World Mental Health Day is observed and celebrated every year on 10th October. The day is dedicated to raise awareness regarding mental health and reduce the stigma associated with it.

In our work and role as Image Consultants and Trainers, we often find ourselves as ‘accidental counselors’ dealing with a plethora of issues and emotions and sometimes we are a listening ear to someone on their journey to better mental health and well-being. We were taught as children to apply band- aid when we scraped our knees, but what about our emotions and facing life challenges? How do we engage on good emotional hygiene and practice self-care?

With this thought in our minds, IMPA Vadodara chapter conducted an event around practicing better mental health and well-being? An event centered around engaging in different forms of expression, self-care, still-ness and positive vibes.

The speakers who guided the audience were – PS Chari, Hutoxi Daruwalla, Madhu Singh Rana, and Radhika Talati. Radhika Talati has supported this initiative by offering her space of Raa Foundation.
All the Speakers did justice to their time and answered all questions satisfactorily. The event was covered in the media by 02 local daily newspapers and 01 Local TV news network, (VNM TV).

The event was an immersive experience of sharing, interaction, activities and self-realization.