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Crossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy Ep 10 | Strengthening Support for Sex WorkersAbout the Guests: Saheli HIV AIDS Karyakarta Sangh is a community based organization which works with the female sex workers of Budhwar Peth. Saheli is the only female sex workers collective in Pune. Established in 1998, with the voluntary efforts of sex workers and social workers from this area. While Tejaswi Sevekari is the Executive Director at Saheli, Vanita Mane is a board member as well as Peer leader of Saheli.This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, mental health collective associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with q...2022-11-0642 minCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy Ep 09 | Reexamining Masculinity in Mental HealthAbout the Guest: Sagar Sachdeva has worked in the development sector for four years towards building spaces and processes that facilitate dialogues on gender and masculinities among young men. At TYPF’s Mardon Wali Baat programme, his work involves creating interactive models of engaging with young men and boys by approaching masculinities and violence through an intersectional lens. This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, mental health collective associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. In 2019 they co-founded queer listening circle to en...2022-11-0631 minCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy Ep 08 | A refuge for refugeesAbout the Guest: Dr. Kaz de Jong is physiotherapist, has a Master in Organisational Psychology and a PhD in Clinical Psychology. He has been employed with MSF since 1994 as a field worker and as a mental health specialist in the MSF Public Health Department, being responsible for the development of Mental Health programs. Currently, he is the Head of the Staff Health Unit and Primary Investigator in the Expat Health Study.This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, mental health collective associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively w...2022-11-0634 minCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy Ep 07 | Finding place for asexual and hypersexual bodiesAbout the Guest: Swarnima Bhargava is currently an Assistant Professor at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. She is an experienced Clinical Psychologist working with child and adolescent mental health. She is skilled in narrative therapy, psychodynamic & mentalization-based therapy, psycho-educational assessments. Her strong interests and experience is working with depression, anxiety, trauma, sexual abuse, ADHD, LGBTQ and relational concerns.This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, mental health collective associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. In 2019 they co-founded queer listening circle t...2022-11-0632 minCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy Ep 06 | Discerning the role of religion in mental healthAbout the Guest:  Shaifila Ladhani is a practising psychotherapist, based out of Delhi. Shaifila identifies as a feminist, queer affirmative, trauma-informed practitioner. She believes that mental health is psychosocial in nature and that working with individuals requires acknowledging their psychosocial contexts. Alongside, she is working on building efficient models of therapeutic care, which takes into account the mental health needs and concerns that go beyond the space(s) of therapy.  This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, mental health collective associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with que...2022-11-0628 minThe xSDG PodcastThe xSDG PodcastKeeping Pace with Therapy Ep 04 | Immersing in Arts-Based TherapyAbout the Guest: Porkodi Palaniappan is an Art Therapist and Founder of Better Chances. Better Chances works towards building inclusive societies where friends and neighbours support those with mental health issues live on their own. She also headed the Larrence Charitable Trust, a home for destitute children and was also involved in other activities related to child welfare during this job stint.  This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, mental health collective associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. In 2019 they co...2022-11-0432 minThe xSDG PodcastThe xSDG PodcastKeeping Pace with Therapy Ep 03 | Rendezvous with Narrative Therapy PracticesAbout the Guest: Raviraj Shetty is an occupational therapist, children's book author, supervisor, library educator and a teacher who believes that all the problems of this world are rooted in the structural systems of oppression rather than in communities or peoples bodies and identities. His work is informed by Narrative practices, sensory integration, accountability practices, queer writings, children's books, his mother’s cooking practices and his communities ways of living.  He is a teacher of Narrative practices and Early childhood development; and teaches in local and international workshops and diplomas. He supports the work of  therapists and commu...2022-11-0428 minThe xSDG PodcastThe xSDG PodcastKeeping Pace with Therapy Ep 02 | Expanding the Scope of Psychodynamic PracticeAbout the Guest:  Zehra Mehdi is a doctoral candidate at the Department of Religion, Columbia University working at the intersections of religion, politics, and psychoanalysis. Her doctoral dissertation studies how Muslims as persecuted religious minorities in India draw upon religion to perform the psychic work of verbalizing trauma, mourning losses, as well as staging political protest.  Her research interests are political psychology, religious minorities and nationalism, trauma and violence, gender theory, psychoanalytic anthropology, and Partition literature. She has written articles in psychoanalytic journals on Islamophobia and secular psychoanalysis in India and contributed chapters in edited volumes on Win...2022-11-0435 minThe xSDG PodcastThe xSDG PodcastKeeping Pace with Therapy Ep 01 | An Introduction to Compassion-Focused TherapyAbout the Guest: Rory Cahill is an experienced psychotherapist, lecturer and trainer specialising in a compassion-focused approach to wellbeing and counselling. He is a leading expert in the application of Compassionate Focused Therapy (CFT) in educational settings to improve both staff and pupil wellbeing. Rory takes a no nonsense approach to wellbeing cutting through the jargon and transforming evidence-based concepts into practical, understandable and effective solutions and interventions. His workshops can make a positive difference to