VOLUME 01 | ISSUE 02 | JULY-AUGUST 2019
A BI-MONTHLY DIGITAL MAGAZINE FOR E MOTIONAL W ELLNESS
VOLUME 01 | ISSUE 02 | JULY-AUGUST 2019
A BI-MONTHLY DIGITAL MAGAZINE FOR E MOTIONAL W ELLNESS
WE MAG
VOLUME O1 | ISSUE 02
JULY- AUGUST 2019
Vira Komarraju EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Jolly Vin
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From The Founder's Desk
My Dear Friends,
At the onset I am thankful to you for embracing us with open arms and heart. A lot of hardwork of a lot of people goes into creating and nurturing anything born out of passion - and this magazine is no different. While we create this magazine, your praise is one of the best ways in which WE MAG can be nurtured. Nurturing reminds me of rains. Also because, as I type this, it is raining outside, and I am sitting with a cancelled plan. However, I am not complaining as everything around me looked like it needed watering - the dusty landscape, the parched earth, the drying leaves, my window panes and my mind. I am a summer person who enjoys the ice-creams, mangoes, cotton clothes and vacations which it brings along; and more often than not I have found rain to bring in gloomy weather, traffic snarls, and dirty shoes. However, this time was different. I was waiting for the downpour - like everyone else. And while my window panes were getting cleaned of the grime, I was learning some lessons from it. We hold on to nasty habits, unpleasant thoughts, sadness, shallow relationships for a long time. Like the clouds let go of the moisture which make them heavy, we need to let go everything that burdens us. This is the first step towards cleansing and healing ourselves - be it our mind, body, heart or soul. We learn to adapt to change - embrace it and go with the flow. Cancelled plans we can do nothing about, the perennially dull weather and the muddy pathways we learn to tread. And just like this when things don't go as per what we plan, when there are too many variables which are not in our control, we must leave them be and enjoy what is being offered to us. Remember, rainbows can be seen only after it rains. Rain also teaches gratitude. Like the sun-baked earth thanks the water drops, I am thankful to my authors and readers - without whom WE MAG cannot exist. As always, I would love to hear from you. Share not only your feedback and views, but also your thoughts and ideas with me at saumya@weqip.com. May our parched souls receive a heavy downpour of whatever they need. Much love and with you on this journey, Dr. Saumya Goyal
Founder - WE MAG & WEQIP
Letter From The Editor
Dear Readers,
Welcome to the second issue of WE MAG! We are overwhelmed and humbled by the responses we've received for our inaugural issue. A magazine is about partnership and trust and I thank you for putting your trust in us. Thanks to technology we are being read on mobiles, tablets, laptops and desktops. This has enabled anytime, anywhere reading and is helping us reach an audience of global readers. In this issue, Jonice Webb, recognized worldwide for her ground-breaking work on Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) shares an article with us on the same. Our nutritional mentor Jolly talks about managing menopause and shares a recipe of Jowar cookies which are loaded with micro-nutrients. An intense photo essay by Ritam titled 'Forms' captures myriad feelings, emotions and states of mind. Our column School Bell showcases 'Kopal Vani' - a school for hearing impaired in the heartlands of India and how it is helping its students become self-reliant. We interview Saher Ali - a holistic psychologist on how she is enabling healing through art. The artists we showcase in this issue's Medium column are Namita and Yukti. Aaradhee presents some analogies to help understand mental health conditions better. Madhujit discusses how we can change our limiting beliefs to empowering ones. A very simple yet effective model to increase happiness is discussed by Dr. Duggal and Dr. Sarmah puts together some Zen habits for leading a successful life. Saumya deliberates on the virtue of patience and Sampada on our need for intimacy. Archana's poem Survivor illustrates the emotional battles of a cancer warrior. Lastly, our Mind Hack column lists 7 quick ways to boost our mood. Thank you yet again to the authors who submitted their work to this edition. We hope they enjoyed writing for us much as we enjoyed reading their stories. I am hoping that you find the stories and pieces here inspiring, thought-stirring and valuable. As your editor I will constantly strive to engage you and build an ongoing bond with you. I encourage you to share your views and engage in discussion on these stories. If you wish to contribute, an article, thought piece, viewpoint, photo essay, artwork, recipe, poem, book review – or anything related to emotional wellness, send in your work to write@weqip.com. I hope you enjoy Volume 1, Issue 2 of WE MAG and are able to take at least one thing from it. Only that can be the true measure of our success. Happy rains and happy reading...
Vira Komarraju
Editor - WE MAG
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Jonquils And Gauguin By Mona Edulesco U s e d
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Mona Edulesco's art collections can be found on Fine Art America And on her website
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C O N T E N T S Reflection
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Raised by Struggling Parents: The Invisible Child - Jonice Webb Nutrition For The Mind
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Me, My Mind and Menopause - Jolly Vin Faces
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Forms - Ritam Talukdar School Bell
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Enabling Self-reliance and Self-esteem in Differently Abled Children - Padma Sharma & Seema Chhabra Face To Face
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Art Therapy – Healing Through Creativity and Self-Expression - Saher Ali Medium
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Mood Mosaic - Namita Jain Insight
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Analogies to Understand Mental Health Conditions - Aaradhee Mehta Watercooler
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Overcoming the ‘Elephant Syndrome’ – Changing Limiting Beliefs to Empowering Ones - Madhujit Singh
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C O N T E N T S Ideas
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Increase Your Happiness Using the ‘CASIO’ Model - Dr. Harpreet Duggal Medium
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Bloom - Yukti Ajwani Gupta Inspiration
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Zen Habits For a Successful Life - Dr. Darshana Sarmah Life Lessons
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That Virtue Called Patience Dr. Saumya Goyal Perspective
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Need for Intimacy - Sampada Kathuria Respire
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Survivor - Archana Kapoor Nagpal Mind Hack
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7 Quick Mood Boosters
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