Mental Health Awareness Weekend - 2025

The Thought Co. · Free Community Initiative

Free, every year since 2013. One elegant flow across four sessions — online and in Mumbai — designed to make care feel closer.

Our only ask: be respectful toward mental health care and actively engage — for yourself and those around you.

We’ve hosted this weekend every October since 2013 — evolving for accessibility: captions, low-bandwidth slides, printable prompts, gentle facilitation, and a self-directed journaling course you can keep.

Oct 9–12 · All Free

Join one, a few, or all. Flow with the week.

Oct 9 · 7:00 PM IST · Online

Mind & Machine — The AI Pendulum

A myth-busting look at how AI touches our minds — from mood apps to algorithmic overwhelm — plus a playful Bot-vs-Human poetry guesser.

Oct 10 · 7:00 PM IST · Online

Safe Space — A Sharing Circle

A guided circle for speaking, listening, or simply being. Clear consent, soft prompts, zero pressure. Bring a tiny “comfort object.”

Oct 11 · 5:00–7:00 PM IST · In-person (Mumbai)

After Hello — A Game Night & Journey

Connection Cards · Repair Relay · Message Mosaic. Ambient music, whimsical cards, snacks. Venue shared post-confirmation.

Oct 12 · 10:00 AM IST · Online

Burnout Busters — A Resilience Workshop

Decode burnout, map your energy, and practise micro-resets. Quick self-audit, “Burnout Bingo,” and one small shift you’ll keep.

Bonus · Self-Directed

Pages for Peace — Anxiety Journaling Course

Five gentle modules, low-tech and high-comfort. Externalise worry, anchor the body, and write your way back to steady.

Show up gently. Listen deeply. Carry one tool forward. Be respectful toward mental health care — for yourself and those around you.

Mental Health Awareness Weekend is our annual, free community programme to make care feel closer.