My experience as an intern and staff at TPO Nepal
-Sabina Sitaula SR. Assistant | Uptake and Communication
My experience with therapy
My experience with therapy has been different at different times. Having had the pandemic take a toll on my mental health, I was happy that my company offered me counseling service. It was just what I needed. The first session with Pragya, my therapist, started off heavy, to my surprise! She only asked me a […]
Web-Series for Capacity Building of Early-Career Researchers in Nepal
-Mallika Chaulagain Uptake/Communication Officer, TPO Nepal Networking and supportive interactions can improve our professional lives. Conferences and social media, among others, are vibrant spaces for professional collaboration and discussions. In academia too, networking is critical to form sustainable ties with fellow researchers. Networking is even more crucial for early-career researchers, as they usually face challenges […]
तनाव र यसको व्यवस्थापन
-जमुना महर्जन श्रेष्ठ जब कुनै व्यक्ति चिन्ता वा तनावमा हुन्छ वा कुनै विषयमा विचार मग्न हुन्छ, त्यसबेला उसका मांसपेशीहरु खुम्चिन्छन् र साह्रो बन्छन् । हाम्रो शरीर र मांसपेशीहरु हामीले अनुभव गरे भन्दा निकै सक्रिय हुन्छन् । त्यसैले हामीले हुन्छ कि हुँदैन ?, ठिक कि बेठिक ?, हो कि होइन ?, जस्ता विचारहरू साेचिरहँदा यी मनमा […]
कोभिड १९ महामारीमा “मनको वह विश्वासिलो व्यक्तिलाई कह” अनुभव
इन्दिरा प्रधान मनोसामाजिक तथा मानसिक स्वास्थ्यको क्षेत्रमा सेवा प्रदान गरेको १६ वर्ष पूरा भएछ । यो यात्रामा देशका विभिन्न क्षेत्रमा प्रत्यक्ष उपस्थित भएर, आफू कार्यरत संस्थाबाट प्रत्यक्ष तथा दुर सेवा प्रदान गर्न पाउँदा धेरै खुसी छु । तथापी वेखुसी भएको दिन नआएको होइन । यी सबै अनुभवहरुलाई खासै बाहिर व्यक्त गरिएन । त्यसमा कुनै गुनासो […]
Determination to reach goal
Pragya Shrestha Every day as we go through the news or social media, we seem to be hearing a lot about the repugnant effect of the pandemic. However, here I would like to share a story of a client that I have had the privilege to assist. I am astonished by how much I am […]
Feeling proud to help helpless through helpline service during COVID-19
Prepared by: Jamuna Maharjan Impression Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal (TPO Nepal) has been continuing its helpline services for remote psychosocial counseling over extended hours following COVID-19 outbreak and declaration of nationwide lockdown by Nepal government on 23rd March, 2020. The extended hours for remote psychosocial support covers the time from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. […]
My Experience at TPO Nepal as a Youth Advisory Group Member
Author: Rinu Maharjan Age: 20 years Consent taken ([email protected]) Youth Advisory Group Member, IDEA Project Note: Youth Advisory Group is comprised of young people aged 10 to 24 years which includes but not limited to young people who are depressed, recovered/ non-depressed and have family/relatives/friends with depression. The group has been helping us to inform on […]
My Go-to Motivational Quotes
Author: Ms. Rinu Maharjan Age: 20 years Consent taken ([email protected]) Youth Advisory Group Member, IDEA project Note: Youth Advisory Group is comprised of young people aged 10 to 24 years which includes but not limited to young people who are depressed, recovered/ non-depressed and have family/relatives/friends with depression. The group has been helping us to inform […]
COVID-19 from the lens of adolescents
Youth Advisory Group member, IDEA project Note: Youth Advisory Group is comprised of young people aged 10 to 24 years which includes but not limited to young people who are depressed, recovered/ non-depressed and have family/relatives/friends with depression. The group has been helping us to inform on the existing issues faced by young people with […]
त्यो डिप्रेसन जसले मेरो साथीलाई आत्महत्या गर्न बाध्य पार्यो
