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Why You Can't Replace Therapy With Running A Marathon |Running: A Tool, Not a Solution|

I began running in 2012, fueled by spite after being body-shamed. It became my happy place, a way to manage stress. But over time, I realized running wasn't a cure-all. Therapy helped me confront the underlying...

Translation missing: en.by Hello From The Thought Co. ·Jun 30, 2023 ·7 min read

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Voices of Pride: Aniruddha's Journey

I met my mother thirty-three years ago, in the closed ward of a maternity clinic hidden away in one of Bombay’s many suburbs (the...

Aug 23, 2021 ·6 min

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Voices of Pride: Soham’s Journey

Being queer is beautiful. Being queer is liberating. But it wasn’t always this way for me. When I first started to realise that I...

Aug 23, 2021 ·3 min

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NoMoPhobia

Nobody likes feeling disconnected, whether it’s from our friends, family, money, the news or even the most recent Instagram reels. Our cellphones are mediums...

Aug 23, 2021 ·5 min

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[Men]tal Health

(Trigger warning: mentions abuse; suicide; substance abuse) Patriarchy is a societal system that puts men in a position of power and women in...

Aug 18, 2021 ·5 min

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Attachments Styles & Relationships

The minute we were born, our need for food, comfort and safety were catered for, making us completely dependent on our caregivers for survival....

Aug 13, 2021 ·3 min

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Voices of Pride: Amitoj''s Journey

This blog mentions suicide and homophobia which can be triggering. Having struggled with my mental health since the past 4-5 years, I finally took...

Jun 16, 2021 ·4 min

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Voice of Pride: Akruti's Journey

Since childhood, I observed that the only accepted and “normalised” form of romantic relationship was between two “heterosexuals”. As a teenager, I always felt...

Jun 5, 2021 ·3 min

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Puberty and Mental Health

Adolescence is the interplay between biological, behavioural and social areas – starting with the biological that is puberty and ending by acquiring adult social...

Jun 3, 2021 ·3 min