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When I was new to the process of learning about my mind, I had no idea what to expect from a therapist. I had thought I would go there, talk to her, she would do something and voila all will be well. It took me a while to understand that I needed to take an…
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I wrote The Travelling Librarian in 2019 and thought it would be one of those posts I wrote that would get lost in the volume of short fictions written every day on the digital space. But to my intense surprise, not only did the post get views, most of the comments asked me if I…
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One of the best conversations I had around mental health was with a friend who said to me, mental health, and working towards being okay in life is a choice as much as it is about support from our family and friends. Unless you make that critical choice to help yourself, no one can help…
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One of the things I have always wanted to do was to take a course on creative writing. When I was looking for a Masters in 2012, I remember being told by my advisor to go through the courses and find 3-4 that excited me. I had obviously clicked on Creative Writing but the thought…
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I love taking e-courses. Anytime I have a question – why do we go to war, what is gender, how to write superhero characters – I go onto edX and find an e-course. So, when I was trying to come up with themes I would like to talk about on mental health, I obviously went…
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Two years ago, I wrote this post on rediscovering reading and after I had published it, I distinctly remember feeling like I had let myself down – especially the younger self who thrived on books. It felt like I had given up, and that I would never again find that joy of a good book,…
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The door was wide open so Vishesh did not think he would be unwelcome. He had his favourite panda clutched in one hand as he stopped at his parents’ bedroom door. He couldn’t see daddy well but he could see his new mommy. She was asleep. Vishesh remembered her smile. The cookies she had baked…
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