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On some days, my body is a home that nature designed with patience. A home which has marked fences, plenty of ventilation and abundant room for love. My home has been repainted several times, keeping up with the trends of the neighbourhood.

No one really nudges Nature and says, “Hey, why don’t you try rising the Sun from the West tomorrow? Maybe the whole East thing is a phase, you know?”. It always knows exactly how much wind to blow, when to shed its leaves and when to wreak havoc as well.

Having chalked the outline of the definition of trauma, in the third episode of Let's Talk About Trauma, Smita, a trauma practitioner and dance-movement therapist from Thunai and Bhairavi, delve deeper into understanding the intricacies of trauma and the body based approaches adopted in recovery.

In the small town of New Jigsaw, where I come from, everyone is made for each other. Every single night that follows our creation, we are told to dream about other puzzle pieces that would fit just right - with utmost ease and comfort - to create a tiny little, wholesome family.

Some cookies turned out with elongated heads, three hands, some with way too little dough and some with extra choco chip cookies hidden inside.

Join us, as we navigate around and through the topic of Trauma, adopting the lens of sensitivity and thoroughness with trauma-informed practitioners.

Join us, as we navigate around and through the topic of Trauma, adopting the lens of sensitivity and thoroughness with trauma-informed practitioners.

If you’re talking to someone who has been diagnosed with COVID19 and you would like to be supportive, these cards from the What To Say Series might help.

If you’re talking to someone who thinks a lot and you would like to be supportive, these cards from the What To Say Series might help.

Hello there, if you’re looking to connect with a mental health specialist, we have a list of resources here that you can contact.

“You Are Wonderful Just As You Are” is a series by Adwaita Das that aims to provide compassionate and encouraging ways of speaking. Inspired by Mithra Trust’s ‘What To Say’ Series.

If you're talking to someone who has shared their story of partner violence, this What To Say Series will help you have a supportive conversation.

Sky Is The Limit is an innovative workplace campaign where we address mental health in a fun and engaging manner. This campaign is a finalist in Community Business D&I pioneering initiative award (2020).

This past year, through the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen two communities reaching out through The Meh® series and accessing safe-spaces and tools that are made available via our weekly sessions.

A list of Podcasts and conversations with Bhairavi.

On 15-17 June 2020, the Skoll Centre’s Map the System Competition held its Global Final virtually. The team from Amani Institute competed against 30 other finalists from institutions around the world. Team members Bhairavi Prakash, Maya Narayan, Anshul Agrawal, Neeraja Kulkarni and Tushara Ravindranath tell us how they mapped the system for addressing youth suicide crisis in India.

Since April 2020 Mithra Trust has directly engaged with close to 2000 young Indians on their mental health and well-being. Participants from across the country have been attending The Meh™ sessions virtually.

The Meh™ Kit Riding Out Depression is a self-discovery tool which helps you understand and ride out your lows

If your queer child is talking to you about their sexual identity this What To Say series will help you have a supportive conversation.

Mithra Trust is a part of Visions for Change - a Journey Beyond the Pandemic campaign by Amani Institute's global community of changemakers.

A panel discussion on “Mental wellbeing, interventions, and innovations within emerging markets” answering questions such as what is the landscape of mental wellbeing in emerging markets, and the role of technology and innovation in supporting wellbeing.

A guide which can help you be kind, compassionate, and have empathetic conversations.

If you’re talking with someone who has survived a sexual assault are not quite sure what to say, this might help.

Here is Ramesh sharing his experience with The Meh Kit after attending a Let’s discuss The Meh session.

The Meh and Me is a series where men from the Mithra community have shared their stories of a time they felt The Meh. Our effort with these stories is to break the stereotype of what it is to be a ‘man’ and to showcase the emotional and mental health struggles that men go through.

Today we’re seeing some of the highest rates of job dissatisfaction and leaders are left wondering how to sustain high levels of engagement and productivity. TEDxBangalore partnered with us to facilitate an ‘adventure’ session!

This article appeared in The Hindu on September 14th 2019.

Bhairavi spoke at a D&I panel where she addressed mental health and the milenials.

One of the least explored pillars of well-being is financial well-being, given the increasing rates of financial anxiety in young women, Mithra created a session on understanding how money mindset impacts financial behaviours.

What to say is a series that supports you in having difficult conversations. It helps you be empathetic and supportive by giving you statements of what to say and what not to say , which is equally important.

It can often be confusing to understand who you’re attracted to and want to have an emotional and sexual relationship with. Read this article to know more.

This period you’re in, just starting college, or mid way through your program, or even graduating soon with thoughts about the future, is significant and exciting as you’re experimenting, taking risks and exploring various aspects of your life. This includes the use of substances like tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs.

We often get confused between the two, this is because the physical response to both stress and anxiety is the ‘fight or flight response which includes increased heartbeat, tight muscles, rapid breathing, it also impacts our eating , sleeping and ability to focus.

An illustration created by Undefined Comics for Mithra Trust

A story from It’s okay to talk about two friends going through their own daily struggles, who learn to talk about what is bothering them, communicate with each other, and ask for help.

Here is a video by It’s okay to talk explaining what Mental Health is in Hindi with subtitles in English.

Here are three basic steps to checking in on someone, while being caring, empathetic, and non-judgemental. This incredible resource has been created by beyondblue.

If you’re going through a rough patch, and would like a resource that you can engage with where it allows you to pick a specific goal and breaks down how you think, feel, and act, then Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is for you!

The ‘Meh’ kit , a self-help kit , was created by members of the Mithra team who have experienced depressive episodes which they called the ‘Meh’. The beauty of this kit is that it comes from a place of fracture, of brokenness and in creating this kit there is healing and warmth.

Our state of mind whether positive or negative is contagious and affects those around us and at times we find it at close quarters.

Humans are social beings, we naturally cooperate, care and compete with each other. We build many bonds and relationships throughout our lives, which brings us to a plethora of questions...

Mental health and physical health are not mutually exclusive, erratic sleep patterns, untimely meals and other unhealthy habits causes an imbalance to our physical well-being, which in turn affects our mental health.

Note to self is a series by Mithra that is aimed at stirring up conversations about the way we talk to ourselves in our daily lives.

Good mental health is not only the absence of mental health illnesses like depression and anxiety, but it is also the ability to cope with the day-to-day problems of life, to be involved in your community, and to live a full life.

On October 10, 2018, the occasion of World Mental Health Day, Mithra organised Invisible Visible, an event that was focused on contributing to the dialogue of mental health and how it affects young people in a changing world.

Let us for a moment consider what it might feel like to lose someone or something that we care about deeply. A change in our way of life, moving cities or relocating to a new country...

Depression is difficult to recognise, even among the people we know closely, including our friends and relatives.

Depression is often confused as a mere feeling of being sad, but most people who suffer from depression feel more than just a persistent sadness.

Everyone feels anxious from time to time, but for someone experiencing anxiety disorder, these feelings cannot be easily controlled.

Some of us try it out of curiosity, some of us because our friends and peers are doing it, or to have a good time, to improve athletic performance, or to ease other problems like stress or anxiety.