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Join Dr. Farah Khalid and Fatima Hussain in this week's episode as they explore the narrative of "Esio Trot", offering their psychological insights through the following themes/questions; The myth of the Oedipal drama; can we draw a line between healthy and morbid/pathological jealousy? Deception and love-bombing in the pursuit of love; moving from the "two of us" to "the three of us".

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Dr. Farah Khalid is a British-Pakistani Consultant Chartered Counselling Psychologist, Former Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (NUST University, Islamabad), Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, registered psychological practitioner with the Health and Care Professions Council and Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology. She has a private practice based in Islamabad offering humanistic-psychoanalytic psychotherapy and provides teaching, training, clinical and research supervision to local clinical psychology trainees, therapists and counsellors. She draws on her insights from almost 20 years of clinical work and her personal experience as a mother and family lineage of the India-East African immigration. She has worked in the UK National Health Service for ten years, with adults, children and families as well as in the Middle East. She works with various mental health issues, and has a special interest in personality/self disturbances. Dr. Farah holds a deep conviction that her therapeutic work is a backstage pass into the nuances of the human dilemma; she feels honoured to bear witness to and share people's struggles, complexities, and hope on their healing journey.

Please see the link below to read her published article on her work with British mothers experiencing post natal depression: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A3pYR911X6Vc_r1rmgz7nzqE2EMa6O_x/view?usp=sharing

Fatima Hussain is a Psychodynamic Therapist based in Islamabad. She works with a diverse population and is curious about the intersection between mental health and institutional power. She feels passionately about making therapy accessible and culturally appropriate to the Pakistani context.

Please note that the content we provide in each episode is not a substitute for professional psychological treatment. Please consult your mental health practitioner/therapist for advice. We hope that you will be able to receive the help you need.

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Our next bonus episode is an Eid Special, exploring the narrative of "Boy" and "Going Solo". It will be released on Monday 25th April 2022!

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