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Mental Health During The Holidays: 5 Ways to Protect your Mental Health this December

5 Ways to Manage Mental Health During the Holidays

By Krishna Advani

The most wonderful time of the year can also be the most overwhelming. Here are 5 surefire ways to manage your mental health this season.

Exclusive Interview: April Hill Writing

By The Editors

An exclusive interview with anonymous author April Hill on her process, inspirations, and latest book ‘This Is Where The Sadness Ends’.

“Grief is the price we pay for love.”

By Ramitha Ramesh

Grieving isn’t always for the dead. Sometimes you feel grief for the living. And sometimes, it’s the only way you know you loved.

A Cry for Help

By Meghna ManglaniImage Credits: Pinterest I was standing on my balcony under a roof surrounded by tall, strong, beautiful big trees moving vigorously around, both of us trying to enjoy the heavy rain that was filled with lightning and thunderstorms. I was confused. Should I enjoy this “beautiful” rain of April or be worried? At first,…

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New Narratives and Newer Concerns

By Ekasmayi Naresh

What happens when multiple narratives in post-modernist discourses conflict, each polarized? What is the role of the reader? Read here.

Renee Feels Pretty and So Should Everyone!

By Nakshatra Shah

“You have a perfect life, in an imperfect body… Just being what you are and embracing your inner beauty, is what’s normal.” Read a frank, refreshing, and optimistic review of the Amy Schumer hit, ‘I Feel Pretty’.

Pandemic Living: The New Normal

By Benjamin Jolly

A new normal is introduced to us as the Covid19 virus causes physical, economical and mental trauma on millions.

Here & Now

By Haritha Sara Kuriakose

Being in the present means being a work in progress. This poem describes the mindfulness of truly revelling in the here and now.

You Choose

By Ramitha Ramesh

…Like Freud once said, “One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.” …

A Thank You, and Goodbye

By Anusha Kala

A truly heartfelt letter to Sushant Singh Rajput by a fan who resonates with what everyone has been feeling post his demise.

Philosophize

Have you ever been caught in the endless spiral of overthought? In this piece, Tanya explores that feeling with a beautiful journey of introspection. “We can’t let pain and trauma become so familiar to us that we forget that happiness is a choice.”