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Guest:

Dr Sunitha (Twitter: @Sunithajob), a practising clinical psychologist/psychotherapist joins us from Sydney, Australia to share her valuable insights on various mental health issues and their representation in KDramas. In this episode we have restricted our discussions to mainly two dramas - 1) It’s Okay to Not Be Okay and 2) It’s Okay That’s Love , which primarily focussed on mental health.

Issues discussed:

1. Representation of mental health issues in television/movies
2. Seeking professional help/therapy
3. How important is it to practice self-love?
4. Identifying and treating post trauma stress disorder (PTSD)
5. Dealing with loss

Movies mentioned in the episode:

1. Rainman (Hollywood)
2. Joseph (Malayalam)
3. My Sister’s Keeper (also the book is highly recommended) - Hollywood
4. Dear Zindagi (Bollywood)
5. Jab We Met (Bollywood)
6. Khilona  (Bollywood)
7. I am Sam (Hollywood)

Sunitha’s favourite KDramas

1. Coffee Prince (Netflix)
2. My Girl
3. Because This Is My First Life (Netflix)
4. It’s Okay to Not be Okay (Netflix)

Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. License code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL

Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar

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