Repeat after me: you are allowed to grieve. How else will you heal and move on?
Recommended Reading: Is It Grief or a Pity Party?
This blog post is a part of The Normal Project.
Living With Depression: Five Effective Steps To Keep Your Family And Friends Safe
Photo by Noah Silliman on Unsplash
According to the WHO, every 40 seconds, one person loses their life to suicide. A global phenomenon, it has put India on the map as the country with the highest youth suicide rate. Unsurprisingly, the primary cause is depression. On World Suicide Prevention Day today, let’s take a look at what you and I can do to make living with depression easier.
Step 1: Validate its existence
First things first, let’s get this straight: depression is not mythical, it is not a way to get attention, and it certainly isn’t cool. It is a mental illness that is as real and potent as cancer. Continue reading
Choose Yourself
In The Spotlight: Busting Clichés At For Writers, By Authors!
Presenting the first of the FWBA Book Spotlight, and we kickstart it with Mahevash Shaikh’s short and profound nonfiction book Busting Clichés.
The book will be up here for the entire day today, and you may feel free to ask the author questions in this post. At the end of the day, we shall select some of the random commenters to win copies of the book. There are 10 copies to be won. (Print copies for India; eBook outside India.)
So, go ahead, find out more about Busting Clichés and ask interesting questions.
So this is what happened last Saturday: Busting Clichés was the very first book chosen to feature in FWBA’s book spotlight initiative. The icing on the cake was that it chosen by the founder of the group: Neil D’Silva himself.
#RedefineNormalToday – Are You Getting The Messages?
Personalized messages are everywhere…and they’re just waiting to help you. The question is, are you listening?
If you are wondering what’s on my plate, it’s melted chocolate maple syrup and freshly cut banana. It looks messy but tastes pretty great. And is it just me, or does that piece on top look like someone meditating?
This blog post is a part of The Normal Project.
Depression Is Real. Here’s How You Can Help.
Just like any other disorder, depression needs to be acknowledged and accepted to be fought. Invalidation only makes it worse. To stop its victims from taking that final, irreversible step, we have to reach out to them NOW. Help them while we still can. Continue reading
Graphic Design In The Future: What Will It Be Like?
I think I have always had a thing for art. Forms like literature, paintings, films, and music know just how to move and fascinate me. In my engineering days, I was introduced to a new type of art: design. Since it was only a small part of an overwhelmingly drab curriculum, it failed to get my attention. Only after I landed my first job as a technical writer did I realize how intriguing design can be. Continue reading
#RedefineNormalToday – What On Earth Is A Normal Mood?
According to my mood ring chart, my current mood is ‘normal’. Yes, really. 
I have no idea what that means! Do you?
PS Wonder what that rolling eyes emoji is doing up there? Well, I love emojis and I just found out that today is World Emoji Day 🙂
This blog post is a part of The Normal Project.
“Please Make It Free”. Really?
“Great game…please make it free.”
“Lots of amazing features…I will rate it 5 stars if you make it free again.”
Check out the reviews of any paid application or game in your Windows/Android/Apple app store and you’ll notice one thing in common. Yes, you guessed that right. The irksome ‘please make it free’ comments. Want proof? Just type in “please make it free” in your browser and hit search. (As of today, Google returns approximately 24,00,000 results).
Just Some Visual Q&A About Coffee
