In this episode, writer and mental health advocate Amrita Tripathi joins ⁠Vandita Morarka⁠ to discuss narratives of care and the role of storytelling in mental health discourse.

They explore how lived experiences can challenge stigma, the ethical complexities of sharing personal stories, and the importance of consent and care in mental health writing. Amrita reflects on founding The Health Collective, weaving mental health into fiction, and how conversations around mental health in India are slowly evolving.

Amrita is the founder-editor of The Health Collective, which focuses on mental health and storytelling, and the founder of Tap In Tribe. for women and leadership. Check out Amrita's books The Other Sister and Sibius Knot. Amrita also hosts her own podcast, Say Again?!.

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