Mann - The Art Cafe

Mann - The Art Cafe Mann is an initiative of Mental Health Action Trust. We aim to initiate open discussions about ment

Join us at 3:30 pm, 11 April, 2026
25/03/2026

Join us at 3:30 pm, 11 April, 2026

Have you spent years wondering why your brain just works... differently? Why you lose things, drift mid-conversation, st...
09/03/2026

Have you spent years wondering why your brain just works... differently? Why you lose things, drift mid-conversation, struggle to get tasks completed, even joy feels sensorially overwhelming?

If that sounds familiar, this space was made for you. 💚

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🌿 Reauthoring ADHD Through Narrative Therapy Practice
A full-day in-person workshop
🗓️ 15 March, 2026
📍 Mann Café, MHAT, Near ESI Hospital, Chalapuram, Calicut, Kerala

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For too long, people with ADHD have been told they're lazy, careless, or not trying hard enough. The labels accumulate. And over time, many begin to believe they are the problem.

This workshop invites you to step back from that story.

Through Narrative Therapy, we'll explore:
✦ Externalisation — separating yourself from internalised labels
✦ Your unconventional strengths and what they actually are
✦ Scaffolding strategies that fit how your mind works
✦ The power of collective support and self-kindness

Facilitated by Krupa — educator, narrative therapy practitioner, Sahapaadi co-founder, and a person with ADHD herself.

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⚠️ A note before you register

This workshop is specifically designed for people with inattentive-type ADHD — the kind that shows up as difficulty focusing, forgetfulness, mind-wandering, and feeling chronically overwhelmed, rather than physical hyperactivity.

Please note that inattentiveness can also be caused by anxiety, depression, burnout, sleep issues, or phone dependency — conditions that can look very similar to ADHD but need different support. If you haven't been assessed, or if you're unsure whether what you experience is ADHD, we strongly encourage you to consult a mental health professional before joining.

This is not a therapy session. Narrative therapy here is used as a reflective tool — a way to explore and rewrite the stories we carry about ourselves.

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You were never the problem. 🌿

[Registration link in bio/
ph: +919072777447 (Danish, Curator of Manncafe)

09/03/2026

Throwback to a beautiful evening at Mann Cafe.

Tea & Tunes by Teaddition, held on February 21, turned the space into something special; soothing music, warm tea, and a room full of people simply enjoying the moment together.

An evening of good songs, calm energy, and shared smiles.

At Mann Cafe, we believe spaces like this matter. Music, art, and conversations can gently break the silence around mental health and create a safe, joyful community space.
If you are an artist, musician, or performer who would like to share your talent with the Mann community and help create evenings like this —
You are most welcome.
Send us a DM, and we can explore it together.



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Journaling is a practice similar to that of keeping a diary. It is a means of expressing yourself unabashedly without any filters and in any form that one likes - drawing, doodles, painting, writing, newspaper cutting, plant or flower pressing etc.

I welcome you to be part of a 3 hours long journaling exercise on May 31, 2025 from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm which aims to celebrate “shared spaces” as a means to create safe spaces and find new friendships. Through this session you may or may not improve focus, or be able to flush out pent up emotions, but this will for sure involve having fun and inspire playfulness.

The workshop will be facilitated by Meera Nazer, a lawyer and economist by profession but an artist in yearning. She believes that it is important to ensure that art is learned and performed for joy and connection, than discrimination. She recently completed her breast cancer treatment at MVR Cancer Centre, Kozhikode and art helped her re-connect with herself and not fall into the pit of depression and pain caused by the treatment. She maintained a journal in which she sketched, painted, wrote, pasted stickers and washi tapes etc as a means of expressing her emotions at different points in the treatment journey.

This session will be accomodative of all the weirdness that humans are made of and be mindful of celebrating it than shaming anyone. We will not be making high-art but engage in creating art that debunks perception of art as something accessible to a certain caste, class or segment.

Hoping to see you there at Manncafe MHAT on:
May 31st, 2025 (Saturday)
At 4:30 pm

For registration:
*Link in bio*

For any assistance:
+91 9072777447 (Danish- Curator)
+91 84487 19569 (Meera - Facilitator)

Location: Manncafe MHAT, Chalappuram, Calicut

*Kindly reach a 15 minutes early & head a little early to avoid traffic*

*link in bio for registration*

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New ESI Hospital
Kozhikode
673002

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Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
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