India, June 11 -- As conversations around mental health continue to grow post-pandemic, Global Wellness Day 2026 offers an opportunity to reflect on how people's relationship with emotional well-being has changed in recent years. According to wellness expert Gunjan Adhya, founder of Tulla Journey, the COVID-19 pandemic played a major role in bringing mental health into the mainstream.

Speaking with Hindustan Times ahead of Global Wellness Day, Gunji Adhya shared why younger generations are paying more attention to mental wellness and how simple tools like journaling can help people reconnect with themselves.

Before the pandemic, mental health was often treated as a private issue. People were comfortable discussing physical health proble...