One of the biggest challenges when it comes to mental health is not the increasing number of people who are suffering from depression or the suicide rate, but the taboo that surrounds it. Conversations about mental health and mental well-being is often a forbidden in many homes, more especially Indian homes. Why is this the case and how do we change this? We discuss this with Sanam Naran - counselling psychologist and founder of the Conscious Psychologist and Aimee Naidoo - a counselling facilitator at the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG)