Steps To Emotional Health During The Pandemic

Submitted by PatientsEngage on 12 May 2021
Announcing Live Webinar Series in English and Hindi on Steps To Emotional Health

We are all struggling with various issues during this second wave of the pandemic. PatientsEngage has started a live webinar series every Tuesday (English) and every Thursday (Hindi) at 7pm IST with experienced counsellors who will help us understand what we are going through and share practical and actionable tips on what we can do about it.

In the first of the series on 11th May 7pm IST, we spoke with experienced Psychologist Hvovi Bhagwagar on what we can to deal with the negative news around us - on TV, on social media, on whatsapp. What is doomscrolling and doom surfing? How can we stop doing it?

On Thursday 13th 7pm we will address the same issues in Hindi with experienced psychologist Snigdha Mishra

Send us your questions in advance 

#emotionalwellbeing #COVIDSecondWave #covidsecondwaveindia
 

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Coping With Covid-19 Pandemic
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