No Escape – Domestic Violence During COVID 19 Pandemic
The new rules imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic have created challenges for women and children in abusive relationships. Home is often not the safest place for them. Amongst South Asians [...]
World Suicide Prevention Day 2020
September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day Light a candle near your window at 8:00 PM There is hardly anyone whose life has not been touched by suicide in one [...]
Why am I always worried and nervous?
Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay “I worry about everything - I have a constant feeling of gloom and doom; I am waiting for the other shoe to drop. I [...]
The Art and Science of Happiness
If “What do you want from life?” was a question posed on the game Family Feud, nine out of ten people would say “to be happy.” Even though most people [...]
How My Brother Defined Mental Health Awareness
Photo by Roshnai Bhowal Mohit’s Story Not a single one of Mohit’s friends ever thought this could happen to Mohit. As a quiet, brilliant, and engaging soul, he inspired me [...]
Developing Resilience during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Every generation since time immemorial has faced a signature stressor during the lifetime. 100 years back our forefathers had the Spanish Flu in 1918. Subsequently there was World War II, [...]