Mental Health

Art of Practicing Daily Gratitude

In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in the South Asian community and to highlight the important work of others in this area, we invited Jaspreet Kaur, a medical student, to share her thoughts and experience with a daily gratitude practice. Practicing gratitude every day can positively change our lives by [...]

2023-08-24T23:20:47-04:00August 25th, 2023|Mental Health|

South Asian Youth Mental Health Stigma

In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in the South Asian community and highlight the important work of others, we invited Tanish Apte-Joshi, a high school senior and SAMHIN volunteer, to share his thoughts on stigma associated with mental illness in South Asian youth. Mental health stigma is a significant issue [...]

2023-07-12T22:48:52-04:00July 14th, 2023|Mental Health|

Let’s Start a Conversation

In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in the South Asian community and to highlight the important work of others, we invited Harkiran Kaur, an incoming college freshman, with a passion to break down stigma associated with mental illness to share her efforts and initiatives to address mental health in her [...]

2023-06-27T22:46:26-04:00June 30th, 2023|Mental Health, Mental Illness|

Accepting Life’s Hurdles

In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in the South Asian community and to highlight the important work of others in this area, we invited Vennela Challagondla, an aspiring physician, to share what works for her in coping with life’s everyday challenges. Life can feel like a continuous marathon, working towards [...]

2023-04-10T22:43:05-04:00April 7th, 2023|Mental Health|

How Family Can Help Our Mental Health

In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in the South Asian community and highlight the important work of others in this area, we invited Palak Patel, doctoral student in clinical psychology, to share her thoughts on role of families in mental health. According to an article published in an Indian psychiatric [...]

2023-01-22T18:05:10-05:00January 27th, 2023|Culture, Mental Health|

What Will People Say?

SAMHIN, South Asian Mental Health Initiative and Network, is an organization committed to increasing access to mental health care within the South Asian community and defying perceived stigma and taboo associated with mental illnesses. Dr. Samita Chandi MD and Dr. Reina Puri PharmD, volunteered to promote SAMHIN’s mission and increase dialogue emphasizing the importance of [...]

2023-01-08T14:17:38-05:00January 13th, 2023|Mental Health|

What Exactly is a Reproductive Psychiatrist?

In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in South Asians and highlight the important work of others in this area, we invited Dr. Harita Raja, a reproductive psychiatrist, to help improve our understanding of reproductive psychiatry. This will help readers learn when to seek out a reproductive psychiatrist. Let us consider [...]

2022-11-22T22:52:48-05:00December 16th, 2022|Mental Health|

Taking Care of Our Future Doctors

In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in the South Asian community and highlight the important work of others in this area, we invited Bairavi Maheswaran, a medical student, to share her ideas on coping with the challenges that medical students face in medical school. Medical school is one of the [...]

2022-10-28T16:23:12-04:00November 4th, 2022|Mental Health|

Restructuring the Narrative: Overcoming Life’s Curveballs

In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in the South Asian community and to highlight the important work of others, we invited Elizabeth Kuriakose, a medical student pursuing a career in psychiatry, to share her struggles and experiences coping with troubling negative thoughts. We have all been there – we struggled [...]

2022-10-02T16:24:08-04:00October 7th, 2022|Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health|
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