By X (Name not disclosed) Consent taken (Date: 21/04/2020) Youth Advisory Group member, IDEA project Note: Youth Advisory Group is comprised of young people aged 10 to 24 years which includes but not limited to young people who are depressed, recovered/ non-depressed and have family/relatives/friends with depression. The group has been helping us to inform on […]
कथा
Author: Prakriti Acharya Age: 21 years Youth Advisory Group member, IDEA project Note: Youth Advisory Group is comprised of young people aged 10 to 24 years which includes but not limited to young people who are depressed, recovered/ non-depressed and have family/relatives/friends with depression. The group has been helping us to inform on the existing […]
म जन्मेको दिन
Author: Ms. Preeti Shrestha Age: 19 years Consent taken ([email protected]) Youth Advisory Group member, IDEA project Note: Youth Advisory Group is comprised of young people aged 10 to 24 years which includes but not limited to young people who are depressed, recovered/ non-depressed and have family/relatives/friends with depression. The group has been helping us to inform […]
…र म सँग पैसा छैन
Author: Ms. Preeti Shrestha Age: 19 years Consent taken ([email protected]) Youth Advisory Group member, IDEA project Note: Youth Advisory Group is formed of young people aged 10 to 24 years which includes but not limited to young people who are depressed, recovered/ non-depressed and have family/relatives/friends with depression. The group has been helping us to inform […]
TIME
Author: Ms. Kriti Pudasaini Age: 20 years Consent taken: ([email protected]) Youth Advisory Group member, IDEA project Note: Youth Advisory Group is comprised of young people aged 10 to 24 years which includes but not limited to young people who are depressed, recovered/ non-depressed and have family/relatives/friends with depression. The group has been helping us to […]
Journey towards happiness
Author: Rinu Maharjan Age: 20 years Consent taken ([email protected]) Youth Advisory Group member, IDEA project Note: Youth Advisory Group is comprised of young people aged 10 to 24 years which includes but not limited to young people who are depressed, recovered/ non-depressed and have family/relatives/friends with depression. The group has been helping us to inform […]
Stress not
-Mallika Chaulagain You wake up in the morning, scroll down your social media feed for a while, have some breakfast and hurry towards the office, work under stress and deadlines all day, head home, interact with your mobile some more, have dinner and go to sleep. This routine is familiar to many people with full-time […]
बाँचे संसार जितिन्छ !
आत्महत्या रोकथामका लागि टि.पि.ओ. नेपालको सामाजिक पहल ˗ पार्वती श्रेष्ठ परियोजना संयोजक मनोसामाजिक क्षेत्रमा काम गरेको १० वर्ष भन्दा बढी भइसकेछ । यी दिनहरुलाई फर्केर हेर्दा र आफूले आफूलाई मुल्यांकन गर्दा यस क्षेत्रमा धेरै कामहरु भइसकेका छन् र अझै धेरै भन्दा धेरै कामहरु हुन बाँकी नै छन् । काम गर्दाका सुरुवाती दिनहरुमा केही असहज […]
आत्महत्या न्यूनीकरणमा अभिभावकको भूमिका : डा.अरुण राज कुँवर
(यस अन्तर्वार्ता बाँचे संसार जितिन्छ ˗ भाग ६ बाट साभार गरिएको हो । बाँचे संसार जितिन्छ अष्ट्रेलियन एडको आर्थिक सहयोग र निहारिका प्रोडक्सनको प्राविधिक सहयोगमा टि.पि.ओ. नेपालद्वारा प्रस्तुत गरिएको आत्महत्या सम्बन्धि रेडियो कार्यक्रम हो । यस भागमा मिलन गहतराजले कान्ति बाल अस्पतालका मानसिक बालरोग विशेषज्ञ डा.अरुण राज कुँवरसँग बालबालिकामा के कारणले मानसिक समस्या हुन्छ र […]
आत्महत्या न्यूनीकरणमा संचारको भुमिका : अतुल मिश्र
(यस अन्तर्वार्ता बाँचे संसार जितिन्छ ˗ भाग ४ बाट साभार गरिएको हो । बाँचे संसार जितिन्छ अष्ट्रेलियन एडको आर्थिक सहयोग र निहारिका प्रोडक्सनको प्राविधिक सहयोगमा टि.पि.ओ. नेपालद्वारा प्रस्तुत गरिएको आत्महत्या सम्बन्धि रेडियो कार्यक्रम हो । यस भागमा मिलन गहतराजले कान्तिपुर दैनिकका प्रमुख उपसम्पादक तथा स्वास्थ्य क्षेत्रका पत्रकार अतुल मिश्रसँग आत्महत्या न्यूनीकरणमा संचारले कस्तो भुमिका खेलिरहेको […]
Using technology to detect maternal depression