individuals and teams working in a range of stressful environments including businesses, universities and the NHS.This series i...2022-11-0436 minThe xSDG PodcastThe xSDG PodcastForging Inclusive Pathways Ep 04 | Catering to the Educational Needs of Geo-Political Diverse RegionsAbout the Guest:Kumam Davidson Singh is an ethnographer, writer, curator, and educator. He is the founder of Matai Society and co-founder of TCHP: A Queer Digital Anthology of Northeast India.This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, Mental Health Collective Associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and...2022-08-1048 minThe xSDG PodcastThe xSDG PodcastForging Inclusive Pathways Ep 03 | Preserving Tribal Knowledge and Value SystemsAbout the Guest:Gregory Cajete is a Native American educator whose work is dedicated to honoring the foundations of Indigenous knowledge in education. He worked at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico for 21 years. While at the Institute, he served as Dean of the Center for Research and Cultural Exchange, Chair of Native American Studies, and Professor of ethnoscience. He has also served as a Professor of Native American Studies and Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Cajete also designs culturally-responsive curricula geared...2022-08-1045 minThe xSDG PodcastThe xSDG PodcastForging Inclusive Pathways Ep 02 | Situating Parents’ Needs during Covid-timesAbout the Guest:Gopika Kapoor is a writer and autism consultant.  She is the author of bestselling books Spiritual Parenting, Spiritual Pregnancy, Spiritual Relationships, and Spiritual Success published by Hay House India. Gopika has written for a number of leading publications and has been consulted on various communications initiatives with national and international NGOs. She has been awarded the Young FICCI Ladies Organization (YFLO) Women Achievers Award for exemplary writing. Gopika has authored the book- Beyond the Blue: Love, Life and Autism, a realistic, positive book for parents of children with autism, that includes h...2022-08-1036 minThe xSDG PodcastThe xSDG PodcastForging Inclusive Pathways Ep 01 | The Question of LanguageAbout the Guest:Shivani Nag is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education Studies at Ambedkar University Delhi, India. She is also an education and language rights activist. Drawing on theories from cultural psychology and critical and feminist pedagogies, her research focuses on the inclusion, experience, and participation of children, adolescents, and young adults from marginalized and disadvantaged contexts in school and higher education. This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, Mental Health Collective Associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer p...2022-08-1052 minCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy Ep 05 | Visibilising race in the therapy roomAbout the Guest: Professor Thokchom Bibinaz has taught in undergraduate studies in Delhi University on Ad-hoc basis. Earlier she has worked with various non-profit organizations (NGOs) as mental health service provider on critical psycho-social issues. Her service also extended as Human rights activist in one of the Child Rights Centre in Delhi and played the role of a trainer for the Probation officers, public prosecutors and police personnel of ASI and lower ranks in Delhi police Department. This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, Mental Health Collective Associate at Belongg. They are also a mental h...2022-04-2640 minCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy Ep 04 | The “I” word in therapy work with childrenAbout the Guest:Kasturi Chetia is an RCI licensed Clinical Psychologist currently working with a Child and Adolescent Mental Health organisation called Children First India. She engages with children, adolescents, young adults, parents, teachers, social workers along with a host of national and international organisations. She has a deep resonance with placing clients and their families at the centre of the therapeutic relationship. With each interaction, she aspires to create a nurturing and safe ecosystem, building awareness, removing stigma and shame around mental health and advocating community work by using the lens of social justice and collaboration. 2022-02-2131 minCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy Ep 03 | Situating Disability in TherapyAbout the Guest:Renu Addlakha is currently Professor at the Centre for Women's Development Studies, an Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)-supported autonomous research institute, government of India. She presently is engaged in research on health, disability, gender and development.  She has trained in medical anthropology and her areas of specialisation include mental illness and the psychiatric profession, public health systems, bioethics, gender and the family. She has been work on health and disability issues for the past two decades. She has published widely in national and international peer- reviewed journals. Her latest most important p...2022-02-2130 minCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy Ep 02 | Rethinking the ‘family’ in family therapyAbout the Guest: Reena Nath is a psychotherapist and systemic family therapist in private practice in Delhi. She is an MSc in child development, Delhi University, and an MA in systemic psychotherapy from the Tavistock Clinic, U.K. She set up and was director of Sampark, a walk-in therapy centre at Modi Hospital. She has worked at the Marlborough Family Services centre, the Anna Freud Centre, and the London Marriage Guidance Council, U.K. She has offered group therapy in crisis situations in Punjab, Kashmir and Afghanistan, the latter under the U.N. She has been secretary of...2022-02-2128 minCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy Ep 01 | Locating the site of peace in conflict-affected regionsAbout the Guest: As the first & only practicing peace-psychologist from Kashmir & South-Asia, Ufra Mir works at the intersection of the science of psychology, mental health psychosocial support, education, art and peace-building; where her vision of peace is very much foundational in holistic global wellbeing, mental health psychosocial support, self-transformation, changemaking and inner peace first - for more empowered, more empathetic, more peaceful and more cohesive, just and resilient world. She has additionally been recognized as one of the top 10 Kashmiri women achievers, which includes a recent Lal Ded Khatoon-e-Kashmir award, for her contribution to peace-psychology work, focused o...2022-02-2134 min