India, Sept. 18 -- I'm a water baby through and through. Born near the Hooghly River, raised in the island nation of Singapore, I spent my twenties by the Hudson in New York City, and then returned-after over a decade abroad-to another bay area: Mumbai, on the Arabian Sea. The ebb and flow of water has always calmed my mind. And to be honest, mental health has become a central conversation-with friends, family, and within myself.

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