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I have strained relationships and I am not talking only about romantic ones, but particularly familial relationships. It was weird growing…

My journey in undergrad started like any other “typical” South Asian. I was a pre-med student studying biochemistry stuck in a continuous…

I have always taken responsibility for everything. Growing up in a traditionally conservative Indian society, I was taught that…

Insane. Crazy. Mad. Unhealthy. Abnormal. These words follow me around everyday, everywhere. They’re carved into my skin, sewed into my…

I’ve always had a habit of keeping my thoughts and worries to myself with the intention of ‘not bothering’ my friends and family…

My maternal grandmother was schizophrenic. She helped raised me and my siblings for more than two decades before she passed away in 2002…

Growing up I deliberately subdued my mental, physical and emotional exhaustion at the expense of being a burden to my family and to…

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

Too often, people think that mental health is easier to cure than physical health – but that is untrue. I know that from experience…

In the moment it seems like the end of the world like thing. Its very overwhelming. It’s hard to think positively even though you know…

i am sad. i don’t know if it’s real they say it’s not. it’s hormones they say because what other reason would exist for a girl like me…

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…