us from embracing our mental health. It is a form of prejudice which creates fear. It is a result of misinformation. Each one us should reflect on where we have gained this knowledge from — was it from home, school, college, work, the media. Work on breaking down the […]
About Anne Sureshkumar (MSW, RSW): Anne is a registered Social Worker with a master’s in social work, and a master’s in philosophy in Guidance and Counselling. Raised in Zambia and Nigeria, and lived largely in the south of India, Anne grew up questioning the alarming socio-economic inequalities and gender biases within present-day societies, which determined […]
By Adwaita Das Happy happiness to the Health Collective. It is sheer joy to be working with you. My favourite part of HC is the Comics For Mental Health section, because words and images put together are powerful tools to help the human mind easily understand and retain things which otherwise may be difficult to comprehend […]
As we mark 6 years of The Health Collective, we hosted an event and met many of our contributors, patrons, tribe, in real life. It was fantastic. We’ll be sharing snippets and more, going fwd, but take a look at some of the highlights — our panels on Lived Experience, Why We Tell Stories, and […]
By Ishita Mehra As The Health Collective turns 6, celebrating this community, our stories and sharing why they matter, artist Ishita Mehra writes and illustrates this moving message to all of you.
By Adwaita Das Let us stop body shaming others or our own selves. Let us acknowledge the unique forms and shapes we each take through the epic journey of life. Let us celebrate our glorious magnificence in being who we are! ALSO READ: Feature Image by Rawpixel
Take a minute to take stock of some of the emotions you’ve been feeling. Maybe it’s been an emotional roller-coaster, and you’re finding it harder than ever to regulate those emotions – you may see-saw between fear, stress, feeling helpless and feeling overwhelmed. You may feel a constant and vague ‘tension’, you may even notice […]
By Adwaita Das “Gender is beyond just body parts. All women who identify as women are women. The mighty feminine is an indomitable, indestructible, invincible energy.” ALSO SEE:
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