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HCI conducted an interesting interactive session with Ms. Monica K., who is a spirituality mentor and therapist, a mindfulness expert and a successful author. She has a wide experience of 15 years in the field of mental wellness. The session was held at Bibvewadi, Pune on 23rd July, 2023. The topic of discussion for the…

HCI Meet at Amaha Mental Health clinic, Bandra, Mumbai 25 June 2023 We had an enriching discussion with Deepa, psychologist associated with Amaha. Deepa has 13 years of experience in her field and had graciously hosted the event for Hugging Club of India. The session started off exploring the difference between love and addiction. Neha…

Neha Kirpal, the co-founder of Amaha, a mental healthcare centre, has been listed 40 under 40 most influential people in India. At HCI, she shared her personal narrative -her experience as a mental health caregiver, offering strength and hope to our participants. Her mom was schizophrenic, and her brother died of suicide in the past.…

Addiction is not a character flaw, it is a mental illness, reiterates Umang Sheth, founder of HCI. You take help for your breathing problem then why not for your drinking problem? Our brain is also an organ and it can fall ill too. Just like your physical body, your mind too sometimes needs medical attention…

We at the Hugging Club of India recently had the pleasure of attending a dance session conducted by Hitesh Dodiya on 14th May 2023 titled Dance Your Way to Good Health. Hitesh Dodiya, the choreographer who conducted the session has formal training in Jazz, Bollywood, Western, Classical & Semi-classical dance and choreography. This dance session…

Here’s a summary of the unique online session held on 29th March 2023. Ms. Shreya Kulkarni who is the founder of Myndful Mantra and has 9 years of experience in this field, was the psychologist who conducted the session. She began the session on Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy with the first topic which was about…

On 5th April, 2023, HCI’s founder Umang Sheth hosted an interesting online session with Dr. Wilona Annunciation, a renowned psychiatrist who has helped many people come out of the stigma attached to mental health issues. Dr. Wilona Annunciation is the trainer and founder at Catalyst. She spoke on the topic – Mental Health and its…

On 4th Jan’23, HCI held an interesting discussion about making genuine human connections.Here is a short report on the same, which we hope you will find enriching If you are looking for good friends, why they need to be good looking? If you are getting hurt by rejection, aren’t you also rejecting someone? We had…

HCI 5th Anniversary session with Dr. Harish Shetty on 2nd October 2022 Renowned psychiatrist Dr. Harish Shetty addressed HCI participants in a live and interactive session on the occasion of HCI’s 5th anniversary. Here are some excerpts from the session. 1. Happiness is a myth. Be grateful for whatever you have now. 2. How we…

Mental Health Experts Talk About Their Own Mental Health Challenges in the first of its kind initiative by the Hugging Club of India Psychiatrist Dr Nilesh Shah talks about his anxiety attacks & over-anxious personality in conversation with Umang Sheth – founder of The Hugging Club Of India on 1st October’22. Dr Nilesh Shah explained…