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Anxiety and Depression – Recovery Journey with Amy

“To be healthy as a whole, mental wellness plays a role.”— Anonymous To spread awareness about mental health conditions during the National Mental Illness Awareness Week (4th October to 10th October), we reached out to Amy, a mental health warrior to share her personal story with Anxiety and Depression and learn more about her recovery […]

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Lockdown: A challenging time for students?

Ever since the coronavirus situation has begun our lifestyle has flipped to something none of us imagined. While some people are doing fine, most of us are going through one or another psychological trouble. For students especially, things have changed dramatically! From teaching methodology to ways of hanging out with your friends, everything is now

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Eating Disorders- A Quick Guide

With social and mainstream media pushing the “ideal” body images on men and women, red flags and warning signs of eating disorders are becoming normalized. It is not strange for a woman to forgo meals because she is “watching her figure” in these times, and  the fact that the society today, especially the western cultures,

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Suicide Prevention – Interview with Dr. Anagha Jog

National Suicide Prevention Week  starts on the 6th of September, Monday through 12th of September, Sunday surrounding World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10th, 2020. It’s a time to share resources and stories, as well as promote suicide prevention awareness. The week focuses on informing and engaging health professionals and the general public about suicide prevention

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Creating a Safe Space – Suicide Prevention

I think the most significant capacity that humans possess after intelligence, is the ability to have a conversation. As we step foot into this world, language development is initiated through interactions and conversations with significant caregivers. Our life after birth is majorly influenced by people whom we talk to and by those who talk to

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Animals can help with Therapy – Animal Assisted Therapy

  Animals have historically been the companions of humans from the beginning of civilization. In the primitive period, they were domesticated to assist in making a livelihood. Gradually with the increasing aesthetic taste of our civilization, pets also started to be adopted to have a companion rather than assess the “immediate” benefits that the animal

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Student Mental Health during the Pandemic – PITSTOP 8: Interview With Pushpendra

Please meet Pushpendra – A psychologist, Life Coach and NLP Practitioner. 1. Please brief a little about yourself. I have worn many hats and being a psychologist is quite frankly one of my favorites; yes I do have my share of stories just like anyone with a mind would have, more or less.  I have

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