The subject line of this email initially had the word "goodbye" in it. But goodbye doesn't fit with what I want to tell you today. I spent the past few days after The Correspondent announced its closure in a haze of sadness and fear – sadness that the mission to redefine mental health journalism that I started here will remain incomplete, and fear that I will lose my incredible family of colleagues and you, my reader, my ally, my partner, my fellow dreamer.
But today, I am not saying goodbye. Today, I'm asking you with trepidation and a lot of hope to join me once more as I build a new home for my writing.
I'm inviting you to subscribe to Sanity by Tanmoy, a new publication where I will continue doing the important work we started together 18 months ago.
The manifesto for Sanity by Tanmoy will be familiar to you:
There is an urgent need for a platform that will tell authentic, universal stories establishing the intersectional nature of mental health; marry the rigour of research with the soul of lived experience; and amplify ignored voices. This is what Sanity by Tanmoy will slowly aim to become.
My relationship with you in these 18 months has been special because it has been founded on complete honesty. I don't plan to change that now. So I will tell you that I haven't had the time or headspace to be "strategic" about this new beginning. I won't lure you with grand plans or offers.
Truth be told, the very idea of Sanity by Tanmoy was not mine. It was yours.
In the past few days, you have overwhelmed me with your love and solidarity. You said our work cannot be allowed to stop. You urged me to begin again and pledged your support wherever I went next. It's you who made me get up on my feet again. So, here I am.
Important: Everything on this new platform will be free for the first three months. However, please do consider picking up a paid subscription and telling your friends. It will help make the work sustainable. Thank you for everything.
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