Mind Empowered
Mind Empowered is a non-profit dedicated to youth empowerment and mental health awareness in India, co-founded by Maya Menon in Kochi. It runs free webinars, workshops and support groups for Gen-Z, reaching more than 6,000 people through its activities.
What Mind Empowered did here
A Wednesday support group meets in one of the meeting rooms
Maya of Mind Empowered ran an in-person therapeutic support group in one of the meeting rooms every Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. A small group gathered to share their mental health journeys and support each other through challenges. Sessions were free and anonymity was preserved.
An art therapy session had everyone draw a four-floor house
aikyam space and Mind Empowered hosted an art therapy session led by Cristelle Hart Singh of Dil Se. Participants drew a house with four floors, each floor holding a different part of their emotional life — the foundation for foundational beliefs, the first floor for habits to refrain from. They then drew the most vivid emotion that came out of it, and shared the drawings.
Their story
What people said
One of the attendees
“It is a very nice space to open up. Maya is very open and kind. I'm not used to speaking without a point, but I am slowly realising how necessary these conversations are. Overall, it was amazing and I'll definitely be there for future sessions.”