Mrs. Deshpande: The Making of a Serial Killer
We watched Mrs. Deshpande (Hotstar) recently, and it was gripping because of the mystery surrounding the identity of the serial killer. It is adapted from […]
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7 Reasons to Cultivate Positivity
When I began my journey of making videos on social media, it was exactly 7 years ago. I was nervous, shaky and uncertain, but I […]
Continue reading »3 Ways Romantic Relationships Fail Us and How to Break Through
I’ve been reflecting a lot on relationships and how they can heal us, or serve as festering grounds for playing out harmful behavior patterns. Through […]
Continue reading »5 Steps for Becoming Bulletproof to Narcissistic Abuse
Narcissistic abuse, unfortunately, is familiar to many of us these days. The term “narcissist” tends to be thrown around quite a bit. Basically, it refers […]
Continue reading »2 Cases of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence: Blake Lively and Lynda Tabuya
It’s atrocious to see how blatantly gender-based violence gets perpetrated, with victim blaming, shaming, and worse. Having worked with many victims and some perpetrators, I […]
Continue reading »3 Behavioral Perspectives on Gender-Based Violence
Recently, I was on a UN Women-European Union panel discussing gender-based violence in Fiji. The statistics, to the extent we can obtain them, are staggering. […]
Continue reading »5 Lessons about Domestic Violence: Do Patti
Do Patti is an interesting tale of twins. Spoiler alerts start now, so don’t read if you haven’t watched this Netflix flick. It’s a story […]
Continue reading »4 Terrifying Trauma Insights About Serial Killers: Sector 36
I recently watched sector 36, a Netflix film starring our favorite actor, Vikrant Massey. The film is remarkable in its portrayal of trauma patterns. Spoiler […]
Continue reading »3 Lessons About Social Justice from ‘Bhakshak’ Film
The word ‘bhakshak’ means predator. I doubt a better title could have been chosen for this film. Trigger warning and spoiler alert! We recently watched […]
Continue reading »6 Crucial Insights about Narcissists: Part II
In Part I of this series, I looked at what narcissism is, the various types, and what the vicious narcissistic relationship cycle looks like, along […]
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