We must address the elephant in the room that sometimes goes unnoticed despite its palpable presence.
Luckily today, everyone wants to pet and take care of this elephant. Ring a bell? I am talking about – Our Mental Health. Across the globe, 10th October is recognized as World Mental Health Day.
This is not a fictional event that typically happens in a sizable number of homes across the globe. It’s about a moment between my daughter and me; it’s about a question that her inquiring eyes asked me; it’s also about how a split second can hit you with the force of an avalanche challenging every Nano-sized belief of ours which doesn’t seem to be a priority in our value system and yet in so many ways defines it.
This is not a real story. But this is the reality for a lot of women! I know a lot of Rashmi’s who have met with a similar fate. Close your eyes and think. How many do you know? So many are fighting cases in court. Some win some don’t. So many continue to face this abuse and trauma throughout their life. Because that is what they are told. To continue despite all the wounds, on their body and their soul.