New Delhi, July 25 -- Gone are the days when self-care meant only working out, eating well and pampering your skin with products to make it glow. Now, it is about things that help you feel emotionally safe. With mental health conversations breaking stigma around the world, "emotional detox" is something that's picking up steam.

Emotional detox doesn't mean absence of emotions; rather, it asks us to recognize our feelings and learn how best to process and channel them. Despite experts stressing that maintaining mental health is just as significant as maintaining physical health, it should be approached with reasonable expectations.

Whether you practice mindfulness, journaling, therapy or even energy healing, emotional detox is a part of ...