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Have You Ever Had Imposter Syndrome? Meet Tsuki in this Comic to Find Out More

September 19, 2021September 20, 2021 Health Collective

Here is part two of Tsuki’s journey. Many of us deal with cognitive distortions that affect usfrom time to time. Artist and designer Shoili Kanungo explores more in this original artwork, a comic strip for The Health Collective

An Affirmation We May All Need: I Show Myself Kindness

September 6, 2021September 5, 2021 Health Collective

An Affirmation we may all need: I Show Myself Kindness.

Social Connection: Friendship and the Bonds that Help us Overcome

September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 Health Collective

This pandemic may just have taught us to re-examine the things that matter, the relationships we take for granted, and how we go about building a support system in the first place

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A New Affirmation: I Accept the Freedom to Find and Follow My True Purpose

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 Health Collective

In the month of India’s Independence as we think about what Freedom means and how it is won, here is an Affirmation that rings true for each of us as individuals

I am Listening to and Accepting my Own Authentic Voice

August 9, 2021 Health Collective1 Comment

Inspired by Simone Biles, here’s an Affirmation on listening to and accepting our own Authentic Voices, because all our Mental Health Matters

Living with Anxiety and Learning how to Cope

August 8, 2021 Health Collective

Sartaj Singh It’s not just the discomfort (thanks to the racing heart and expeditiously working lungs that resemble Titanic’s pistons) that I brave every day, but also the shame that comes along when people stare at my dancing limbs. It’s not just feeling vulnerable or unable to snap out of the cascading thoughts of the […]

Your Stories: What makes Art such a Therapeutic Tool?

July 17, 2021July 17, 2021 Health Collective

How does art help us express ourselves, can it work as a therapeutic tool? A social anthropolgist turns to the canvas to explore, and share more in this special post.

Happy Fifth Birthday to Us: A Colouring Sheet for You

July 6, 2021July 5, 2021 Health Collective

Artist Solo shares a Colouring Sheet for The Health Collective readers, contributors and tribe, as we turn 5! Feel free to screenshot or download this Colouring Sheet brought to us by the wonderful Solo. Instructions: 1. Download here 2. Print Out if you like 3. Start colouring ALSO SEE: Feature Image by Raw Pixel

Why You Might Want to Try Dance Movement Therapy

June 5, 2021June 5, 2021 Health Collective

The third part in the Mind-Body Connection series looks at Dance Movement Therapy and how dance, in the form of unstructured movements, when stripped of its ornamental and performative elements, has surprising healing effects. By Somi Das I have always been a dance enthusiast. The natural physical agility I had inherited from both my parents always […]