Making My Mind My Friend
Lessons from Martin Luther King Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, and Natasha Bedingfield “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” On its surface, this profound quote [...]
How Our Bodies Respond to Stress
We often complain that we don’t get what we want. Sometimes, we get what we didn’t ask for. Stress is one of those things. It is unfortunately a part of [...]
Living with Stress During the Pandemic
The fact that we have been stressed tremendously is not news to anyone. But it might help to understand the complex relationship between stress and our bodies. Why do our [...]
Mental Illness is NOT Contagious
Recently a South Asian high school junior informed his father with great enthusiasm, that he was very much interested in mental health and wants to become a psychiatrist. His father [...]
Life Coaching and Wellness
In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in South Asians and highlight the important work of others, we invited Astha Shukla, an accomplished musician and certified [...]
Bridging a Divide: Talking to your Parents about Mental Health
In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in South Asians and highlight the important work of others, we invited Meghana Kakaraparthi, a dedicated SAMHIN volunteer and [...]