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Our HCI Online session on June 7, 2023 was on Anxiety. We aimed at understanding it, learning how to deal with it and live with it in a good spirit and in a lighter way. Our esteemed guest for the evening was Dr. Kalpana (Athvale) Raval, a consultant psychiatrist and psychotherapist based in Pune. She…

Every type of illness needs timely treatment. More so with mental illness. Once we see our symptoms, we often deny any kind of requirement for a doctor or medicines. When we finally face our illness head on, that’s when we begin the process of treatment – a therapist, a psychiatrist, taking medical help, having regular…

Dr Nivedita Challil is a counsellor and Arts based therapist. She is also the founder of Arth, a mental health centre in Mumbai and a teacher of Buddhist psychology. We were fortunate to have an online session with her during the Covid lockdown on the topic ‘How to take care of your Mind’ Dr Nivedita…

Being diagnosed with Bi-polar disorder is not a life sentence. You can get treated, stay cured and move on. Your life awaits you. Don’t get shy about meeting a psychiatrist and taking medicines. There is a cure for this. Stay happy and healthy – it’s your right!

“The quality of our lives depends not on whether or not we have conflicts, but on how we respond to them.” – Thomas Crum, author, and presenter in the fields of conflict resolution, peak performance, and stress management. This is the quote with which our guest speaker Kamlesh Sonawane started the session with us. Kamlesh…

My dad was Bipolar. I used to take him to the psychiatrist for consultation and follow-up. Just the way you will take your dad if he were Diabetic or Asthmatic.How about openly talking about mental illnesses? How about encouraging your loved ones to ask for help? As my dad used to say – don’t hide…

We were fortunate to have a special guest Ms. Mimansa Popat, a distinguished authority on integral somatic psychology, who took time out from her busy schedule to share her expertise on an online session. Ms. Mimonsa has 25 years of experience as a remedial educator. She conducted the session on the topic of ‘Emotional Regulation’…

By sharing your life stories you can inspire someone to open up and share their problems as well. Take that first step today, speak out your heart. Reach out to others and you will find that you have encouraged others like you to communicate and step out of their comfort zone. Be that leader who…

Mental health consists of our thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It is about enhancing competencies of individuals and communities and enabling them to achieve their determined goals. It is more than the mere lack of mental disorders. It has also been defined as a state of well-being whereby individuals recognise the abilities, are able to cope…

The Hugging Club Of India is a safe space where people openly share their stories, challenges, feelings without the fear of being judged.We have been meeting on Wednesdays & Sundays for over 5 years