Tanmoy Goswami

Sanity correspondent

Mission

To help shape a world where mental illness is recognised as a human condition that connects us all

Now

I am exploring the phenomenon of guilt and how it shapes our world.

Stories

Biography

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Callout: Help me build a new guidebook for mental health in the workplace

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The modern workplace is toxic. We need to overhaul how we think about mental health at work

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‘Is this a joke?’ The angry email that helped define my beat

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India’s protesting students have found an unlikely ally: therapists

Science shows forgiveness really is a medicine

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The time has come to take the self out of self-care

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Where are all the older people in stories about depression?

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A neuroscientist’s guide to what happens in your brain when you feel guilt

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Can guilt and shame ever be positive?