by Shalini Masih Welcome to a dream-travel. It is a strange invitation and, and yet not at all strange to the regular traveller into the unconscious mind. It is an invitation to enter an experience as Sudhir Kakar ushered his audience into an imaginary psychic field where he, Kakar of 2022, met Sigmund Freud of… Continue reading Dreaming Without Borders: Sudhir Kakar in conversation with Sigmund Freud
By Shalini Masih The war back home between India and Pakistan escalated, each news report intensifying the heaviness in my chest. Living in England, I was constantly reminded of the enduring legacy of colonialism, a historical force whose fingerprints shaped conflicts and constructed divisions. Yet my life now in this country has much beauty in… Continue reading In the Rearview, A Mirror
By Shalini Masih Spring unfurled itself tentatively as we, a group of psychoanalytic therapists, gathered to speak of love, not its blazing form but it’s quiet, clandestine form that pulsates in the corners of our work. It was Sheldon Bach’s (2006) paper that served as the vessel: a meditation on love as the unseen scaffolding… Continue reading To Love Without Needing
by Ujjwala Singh and Dr. Shalini Masih “I woke up, startled, by the sound of my phone ringing. Before I even answered the call, I switched on a light and checked the time. It was 2:50 AM. I knew it was a distress call from a student. I answered the call and heard an anxious… Continue reading An Unhelpful Frame: Reflections on Structure of mental health services in University Campuses
On 10th March 2023, Dr. Shalini Masih and team Shades of Becoming will be facilitating a close reflective reading of Bion's seminal paper, 'A Theory of Thinking'. Registration fee: 1500/- INR Last date for registration: 8th March 2023 The event will beheld via Zoom Click here to register and gain access to reading material
Click here to watch the recording of the event. We received an overwhelming response on the Conversation we held with Prof. Sudhir Kakar. We realised that in that enriching exchange he shared with us many interesting ideas. Due to paucity of time we could not dwell deeper into them. The conversation left us buzzing with… Continue reading Conversation with Sudhir Kakar | Mind in the World 2 | 9th December 2022
We are truly honored that on 5th October 2022, Dr. Atlas joined us to converse with us about her recent bestseller 'Emotional Inheritance.' https://youtu.be/1aX4VZngulM Galit Atlas is an internationally known psychoanalyst recognized for her rethinking of the place of sexuality and desire in contemporary theory and practice. Her new and innovative work on emotional inheritance explores… Continue reading Conversation with Galit Atlas |Emotional Inheritance | 5th October 2022
“Do we need periods if they make us crazy?”, Sarah asks. Hint: yes, we do. We reached out to our friend Diana Roth, an endocrinologist specialised in women’s hormonal health to know how menstrual cycles impact women’s brains and emotions.
After years of revolution, the big question remains: why aren’t there more women in leadership? Sarah and Olivia get deep into the subject.
In this episode, Sarah and Olivia talk with female hormone specialist Diana Roth about the impact that gadgets and technology have on hormone and fertility health.
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