Follow me Have you ever picked up a book just to escape from stress or a busy day? If yes, you might have already felt the magic of reading. If not, don’t worry we’re about to explore how reading can actually improve your mental health and why it might be one of the simplest, yet […]
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Follow me There is a story that teaches us how powerful hope can be. In O. Henry’s “The Last Leaf” (1907), a young girl named Johnsy falls gravely ill and loses the will to live, believing she will die when the last leaf falls from the vine outside her window. Mr. Behrman, an old struggling
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Follow me Some losses scream. Others dissolve quietly, like salt in water. You don’t even realize they’re gone until you taste the emptiness. I joined the Prakash Jayantilal Chauhan Foundation on 1st April 2024. Thought it would be steady. Thought it would be a start. Something I could finally hold onto. But no. Life doesn’t
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Follow me In a world where faith is often rushed and spirituality is filtered into short-lived trends, Mini Bhardwaj stands apart as both a seeker and a storyteller. Her book Life of Liberation: A Boon of a Vish Purush – Ashwatthama is not just a narrative; it’s a soul’s journey etched across riverbanks, inner battles,
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Follow me And just like that, we’ve reached the final chapter of our A2Z Blogchatter journey! It’s been a month of deep diving into the many shades of mental health, and today, as we stand at the letter Z, I can’t think of a better note to end on than Zero-Tolerance for Stigma. Because if
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Follow me Hello again, fellow travelers on this A2Z Blogchatter journey. We’re nearly at the finish line, and today, we arrive at the letter Y—a letter I’ve been waiting for with special care. Because when we talk about Youth and Mental Health, we’re not just exploring a topic. We’re talking about a generation that is
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Follow me Hello again! We’re nearing the tail end of this deeply enriching journey through the A2Z Blogchatter Challenge—and today, we explore a word that might feel a little heavier, a little more global, and yet surprisingly close to home: Xenophobia. X-words are always tricky, right? But in mental health conversations, xenophobia isn’t just a
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Follow me As we near the end of our A2Z journey, I find myself reflecting on how often the letter W quietly appears in conversations around mental health—Worry, Well-being, Work. These aren’t just buzzwords. They are realities, woven into our everyday lives in visible and invisible ways. Let’s begin with the one we all know
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Follow me We’re nearing the end of our Blogchatter A2Z journey, and I have to admit—each letter has felt like a soft unfolding. Today, we’re at V, and this one is so close to my heart: Validation. It sounds like such a small word, doesn’t it? But if you’ve ever been misunderstood, dismissed, or told
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Follow me We’ve come quite far in this month-long Blogchatter A2Z journey—pausing at each letter to reflect on key mental health topics that shape our everyday lives. And today, on the 22nd day, we’ve arrived at U—a letter that holds one of the most foundational, yet misunderstood, aspects of the entire conversation around mental health:
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Follow me As we tiptoe into the last stretch of our A2Z journey, I can’t help but feel both a little proud and a little emotional. Writing daily, especially about something as layered and personal as mental health, is not just an intellectual exercise—it’s a heart-led one. Each letter has carried with it a weight,
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Follow me Hello again! We’re steadily moving forward in our A2Z Blogchatter Challenge, and today we’ve landed on the letter S. I have to admit—this one feels particularly close to my heart. As a psychologist and an empath, I often find that the conversations that stay with me the longest are the ones where people
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Follow me Hello again! We’re back after a restful Sunday break, and just like that, we’ve arrived at the letter R in our Blogchatter A2Z Challenge journey. Can you believe we’ve come this far? Each day we’ve explored corners of the mind, little pieces of the emotional puzzle, and quiet truths about being human. Today,
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Follow me Hello again, dear reader. It’s finally Saturday—a small pause in our usual race through the week. And what better day than this to sit with the letter Q, and explore something we often overlook in the daily hustle: Quality of Life. When I first thought about this topic, I asked myself: What does
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Follow me We’re now halfway through our A2Z Blogchatter Challenge, and it’s been such a grounding experience—reflecting on emotions, mental health themes, and the quiet strength we all carry. Today, on the letter P, I want to sit with three powerful words that shape our inner and outer worlds: positive affirmations, PTSD, and procrastination. These
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