A safe space for conversations on mental health and mental illness in India
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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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
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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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By Adwaita Das “In all our brilliant light and tender darknesses, in all our colours on brave display, as well as those hues contained in our soulful depths, in all our shapes and shades, we deserve love; we are worthy of being loved. Rather than blindly chase the clichéd conditioned binary romance, let us practice the […]
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By Adwaita Das “Here at the beginning of the new year, opening oneself to getting and having all the wonderful things one wants and needs. In the face of the ever-looming dystopia, imagining-affirming-manifesting a fantastic future for each individual, as well as, the whole planet.”
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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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By Adwaita Das In situations of distress or panic, we often reduce our breathing. But, to breathe is one of the best tools of self-soothing. It oxygenates the body, detoxifying the blood, airing out the brain, opening windows of fresh thought, channelising both mental and physical relaxation. It does NOT help to be told to […]
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We all need encouragement and appreciation, validation and support. Will we allow ourselves to accept it, though is the question.
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