Tanya Marwaha was barely a teenager when she first began struggling with her mental health, affected by one bereavement after another over a six-year period, including through suicide. That time is still so raw that she struggles to talk about her anguish. Growing up in Britain in an ethnic Indian family did not seem to help, as mental health issues are often pushed under the carpet in Indian culture for fear of stigma. When Tanya, now 20, also developed chronic physical illnesses – which took some time to diagnose – she spiralled even further down. During the pandemic, though, she…