Naari-tives: Woman-ing and Mental Health

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  • (E14) School Mental Health in the Pandemic

    We're back with the 14th episode of the Naari-tives! In this episode, we sit down with Mimansa Talwar from Fortis Mental Health, in order to delve into the topic of School Mental Health through the Pandemic. WIht a specific focus on the mental health of grils, we explore the importance of various psychosocial factors within the dialogue of mentla health through the pandemic. 

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    Link to Research Paper: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2021.719539/full

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    Naari-tives is a podcast brought to you by Maathr: An Initiative for Maternal Mental Health. Co-founded by Shweta Sunil and Preeti Kodancha, it focuses on understanding women's mental health in India. Through this podcast, we're hoping to engage in conversation and interact with people and spaces across the country, to supplement theoretical knowledge with perspective and experience. Each episode will be focused on understanding different aspects of women's mental health, and we're looking forward to an insightful and interesting journey with all of you while opening the platform up for research, discussions and more questions!

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    Website: https://maathrmaternalmh.wixsite.com/website

    Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/maathr_mmh

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maathr_mmh/

    Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Maathr-Maternal-Mental-Health

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maathr-maternal-mental-health

    31 min
  • (E13) Mothers in the Pandemic

    Hey there, and welcome to the 13th Episode of the Naari-tives! In this episode, we have a conversation with Aditi Kaul, a a certified Movement Therapist and a Professional Art Therapist from Fortis Mental Health. We talk about how the pandemic has impacted mothers and their mental health, and how it has influenced the experience of parenting and pregnancy.

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    Link to Research Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032721000409

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    Naari-tives is a podcast brought to you by Maathr: An Initiative for Maternal Mental Health. Co-founded by Shweta Sunil and Preeti Kodancha, it focuses on understanding women's mental health in India. Through this podcast, we're hoping to engage in conversation and interact with people and spaces across the country, to supplement theoretical knowledge with perspective and experience. Each episode will be focused on understanding different aspects of women's mental health, and we're looking forward to an insightful and interesting journey with all of you while opening the platform up for research, discussions and more questions!

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    Website: https://maathrmaternalmh.wixsite.com/website

    Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/maathr_mmh

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maathr_mmh/

    Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Maathr-Maternal-Mental-Health

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maathr-maternal-mental-health

    50 min
  • (E12) Sexual Abuse in Relationships

    TW: Discussion on Sexual Abuse in relationships, sexual abuse, and abuse. 

    Hey there, and welcome to the 12th Episode of the Naari-tives! In this episode, we have a conversation with Annet Shaju, an Assistant Professor from Montfort College, on the topic of Sexual Abuse in relationships. We explore various aspects of the topic, starting from the impact of sexual abuse on interpersonal functioning, the role of culture and gender, and the recourse for someone who might be going through the same. We hope this episode is as insightful and thought-provoking for you, as it was for us! 

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    Link to Research Paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0886260518768566

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    Naari-tives is a podcast brought to you by Maathr: An Initiative for Maternal Mental Health. Co-founded by Shweta Sunil and Preeti Kodancha, it focuses on understanding women's mental health in India. Through this podcast, we're hoping to engage in conversation and interact with people and spaces across the country, to supplement theoretical knowledge with perspective and experience. Each episode will be focused on understanding different aspects of women's mental health, and we're looking forward to an insightful and interesting journey with all of you while opening the platform up for research, discussions and more questions!

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    Website: https://maathrmaternalmh.wixsite.com/website

    Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/maathr_mmh

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maathr_mmh/

    Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Maathr-Maternal-Mental-Health

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maathr-maternal-mental-health

    1 hr 2 min
  • (E11) Child Sexual Abuse: Impact on Mental Health

    Hello, and welcome back to the Naari-tives! In today's episode, we have an in-deoth discussion with Dr Sangeetha Saksena from Enfold India, about Child Sexual Abuse, from a psycho-legal perspective. 

    Before you go in, 

    TW: Discussion related to abuse and sexual abuse

    Hope this episode is insightful, and thought provoking!

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    Link to Research Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0145213413000859  

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    Naari-tives is a podcast brought to you by Maathr: An Initiative for Maternal Mental Health. Co-founded by Shweta Sunil and Preeti Kodancha, it focuses on understanding women's mental health in India. Through this podcast, we're hoping to engage in conversation and interact with people and spaces across the country, to supplement theoretical knowledge with perspective and experience. Each episode will be focused on understanding different aspects of women's mental health, and we're looking forward to an insightful and interesting journey with all of you while opening the platform up for research, discussions and more questions!

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    Website: https://maathrmaternalmh.wixsite.com/website

    Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/maathr_mmh

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maathr_mmh/

    Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Maathr-Maternal-Mental-Health

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maathr-maternal-mental-health

    57 min
  • (E##) Women's Mental Health and Illness: A World Mental Health Day Special

    Hey there! Welcome to this very special episode of the Naari-tives! On this occasion of World Mental Health Day, both of the co-founders of Maathr (and the Naari-tives), sit down and have a chat about how gender is an integral factor that has led to unequal access to mental health services through the years. We talk about everything related to Women's Mental Health: starting from a quick sneak-peek into the historical paradigms that governed both research and practice on Women's Mental Health, to current research. So what are you waiting for? Grab a cup of coffee (or any beverage of your choice :P) and join in on the conversation! 

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    References: 

    • https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/handbook-for-the-study-of-mental-health/gender-and-mental-health-do-men-and-women-have-different-amounts-or-types-of-problems/73098CA54932BCA238693EAED341212B 
    • https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/11/sex-differences 
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1938342/ 
    • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480686/ 
    • https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-witches 
    • https://www.rtor.org/2021/03/08/the-history-of-womens-mental-health-awareness/ 
    • https://www.who.int/teams/mental-health-and-substance-use/promotion-prevention/gender-and-women-s-mental-health  
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31760407/ 
    • https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/autism-it-s-different-in-girls/ 
    • https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/001872677703000604  
    • https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01813/full 
    • https://www.who.int/mental_health/media/en/242.pdf 
    • https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1087054717723988 
    • https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1087054710381481 
    • https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(16)30209-7/fulltext  
    • https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1994-29756-001  
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      Naari-tives is a podcast brought to you by Maathr: An Initiative for Maternal Mental Health. Co-founded by Shweta Sunil and Preeti Kodancha, it focuses on understanding women's mental health in India. Through this podcast, we're hoping to engage in conversation and interact with people and spaces across the country, to supplement theoretical knowledge with perspective and experience. Each episode will be focused on understanding different aspects of women's mental health, and we're looking forward to an insightful and interesting journey with all of you while opening the platform up for research, discussions and more questions! 

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      Website: https://maathrmaternalmh.wixsite.com/website 

      Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/maathr_mmh 

      Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maathr_mmh/ 

      Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Maathr-Maternal-Mental-Health 

      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maathr-maternal-mental-health

      59 min
    • (E10) Bullying in Schools and Mental Health

      Hey there! Welcome to the 10th episode of the Naari-tives! In this episode, we get an in-depth understanding of how bullying within the school context can have an impact on the mental health of individuals. In our conversation with Sruthi Chaitanya, we discuss a holistic and systemic approach towards bullying, ways to prevent it, and various strategies that can be employed within the individual, parental, familial, school, and community level in order to empower individuals with methods to cope with the experience of bullying. Join us as we explore the topic from multiple perspectives! 

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      Link to the Research Paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12310-019-09312-6   

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      Naari-tives is a podcast brought to you by Maathr: An Initiative for Maternal Mental Health. Co-founded by Shweta Sunil and Preeti Kodancha, it focuses on understanding women's mental health in India. Through this podcast, we're hoping to engage in conversation and interact with people and spaces across the country, to supplement theoretical knowledge with perspective and experience. Each episode will be focused on understanding different aspects of women's mental health, and we're looking forward to an insightful and interesting journey with all of you while opening the platform up for research, discussions and more questions! 

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      Website: https://maathrmaternalmh.wixsite.com/website 

      Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/maathr_mmh 

      Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maathr_mmh/ 

      Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Maathr-Maternal-Mental-Health 

      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maathr-maternal-mental-health

      1 hr 5 min
    • (E09) Mental Disorders among Girls in the School Setting

      In this episode, we have Ms. Akanksha Pandey from Fortis Mental Health, to discuss with us the common mental health concerns an individual might experience through school. With a focus on Girls Mental health, we take a deep dive into the differences across genders when it comes to mental health, and how these conditions manifest differentially among individuals. 

