ANSHAP JOURNAL

Notes on mental health at work.

Honest, practical writing for the people who build healthier workplaces — and the people who work in them. No jargon, no hype.

Featured · For Employers

What Is an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)?

Somewhere in your company, right now, someone is quietly not okay.

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How to Choose an EAP Provider

Here's the quiet tragedy of most EAP purchases. The program was fine. The clinicians were qualified, the platform worked, the contract was signed and filed. And almost no one ever used it.

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Why Employee Mental Health Is Now a Business Priority

A few years ago, "wellbeing" at most Indian companies meant a gym discount and a yearly health check-up. Mental health, if it came up at all, was something you dealt with privately, quietly, and definitely not at the office.

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Is Your Employees' Mental-Health Data Safe? The DPDP Act and Workplace Wellbeing

When you offer mental-health support, you're asking people to hand you the most private thing they have: what keeps them up at night. Handled with care, that's an act of trust. Handled carelessly, it's a betrayal — and, increasingly, a legal liability.

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10 Signs of Burnout at Work — and What Employers Can Do

Burnout almost never arrives as a breakdown. It arrives as a slow leak.

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What an AI Mental Health Companion Can (and Can't) Do

The most honest thing anyone can tell you about an AI mental health companion is that it's neither a miracle nor a gimmick.

For Individuals4 min read

Talking to an Online Psychologist in India: What to Expect

The hardest part of therapy is usually the part before it starts.

For Individuals4 min read

RCI-Registered Psychologists: Why Credentials Matter When You Seek Help

Search for a therapist online and you'll drown in options. Counsellors, coaches, healers, therapists, "mind experts." Some are excellent and properly trained. Others have no formal training at all — and from a tidy profile photo, you genuinely cannot tell them apart.

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Corporate Wellness Programs in India: The 2026 Landscape

If you want to know how far corporate wellness in India has come, look at what it used to be: a gym discount, a yearly health check, a fruit bowl in the pantry. Well-meant, visible, and almost never measured.

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How to Roll Out an Employee Mental-Health Program (So People Actually Use It)

You can buy the best mental-health program in the country and still help no one. It happens all the time.

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