Our Idea: Why TSC

Psychological difficulties are a lot closer to each of us than we believe. You, or someone you know, might be experiencing emotional distress which may be circumstantial, hereditary, intergenerational, political, existential - but most essentially, interfering with your ability to live more fully.

The path to seeking help for mental health, or psychological well-being, is riddled with societal stigma and tends to be blocked by individual, familial, and community factors. Deepening the issue at hand is the glaring treatment gap, where those needing help, support or even basic information, have no access, or shy away from reaching out. Inadvertently, almost as if by being a part of this society, we have each nurtured the elephant in our rooms, homes and communities – a large but silent reminder of unaddressed issues around mental illness.

TSC addresses this proverbial elephant. We want to introduce everyone to the idea of mental health and illness as a normal part of life, by talking about it openly, meaningfully and constructively. TSC is a space for comfortable and open sharing which encourages mutual support, akin to the space provided by the stereotypical therapists’ couch, but with easier availability and a larger outreach.

We want to share the many ways of approaching mental illness as something that can be helped, overcome, fought or treated but most importantly, it must be something that is supported. TSC brings together stories to connect the personal yet collective nature of mental illnesses, to make difficulties of this nature relate-able and less intimidating, both individually and societally.