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      Link to the Research Paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1087054710381481  

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      Naari-tives is a podcast brought to you by Maathr: An Initiative for Maternal Mental Health. Co-founded by Shweta Sunil and Preeti Kodancha, it focuses on understanding women's mental health in India. Through this podcast, we're hoping to engage in conversation and interact with people and spaces across the country, to supplement theoretical knowledge with perspective and experience. Each episode will be focused on understanding different aspects of women's mental health, and we're looking forward to an insightful and interesting journey with all of you while opening the platform up for research, discussions and more questions! 

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      Website: https://maathrmaternalmh.wixsite.com/website 

      Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/maathr_mmh 

      Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maathr_mmh/ 

      Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Maathr-Maternal-Mental-Health 

      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maathr-maternal-mental-health

      58 min
    • (E08) Mental Health at Menopause

      Hey there! Welcome to Episode 8 of the Naari-tives! In this episode, we take a deep dive into how mental health is influenced through the period of menopause. With Dr Madhura Samudhra, we explore how menopause can differentially impact an individual across various social, psychological and biological pathways. This also marks the end of our campaign on #MenstruationandMentalHealth, which ran from the 15th to the 30th of August. If you couldn't catch our work through the campaign, feel free to check out our social media to have a sneak peek into everything we did! 

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      Link to the Research Paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4753939/

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      Naari-tives is a podcast brought to you by Maathr: An Initiative for Maternal Mental Health. Co-founded by Shweta Sunil and Preeti Kodancha, it focuses on understanding women's mental health in India. Through this podcast, we're hoping to engage in conversation and interact with people and spaces across the country, to supplement theoretical knowledge with perspective and experience. Each episode will be focused on understanding different aspects of women's mental health, and we're looking forward to an insightful and interesting journey with all of you while opening the platform up for research, discussions and more questions!

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      Website: https://maathrmaternalmh.wixsite.com/website

      Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/maathr_mmh

      Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maathr_mmh/

      Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Maathr-Maternal-Mental-Health

      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maathr-maternal-mental-health

      46 min
    • (E##, Special Episode) Living with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Kirthika

      Welcome to the third episode of the three part special episode series of Naari-tives! In this episode, we have a conversation with Kirthika, a content writer and plant mom, with a lived experience of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Tune in to know more about PCOS, its impact on an individual's mental health, and how it is living with the condition.

      This episode has been recorded in collaboration with BeyondBlood, an organisation for Menstrual Mental Health, as a part of the "Menstruation and Mental Health" Campaign by Maathr!

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      Naari-tives is a podcast brought to you by Maathr: An Initiative for Maternal Mental Health. Co-founded by Shweta Sunil and Preeti Kodancha, it focuses on understanding women's mental health in India. Through this podcast, we're hoping to engage in conversation and interact with people and spaces across the country, to supplement theoretical knowledge with perspective and experience. Each episode will be focused on understanding different aspects of women's mental health, and we're looking forward to an insightful and interesting journey with all of you while opening the platform up for research, discussions and more questions!

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      Website: https://maathrmaternalmh.wixsite.com/website

      Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/maathr_mmh

      Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maathr_mmh/

      Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Maathr-Maternal-Mental-Health

      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maathr-maternal-mental-health

      28 min
    • (E##, Special Episode) Living with Endometriosis: Tanvi

      Welcome to the second episode of the three part special episode series of Naari-tives! In this episode, we have a conversation with Tanvi, an Engineering Graduate, who has a lived experience with Endometriosis. Tune in to know more about endometriosis, its impact on an individual's mental health, and how it is living with the condition. 

      This episode has been recorded in collaboration with BeyondBlood, an organisation for Menstrual Mental Health, as a part of the "Menstruation and Mental Health" Campaign by Maathr! 

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      Naari-tives is a podcast brought to you by Maathr: An Initiative for Maternal Mental Health. Co-founded by Shweta Sunil and Preeti Kodancha, it focuses on understanding women's mental health in India. Through this podcast, we're hoping to engage in conversation and interact with people and spaces across the country, to supplement theoretical knowledge with perspective and experience. Each episode will be focused on understanding different aspects of women's mental health, and we're looking forward to an insightful and interesting journey with all of you while opening the platform up for research, discussions and more questions!

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      Website: https://maathrmaternalmh.wixsite.com/website

      Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/maathr_mmh

      Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maathr_mmh/

      Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Maathr-Maternal-Mental-Health

      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maathr-maternal-mental-health

      35 min

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