WSL Desk
On the occasion of the ongoing Pride month, Lilac Insights’ inclusive mental health platform AtEase continues to highlight its essential core value – inclusivity through the launch of Queernama, a mental health workshop for Queer individuals.
Queer individuals experience a wide range of unique and overlapping challenges that puts them at a greater risk of developing mental health conditions. Hence, self-care is very important- to manage their physical, mental, and emotional well-being. To support queer individuals, AtEase in collaboration with SOCIAL restaurants is organizing mental health workshops in multiple cities.
Below are the workshops lined up across Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore:
1. Location: Delhi
Date and Time: 18th June 2022, 4:00 PM-7:00 PM
Venue: SOCIAL, Vasant Kunj
Fees: Registration Fees INR 1500 (includes F&B worth INR 750). Early Bird Discount of INR 250
About the Workshop: This art-based mental health workshop uses the creative process of making art to enhance a person’s emotional well-being. This can help individuals manage their feelings, reduce stress, improve self-esteem, and enhance awareness. Join this workshop curated by AtEase expert Sharmeen Kaur Khurana.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn tools to build confidence and practice self-love
- Express your thoughts, challenges, and experiences
- Feel seen, heard, and supported
2. Location: Mumbai
Date and Time: 18th June 2022, 4:00 PM-7:00 PM
Venue: SOCIAL, Khar
Fees: Registration Fees INR 1500 (includes F&B worth INR 750). Early Bird Discount of INR 250
About the Workshop: To make self-care an essential part of life, it is important to understand what self-care is, and how it can be practised on a day-to-day basis. This can help you manage worries, stress, anxiety and other mental health concerns. Join an exclusive workshop for queer individuals curated by AtEase Chief Mental Health Expert – Richa Vashista.
Learning Outcomes:
- Develop the ability to identify resources that support the well-being
- Cope with stress, anxiety, and other strong emotions
- Learn tools to set and maintain healthy boundaries
- Understand self-care and its importance
- Feel seen, heard, and supported
3. Location: Bangalore
Date and Time: 19th June 2022, 12:00 PM-2:30 PM
Venue: SOCIAL, Indiranagar
Fees: Registration Fees INR 500
About the Workshop: Expressive art is a multimodal approach, combining psychology and the creative process to promote personal growth and emotional well-being. Expressive art workshops make it easier and more effective for a person to let out their emotions and feel lighter. Join the workshop curated by Nidhra.
Learning Outcomes:
- Develop self-love and build confidence
- Express your emotions and feelings
- Feel seen, heard, and supported
- Get a therapeutic experience
Richa Vashista, Chief Mental Health Expert, AtEase said, “International Pride Month has always been a protest to fight for our rights as LGBTQIA+ individuals. It is also a month for queer individuals to acknowledge how much progress has been made. This Pride Month, AtEase is holding space for mental health-related conversations for queer people.”
AtEase provides personalized offers and packages to ensure that individuals across communities and populations receive the support they need on their mental health journey. The support uses social science, social justice, and evidence-based queer affirmative approaches to help tackle issues grappling with the individuals.
These issues include anxiety, burnout, depression and other mental health-related issues experienced by women and non-binary individuals. The experts associated with the platform have been designated based on their professional experience of working in the LGBTQIA+ and women’s mental health space.
