Vigilance: A Voice that Listens
I know I should sleep. But this vigilance needs to be heard. A valid voice. A memory. Or rather, a narrative of memories. Replaying. Vivid. […]
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6 Signs You’re Heading for a Co-Dependency
I’ve been reflecting a lot on co-dependency, and I wanted to highlight in this post, some signals that can help you figure out if you’re […]
Continue reading »3 Ways Patriarchy Portrays Men as Superior
In the final episode of Man-ic Masculinity on our Beyond Medicine series, we looked at how patriarchy frames men as superior to women. In previous episodes, we […]
Continue reading »How Patriarchy Harms Men
In the patriarchal system, from a very early age boys are expected to grow up to be supermen. In our recent episode on Beyond Medicine […]
Continue reading »19 Ways to Elevate your Energy
As of today, we have produced 19 volumes of poetry. The latest one launched today and is called Unity: Rainbows Forever. It is about solidarity, […]
Continue reading »How Patriarchy Conditions Men to Suppress Emotions
Patriarchy harms boys and men as well, even though it is believed to be a system that favors them and makes them superior. In this […]
Continue reading »Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat: A Hot Mess of Trauma, Patriarchy, and Ethical Nightmares
Hypervigilance led me to watch Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat, a new Bollywood release. I was drawn to the movie because of its soundtrack, and because […]
Continue reading »Indomitable: Trauma Won’t Win
A reflection on my own journey. Not for the faint-hearted – trigger warning: child abuse. When the body is weary, and the mind is full, […]
Continue reading »4 Signs You are the Black Sheep in your Family
I recently came across a system used in therapy, called Family Systems Theory. (FST) It was developed by psychiatrist Murray Bowen in the 1950s and […]
Continue reading »6 Ways in Which Patriarchy Harms Boys and Men: Man-ic Masculinity
In our new Beyond Medicine (BM) series – Man-ic Masculinity: How Patriarchy Harms Boys and Men, we look at a number of ways that patriarchy […]
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