February 2016 Woman At Work Digital

COVER STORY
In the middle of my little mess,
I forget how big I'm blessed...
-Francesca Battistelli
When the popular
American singer
crooned these lyrics
she had penned, it struck a chord
with millions of listeners across
generations. She had just stated
the obvious. As everything around
us becomes faster and smarter and
life is going past almost at the
speed of light, there are days when
one feels overwhelmed by it all. In
an achievement oriented society,
where designations, money,
luxury holidays are all metrics of
success, the race for the top starts
early.
The "Aarogya Bharat" report by the
Healthcare Federation of India
(NATHEALTH) states, “With one in
every five person in India suffering
from some form of mental disorder,
mental health-related costs would
account for 20 percent of economic
loss from non-communicable
diseases (NCDs) between 2012 and
2030. Management consulting firm
Bain & Company estimated an
economic loss of $6.2 trillion due to
NCDs between 2012 and 2030 as
reported in a Business Standard
column.
Mental illness or stress has
not yet been given the status of a
disease or an ailment. Hence most of
the actions are reactive rather than
preventive. But given the magnitude
of the problem and its ramifications,
it is now hard to ignore this malaise
plaguing the urban worker. Working
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