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Voices in the Waiting Room: An Excerpt

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026 Health Collective Mental health and books, Mental Health Books

Voices in the Waiting Room is a book by psychiatrist Mayank Gupta. As the publisher Rupa shares, the book emerges

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AI and Mental Health: What You Need to Know

December 22, 2025April 12, 2026 Health Collective AI and Mental Health

Are we outsourcing emotional health to probabilistic systems? And what happens to Accountability? This week on The Health Collective, hear from Art Abal – Co-Founder of Vana and researcher in AI, data, public policy and wellbeing – about the fast-growing use of GenAI for emotional and mental health support, as well as his top concerns.

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Flood-Affected in the Himalayas Continue to Struggle: A Mentality Story

December 13, 2025April 12, 2026 Health Collective mental health and india, Mentality

By Surinder Kumar | Mentality This article is republished with permission from Mentality. Due to over-construction in the Himalayas, the

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Finger Pointing at the Moon: It All Connects Here

November 26, 2025April 12, 2026 Health Collective Books, Buddhism, Mindfulness, wellness

Work Like a Monk: A Book Excerpt Work Like a Monk: How to Connect, Lead and Grow in a Noisy

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Online Bullying Isn’t Always What You’d Think It Is: Panel

October 23, 2025April 12, 2026 Health Collective Bullying, Cyberbullying, Young Mental Health

Team Health Collective IRL vs URL: What would you choose? A panel discussion hosted by The Health Collective opened with this

Books and Mental Health placard featuring a book cover Your Worry Makes Sense by Dr Martin Brunet. Image also says Brought to you by The Health Collective

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Your Worry Makes Sense: Empathy in Book Form

October 10, 2025April 12, 2026 Health Collective Asma G, Books, Mental health and books, Mental Health Books

By Asma G My first introduction to Dr Martin Brunet’s work was through a reel he posted on burnout. The reel

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Bandaged Moments: A New Book

October 3, 2025April 12, 2026 Health Collective Books, Mental health and books, Mental Health Books

Bandaged Moments is a collection of short stories of (and around) Mental Health by women writers across India. Edited by

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Book Review: The Crucial Years

September 21, 2025April 12, 2026 Health Collective Asma G, Mental health and books, mental health and children, Mental Health Books, Young Mental Health

The premise of Dr. Ziegler’s book is that middle childhood (i.e. ages 6-12) is a crucial time in children’s lives that often goes unnoticed because parents tend to focus on the pre-school and high school years without realising that middle childhood is a formative period for children.