It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: Do check out this fab video created by Koval Bhatia, Founder-Director, A Little Anarky Films, explaining how there’s nothing to be ashamed of, no matter how your brain is wired. Speak about it. End the stigma.
Month: April 2017
Ask the Experts: How Does Therapy Work?
This piece is part of a wider series, Understanding Therapy. By Ratna Golaknath Deciding to give therapy a chance can be daunting, you might be worried about trusting someone, anxious that it should not prove to be a waste of…
Fallen Standing: An Excerpt from a Powerful Memoir
THE SCHIZOPHRENIST Excerpted with Permission from Fallen Standing: My Life as a Schizophrenist by Reshma Valliappan … “You guys wait for me to be 30 and then tell me all of this? Why do you assume that I won’t understand? I’ve…
Suicide in India: Do We Need a New Approach to Prevention?
By Amrita Tripathi India has finally moved to de-criminalise suicide — can we hope that this is a step towards understanding the nature of the issue? With treatment and prevention options long seen through a prism of “Western” best practices,…
Reporter’s Diary: Male Suicides in India
By Devanik Saha “Men are more vulnerable than women.” “This country is biased against men.” “More Men commit suicides than women.” “Patriarchy affects men more than women. No one talks about suicides by married men, everyone talks only about housewives’…
Your Stories: Understanding Therapy
‘Dialogue With A Therapist’ shared by Pearl Therapist: What does your inner voice tell you? Me: To go travelling (Giggles) Therapist: Why are you giggling? Are you feeling embarrassed? Me: Yes I am. People are doing community service, doing great things for their families, building…
Ten Myths About Child Abuse and Boys
This is the second of a two-part series. Read Part I of this piece here. Part II deals with myths on child abuse and the male child — myths we need to collectively address and debunk, urgently. By Ratna Golaknath Here are…
‘Lost Voices’ & the Bigger Picture of Abuse and Trauma
By Ratna Golaknath I have worked as a therapist/ counsellor for nearly the last fifteen years. While my life continues to be closely linked with providing support and care to people, I no longer practise chamber room therapy. One among…