On June 5th, 2025, EMBARK COLLEGE hosted a profound event as a part of its “Mental Health and Wellness Week” under the esteemed “The Better You Series” entitled “Mental Wellbeing: Gain Practical Insights into Managing Stress, Enhancing Resilience, and Fostering Emotional Balance in Daily Life”.Between the hours of 6 pm and 7 pm, the session included Prof. Dr. Pushpa Prasad Sharma, Senior Consultant Neuropsychiatrist at OM Hospital, as the main speaker.


His specialization, as well as a deep sense of empathy, crucially resonated with the audience, making the session interactive and memorable. Dr. Sharma explained how one can struggle with mental health challenges despite their background. He elaborated how one’s financial condition, wealth, and status definitely play a factor, but don’t necessarily directly result in the condition of their mental wellbeing. Further into the session, he brought the attendees’ attention to the vast difficulties that Nepali students studying abroad face and warned the ones interested in studying abroad to fully understand the situation that they will be placing themselves in. He requested that the attendees continuing their academics be mindful of their mental well-being, highlighting that their mental health is the foundation upon which their overall health is based. Dr. Sharma urged the attendees to prioritize their exercise, nutrition, and health by actively investing time and effort into it. He elaborated how certain diseases like diabetes and hypertension’s major source can be mental illnesses, which must be combated with care as well as intention. He persuaded the audience to foster resilience both mentally and physically and requested them to be mindful of everything they do by moving with intention. Dr. Sharma focused on students’ perspectives on mental health throughout his session. He urged students to stop comparing themselves with others and strongly stated that one’s competition should never be someone else, only their past self. He talked about the pressures students face in the academic arena and even discussed the varied coping mechanisms they opt for, such as cannabis, heroin, nicotine, and alcohol. He firmly advised the youth not to indulge in such coping mechanisms and to be mindful of what they consume, keeping in mind the adverse effects that it can bring. Dr. Sharma firmly stated that access to disinformation regarding the cure of mental illnesses also leads to certain situations worsening for people. He advised the attendees not to rely on information available online and rather visit certified professionals who can actually help them from the root up. He recommended that the attendees place their mental health as one of their most important priorities because it is that one thing that truly affects each and every dimension of one’s life. Dr. Sharma’s main message for the evening was self-love and acceptance. He explained how one can only help others if they help themselves first and emphasized that there is a broad contrast between helping others along putting oneself in a situation that will only worsen their own mental health. He urged the audience to practice the art of self-assurance and self-acceptance, which will ease the way one walks through life. As the session drew to a close, Dr. Sharma busted the myth around mental health that most people have, which is in regards to the possibility of consuming medication for the rest of their lives. He said that, except in very few cases, it is rarely the case and urged the audience to be mindful about the varied disinformation about mental health across all platforms. As the session concluded, Prof. Dr. Pushpa Prasad Sharma left the audience with an inspiring message: “Mental well-being is a journey — small and consistent steps can lead to profound change.” His words encapsulated the evening’s essence, motivating attendees to prioritize their mental health. The event at EMBARK College made a positive difference in the Mental Health and Wellness Week, with science and real-world wisdom both involved. For people there, it changed the way they thought and supported the mission to inspire better lives.