If you are having suicidal thoughts or feelings, contact 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, or a qualified physician / mental health professional immediately.
Ninety-eight pounds. That’s what stared back at me. Ninety-eight pounds of skin and bones is what I had turned into…
I have had an incredibly long and difficult journey with mental health and neurological issues over the past 42 years. On top of it…
I managed to wake up every morning get dressed, grab breakfast, and dash out the door but it was a front. A facade. A routine…
I wish I had a different dad. I wish I was blessed with a dad who would take time out of his day to ask me “How are you?” instead…
“One hundred pounds” the doctor read off the scale. I looked over to see my mother smiling in approval. The doctor, however…
Sometimes it’ll be so silent that the volume of my thoughts magnifies or it’ll be so loud that I can’t even think straight…
…my single biggest role model in life. From his life-long dedication to spreading education throughout central Gujarat to his will to…
…nuclear, dynamic household. Her parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins—they were all temporary occupants of a bustling…
… due to several moves, lack of money, and a nasty divorce. From the time I was in 4th to 7th grade, I was also sexually abused by my…
As a South Asian American, I will never experience nor fully understand the struggle that comes with being Black in the United States…
When I first started working in pediatric palliative care, I was introduced to a simple idea that I have been pondering more regularly in the new year – at any…
My story begins when I was 10 years old. This was the year I found a suicide note written by someone close to me. This person never…
MannMukti pledges to serve all South Asians, recognizing the power hierarchies in our communities, created and maintained by different identities of caste, language, geography, gender, sexuality, and religion that shape individuals’ obstacles while seeking mental liberation.
