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. ThisContinue reading “Shifting Away from a Single Narrative of Care”
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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. ThisContinue reading “Culture, Conformity, and Care”
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. ThisContinue reading “Being ‘selfish’ vs. Being ‘productive’: The Politics of Care”
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 aboutContinue reading “A Long Way Up”
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 paceContinue reading “A Journey into Allyship”
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? ThankContinue reading “Dear Reader: From the (Non-)experts to Everyone”
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 bookContinue reading “Lost and Found in books”
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