It’s Okay

This week on It's Okay, Chhaya talks about the mental health implications of living in a polluted city, such as Delhi. 

Elaborating on the stress and anxiety the pollution is causing, especially considering the upcoming Diwali season is causing, Chhaya discusses solutions and steps we all can take on an individual level to be healthier, and to safeguard our mental and physical health this season. 

Tune in to listen to this week's letter, now streaming on healthshots.com or your favourite audio streaming platform.

This week on It's Okay, Chhaya talks about turning out to be Covid Ve+, amidst the unlock days. The stress, loneliness and the anxiety that follows, forces Chhaya to deal with her circumstances. She must arm herself with proper isolation, research and fluids. Tune in to listen to this week's letter, now streaming on healthshots.com or your favourite audio streaming platform.

This week on It's Okay, we are celebrating the mental health week. So on the occasion, Chhaya talks about keeping a check on our emotional and mental well being, especially as we become more socially connected and

social media-driven. She shares her own worries and concerns that crop up by the extensive use of social media and reminds her friend Zindagi and her dear listeners about keeping the distinction between the reel and real-life

intact. Tune in to listen to our letter, now streaming on healthshots.com or your favourite audio streaming platform.

This week on It’s okay Chhaya shares a common concern amongst youngsters these days: imposter syndrome. The bane of social media is that it keeps us updated on others’ lives and we end up comparing, competing and discounting our work and achievements. Chhaya opens up about going through something similar and discusses ways to tackle imposter syndrome. Tune in to listen to our letter, now streaming on healthshots.com or your favourite audio streaming platform.

This week on It's okay, our host Chhaya Dabas talks about misogyny and the patriarchal biases women deal with on a daily basis. The 23rd letter to her Dear Zindagi talks about the undue stress and mental fatigue these daily biases lead to and how much it bruises somebody's mental health to be discriminated against or see and receive differential treatment.  

This week's letter is written in light of current events and the talk of how we must make our surroundings safer and more respectful of women's personal spaces.

Chhaya shares her own dealings with patriarchal representations and discussions that sometimes take place even within close circles. Join in this week as Chhaya shares her woes and hopes to find some respite and rescue by talking to her pal, Dear Zindagi.

This week on It's Okay, we talk about the feeling of hopelessness and joblessness - something the youth if this country is jostling with. Many youngsters have been let go off and there is a feeling of hopelessness of when will the current situation better. We speak to somebody who is in this boat and is trying to keel her morale up by considering this to be a temporary problem. Let's see if we all can find some hope and solutions to hold on to. Tune in to listen to our letter, now streaming on healthshots.com or your favourite audio streaming platform.

Seeing a glimmer of hope with declining cases, only to see them escalate once again, Chhaya has decided to block negativity for a week and only focus on self and positivity.  In this new letter on It’s Okay, Chhaya writes about her comfort routines and points such as favourite movies, music, food and mandalas that are therapeutic and calming in nature.  Sometimes it is needed to go back to safe and nurturing memories to come back stronger and face the world again. So tune in to this week’s letter as Chhaya and her pal Zindagi, talk about life, emotions, thoughts and everything that makes us human. Now streaming on healthshots.com or your favourite audio streaming platform.

Festivities are around the corner and Chhaya ponders over how different they might be this year, considering the ongoing pandemic. She reminisces about how she used to celebrate Rakhi when she was a child and thinks of ways to celebrate this year a little creatively. After all, we only have to be socially distant right and not emotionally distant? Tune in a new letter on It's Okay and hear how Chhaya reflects on acts of kindness to be a warm and nice way to celebrate this year's festivities.

Life seems to have taken a slow turn these days for Chhaya, allowing her to appreciate the minutiae of life. Join Chhaya as she pens another letter to her friend, dear Zindagi about finding worthy events to remember even as life seems to be quite uneventful these days. Chhaya recalls some hysterical moments that made these past few days a little lighter. Tune in to listen to our new letter.

A side effect of the stress and constant worry - that seems to be Chhaya’s constant companions - has resulted in binge eating and body weight issues. It was only when Chhaya spoke to her mother and friend, she realised she

was developing a mild eating disorder that could be very harmful to her body unless she takes care of it pronto. The first thing was recognising it and then finding better ways to deal with it, including confiding in and talking to her friends and family. So tune in to this week’s letter on It’s Okay as Chhaya talks about eating disorders that unfortunately are very common amongst adolescents and young women.