Indigo

Indigo Student-run, Harvard peer counseling organization focusing on intersectionality and mental health.

We had a lovely time meeting everyone at Visitas! We look forward to seeing y’all on campus in the fall. Feel free to re...
04/29/2025

We had a lovely time meeting everyone at Visitas! We look forward to seeing y’all on campus in the fall. Feel free to reach out with any questions about Indigo as a resource or joining as a counselor 💜

07/01/2023

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions to end a 40-year precedent of race-based affirmative action in college admissions; to strike down student loan forgiveness programs; to undermine civil rights protections for LGBTQIA+ people threaten our community’s efforts to counteract historical injustices and build a diverse coalition of students. As Indigo peer counselors, and as students who work at the intersection of mental health, race/ethnicity, gender/sexuality, socioeconomic and first-generation identity to provide non-directive and non-judgmental counseling, we are particularly appalled with the Supreme Court decision to institutionalize colorblindness and perpetuate discrimination against marginalized groups.

We are deeply concerned for the social, political, and mental health impacts of this Court’s decision upon Black, Latino(x), Native American, and AAPI students, particularly those who simultaneously experience adverse challenges due to socioeconomic or sexuality/gender identity. At a time when higher education and admissions already represents a significant stressor, we worry that both current and prospective students will struggle with the anxieties associated with legally-sanctioned discrimination, oppression, and inequitable access to future opportunities. We hope to express our empathy towards those who may feel frustrated, angry, or even doubtful about their role at Harvard and the impact of these Court decisions upon their community.

Our work at Indigo informs us that marginalized students at Harvard already face unique mental health challenges. At an institution historically built upon slavery, colonialism, and oppression, Harvard’s BIPOC students often experience microaggressions, internalized self-doubt, and firsthand confrontations with the school’s discriminatory history in the treatment they may receive from other faculty or students. In addition, BIPOC, q***r, and FGLI students enter Harvard as individuals shaped by their social identities and environments, which may disproportionately include discrimination, violence, and poverty that impact their long-term mental health. The recent Supreme Court decisions further prevent the creation of a diverse, representative Harvard student body; hinders BIPOC communities and spaces of support; and, perhaps most importantly, denies the lived realities of marginalized students. We call upon Harvard to protect its BIPOC, FGLI, q***r, neurodivergent, and marginalized students, recognizing and mitigating any mental health impacts from this Supreme Court decision on top of other accumulated, intersectional mental health challenges.

We as Indigo counselors are ever more committed to providing a safe-space for our peers. Please know that we are here to listen, support, and empower all students through these difficult times. If you would like to call or talk with an Indigo peer counselor, please reach out to our email and we will do our best to hold confidential spaces for you to share anything on your mind. We are here for you - we empathize.

Sincerely,
Brian, Jeffrey, Namira
Co-directors of Indigo

Join your friendly neighborhood peer counselors to practice active listening, counseling, and support strategies to help...
03/28/2023

Join your friendly neighborhood peer counselors to practice active listening, counseling, and support strategies to help you and your friends!
(+additional mental health/support resources: whatever you want to learn or talk about, we’re here to help!)

Free Nine Tastes, Gong Cha boba, and journals/merch!
(+cool people: what more could you ask for?)

Tonight(3/28), 8-9:30 PM
, Kates-Tobin Room (Stone Hall)

RSVP (not required, but helpful if you want additional resources or would like to suggest topics!) https://forms.gle/ANLNxdvZCCoUta189

Indigo is back!!! Starting tonight (Feb 22), Indigo will be open every night to talk about whatever is one your mind. Dr...
02/22/2021

Indigo is back!!! Starting tonight (Feb 22), Indigo will be open every night to talk about whatever is one your mind. Drop-in to our zoom room at anytime between 8pm and 10pm! No topic is too big or too small 💜

Self compassion calls for a fundamental reconsideration of how we think of ourselves. It asks us to continually foster s...
11/17/2020

Self compassion calls for a fundamental reconsideration of how we think of ourselves. It asks us to continually foster self-love, and to ground ourselves in an unchanging recognition of our self-worth.

Dr. Kirstin Neff defines self compassion as being composed of three main elements, which we outline in this post.

Check out Session 167 of Dr. Joy’s Therapy for Black Girls podcast for more information on this topic!

11/05/2020

Today, we’d like to spotlight the Students of Color Mindfulness, Healing and Self-Care workshop group, run by wonderful clinical Carmen Cruz, LICSW.

The group focuses on holding space to build and share meditative practices and self-care techniques that foster healing for students of color. Participants practice cognitive mindfulness-based stress reduction skills to reduce anxiety, depression, fear, worry, and panic. Given that the emphasis of the group is holistic, intentional wellness, participants experience additional tools such as texts to digest the affirmation and promotion of self-love, joy and positivity; tools that are rooted in countering the racial injustice narratives we experience in our everyday realities.

The group will meets every Tuesday from 5-6:30 PM EST and will run until November 17, 2020 for the Fall 2020 semester. Both graduate and undergraduate students of color are welcome.

Elections can cause a lot of stress and anxiety. For this week’s Mental Health Monday, here are five tips to help with m...
11/03/2020

Elections can cause a lot of stress and anxiety. For this week’s Mental Health Monday, here are five tips to help with managing election stress!

Join Indigo and FRESI today for Spirituali-TEA! We will be having a discussion about the intersections between faith, sp...
10/28/2020

Join Indigo and FRESI today for Spirituali-TEA! We will be having a discussion about the intersections between faith, spirituality, and mental health.

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Who are we?

A confidential peer counseling group for general concerns AND how your race, class, citizenship status, gender, sexuality, and any other identity affects your mental health. We were founded out of a recognition that your identity and background are important factors and should not be overlooked when talking about mental health.

Come talk to us about anything, no matter how big or small. We know life gets hard and we’re here to listen.

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