https://www.manasmurti.com/reflections Insights on mental well-being, clarity, and calm from ManaSmurti en Sat, 30 May 2026 07:20:22 GMT https://www.manasmurti.com/reflections/self-help-is-not-self-diagnosis A recent BBC Radio 4 feature by James Gallagher asked whether we should trust chatbots with our health. It is a fair question, and one we have been sitting with for a long time. Here is where we agree with the piece, where our thinking differs, and why ManaSmurti was built from the beginning to be a companion, not a doctor. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:54:08 GMT https://www.manasmurti.com/reflections/self-help-is-not-self-diagnosis Commentary https://www.manasmurti.com/reflections/the-empty-chair-coping-with-absence Festivals, birthdays, family dinners. The hardest part of losing someone isn't the funeral. It's the ordinary days that follow. 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