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Marked By Insanity
Navigating psychosis as a family within the contradictions of stigma and possibility Trigger Warnings: mentions of mental illness, stigma, psychosis, trauma, diagnostic labels, institutionalization, abuse, self harm. One of my fondest memories of my grandmother is sitting with her in our living room in the mornings, listening to her singing “Jaagorone Jaye Bibhabori” after guzzling…
Shifting Away from a Single Narrative of Care
Hello! Welcome to ‘Decolonizing our Practices: Conversing about Care’, a three-part blog post series. This series is a culminating conversation between Tangent MHI and One Future Collective as a part of our collaborative initiative, which was undertaken in October of 2021, to work towards decolonizing the perceptions and practices of mental health in India. This…
Culture, Conformity, and Care
Hello! Welcome to ‘Decolonizing our Practices: Conversing about Care’, a three-part blog post series. This series is a culminating conversation between Tangent MHI and One Future Collective as a part of our collaborative initiative, which was undertaken in October of 2021, to work towards decolonizing the perceptions and practices of mental health in India. This…
Being ‘selfish’ vs. Being ‘productive’: The Politics of Care
Hello! Welcome to ‘Decolonizing our Practices: Conversing about Care’, a three-part blog post series. This series is a culminating conversation between Tangent MHI and One Future Collective as a part of our collaborative initiative, which was undertaken in October of 2021, to work towards decolonizing the perceptions and practices of mental health in India. This…
A Long Way Up
Words as Stepping Stones to Life, Death and Meaning TW: Suicide, suicidal ideation, depression, death CW: Mental health The 10th of September every year is observed as World Suicide Prevention Day, a day centering the experiences, conversations and resources surrounding a topic that is considered taboo even as we begin to have some conversations about…
A Journey into Allyship
What it has meant for me to be an ally It is strange that despite having much to say, I am hesitating or maybe I’m pondering more than usual before actually getting to writing this article. This is going to be a very personal piece. So I will request you to bear with the pace…
Dear Reader: From the (Non-)experts to Everyone
1. Dear Reader, I have discovered that I communicate better if I assume someone is listening to my thoughts, because otherwise I will simply be consumed by the darkness of my own thoughts. No, my thoughts aren’t really dark, but the overlapping shadows can sometimes be overwhelming. Please stay and listen, will you, please? Thank…
Lost and Found in books
Finding resonance, voices and choices through stories. Oh hi there! Guess you found your way to this piece of writing. Well now that you’re here, let’s try to rewind a little bit. What is your earliest memory of reading a book? Mine is of a small bedroom, with a small human (me), with a book…
To Be Or Not To Be (Neutral)
Taking a stance on minority mental health. I have spent the last two years of my profession attempting to create spaces for expression, along with the people who seek out help for mental health. Through my conversations, one recurring worry and concern (among many others) was to ensure the stories that were not heard, or…
Call Me By Your AO3 Username
The wealth of free, queer transformative work hiding in plain sight on the internet. So, let’s talk about fanfiction. It’s one of those things that’s been my security blanket since I was about eight years old. I would honestly rate a good piece of fanfiction even higher than chowing down on ramen at three am-…
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