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In alignment with our mission to encourage others to #SpeakUp about mental health, we’ve created this blog – a passion project highlighting those who wish to share their stories with the world.

Open to anyone and posted biweekly, the series features personal anecdotes from members of the South Asian community who have struggled with mental illness – and the stigma that comes along with it.

Anorexia. Listen Baba, listen to the word.It’s an ugly word, you say, your eyes shut, head turned away. I don’t like that word. Divorce.

I was a very social kid when moved to the United States as a Sophomore in High school. My first day/week/year went okay, to my knowledge...

November 2018 marked the 15 year anniversary of my suicide attempt. I can’t believe it has been that long but at the same time, it feels...

...nuclear, dynamic household. Her parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins—they were all temporary occupants of a bustling...

In this bumpy and frenetic ride we call life, dance was usually my safety net. The days where either my stomach...

One by one, the bangles come off, the sparkle from the nose stud disappears and the body which once was draped in rich...

When I was five years old, I was blessed with a baby brother. His name was Vikas. His life story was riddled with brain surgeries...

I was happy for 20 seconds, then it was on to the next one. Imagine a kid in a martial arts class, yoga class, or art class. Imagine a kid...

My life has been one long-drawn nightmare. All the memories keep replaying as they’ve just happened yesterday. No matter...

10 years old. When a girl is 10 years old she should be worrying about what color dress to wear, or how to do her hair...

...just a number, something in the back of their mind, or maybe even something that nags at them every day. For others, like me...

...“Oh, this is just me being a teenager.” Little did I know it was something serious… I was too young to feel this sadness, right? I mean...

I forgot. I forgot about how he looked like until today. Only today, in this very moment, when I saw a picture of him, did I remember...

“Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.” – Tryon Edwards

SOCH is a grassroots mental health initiative aimed at empowering the community of Brampton with mental health knowledge and awareness...

There is a lot I have dreamt of doing, but my choices for short-term gratification have somewhat impeded me from reaching those goals.