This blog is an interview with Prasansa Subba, Assistant Project Coordinator at TPO Nepal, about the StandStrong project which seeks to identify maternal depression through the use of technology. Could you tell us a little bit about your experience at TPO Nepal? I joined TPO Nepal in 2011 and since then have been working in […]
आत्महत्याको जोखिम कम गर्न प्रहरीको भुमिका : कृष्ण गिरी
(यस अन्तर्वार्ता बाँचे संसार जितिन्छ – भाग २ बाट साभार गरिएको हो । बाँचे संसार जितिन्छ अष्ट्रेलियन एडको आर्थिक सहयोग र निहारिका प्रोडक्सनको प्राविधिक सहयोगमा टि.पि.ओ. नेपालद्वारा प्रस्तुत गरिएको आत्महत्या सम्बन्धि रेडियो कार्यक्रम हो । यस भागमा मिलन गहतराजले प्रहरी प्रधान कार्यालय, अपराध अनुसन्धान विभागमा कार्यरत नेपाल प्रहरीका प्रहरी सहायक निरिक्षक कृष्ण गिरीसँग आत्महत्याको जोखिम […]
A goodbye letter to Depression
– Pragya Shrestha After being involved in different counseling approaches/interventions for clients with depression, I learned, together with them, about depression, difficulties they had to endure and the need of support from family members, friends, counselors/therapists and psychiatrists. This blog is a reference to my experience with them. Here, I represent myself as a client […]
आत्महत्या रोकथाम गर्न सकिन्छ : डा. कमल गौतम
(यस अन्तर्वार्ता बाँचे संसार जितिन्छ भाग १ बाट साभार गरिएको हो । बाँचे संसार जितिन्छ अष्ट्रेलियन एडको आर्थिक सहयोग र निहारिका प्रोडक्सनको प्राविधिक सहयोगमा टि.पि.ओ नेपालद्वारा प्रस्तुत गरिएको आत्महत्या रोकथाम सम्बन्धि रेडियो कार्यक्रम हो । यस भागमा मिलन गहतराजले नशा तथा मनोरोग विशेषज्ञ डा. कमल गौतमसँग आत्महत्या भनेको के हो, यस्तो सोच किन आउँछ र […]
बाँचे संसार जितिन्छ (You can conquer the world if you’re alive)
By Mallika Chaulagain Communication and Research Uptake Officer Even though the world has advanced technologically, radios are still a primary form of mass media communication in the rural communities of Nepal. Their practicality, affordability and unavailability of other mediums of communication in rural villages make radio an essential commodity. According to an article published […]
Helping confused adolescents choose their career
-Pragya Shrestha 485,586 students appeared for their Secondary Education Examination (SEE) this year, according to the Office of Controller of Examinations website. Since SEE is given more priority than any other exams in our country, it is obvious that people who appeared the exams are facing various emotions right now like happiness, sadness and anger. […]
Six tips for a healthy relationship
-Pragya Shrestha Trust, loyalty and honesty are the ground for every healthy relationship. Healthy relationships are extremely important for emotional support, mental well-being and happiness. However, sometimes problems could arise in a relationship. It is necessary to understand that the problem creates trouble in a relationship, not the individuals. In Nepal, the trend of breakup […]
Celebrating 13 years: A message from our Chairperson
It is my immense pleasure to write a few words on the auspicious occasion of TPO Nepal’s 13th anniversary of working in promotion of mental health and psychosocial well-being in Nepal. I would like to extend my gratitude to all who have been continuously supporting our efforts and movements on mental health and psychosocial well-being. As stated by WHO, […]
TREmbling experience
By Mallika Chaulagain Communication and Research Uptake Officer There is not a single person in this world today who is free from all the stresses life has to offer. But how many of them realize the presence of stress and decide to do something about it? Just like physical health and fitness,exercises can […]
Chitwan: The district of one-horned rhinos and PRIME
By Mallika Chaulagain Communication and Research Uptake officer When I first joined TPO Nepal, I was equally excited and nervous to take on the position of research uptake officer. Having an immense interest in the field of mental health yet no experience whatsoever, I set out to explore the inner workings of this domain. And […]