About The Event:

The world is grappling with the uncertainty of the pandemic, the lockdown, and the various challenges that come with it. A common and natural response to this uncertainty is feeling anxious. Anxiety is often experienced like a fire alarm that goes off in our bodies and minds, indicating to us that something feels wrong in the world, something feels out of control, something feels scary.

What We Hope To Cover:

How do we recognize this anxiety in our body and mind? How do we cope with this uncertainty and lack of control? How do we take care of ourselves and each other better?

Richa Vashista (she/her) and Shweta Srinivasan (she/her) are two mental health practitioners bringing to you an interactive workshop, where they hope to guide you through these questions and support you with skills to respond back to your fire alarm!

Agenda:

• 15 minutes: Ice Breaker, Introductions and Settling in
• 40 minutes: Interactive Workshop
• 20 mins: Q&A

About Your Facilitators:

Richa Vashista (she/her):

Richa is an independent mental health professional working at the intersections of gender and sexuality since 2014, with a Postgraduate degree in Clinical Psychology from SNDT University, Mumbai. Her counseling practice and worldview is queer-affirmative and now practicing to be trauma-informed. She sees a wide range of clients from diverse backgrounds and works as a consultant with some companies.

Shweta Srinivasan (she/her):

Shweta is a practicing therapist and co-founder of TheMindClan.com, an online community platform that curates effective tools for mental health care. She holds a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Mumbai University, an Advanced Diploma in Counselling Psychology, specialized in Narrative Therapy and Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice. Shweta has been working with young adults in her private practice and as an employee counsellor for two corporate organizations. She loves naps, chai, beaches, and building conversations about people’s resistances and hopes.