Lakshmi is a counseling psychologist, queer affirmative therapist & psychotherapist.

Our conversation continues & we talk about how mental health disorders play a role in substance abuse, violence etc.

We also delve into common practices & responses to mental health & how & why they are harmful, and how the conventional definitions & parameters of success may contribute to one's poor mental health, across disciplines including corporate, IT & medicine.

You can reach Lakshmi on Twitter: @UrbanShrink

Website:

https://lakshmisreenivasan.com/psycho...​

LinkedIn:

https://in.linkedin.com/in/lakshmi-sr...

Lakshmi is a counseling psychologist, queer affirmative therapist & psychotherapist. She breaks down mental health terms & concepts & we talk about accessibility (or the lack thereof) of mental healthcare, among other things.

You can reach Lakshmi on Twitter: @UrbanShrink

Website:

https://lakshmisreenivasan.com/psycho...​

LinkedIn:

https://in.linkedin.com/in/lakshmi-sr​...

In the 2nd episode, I discuss the hierarchies according to the Hindu caste system, concepts of touch, purity, morality & Karma that are practiced by Hindus in order to maintain the caste system.

https://youtu.be/GHVYPe-1N1g

Note:

It was said in this episode that Shiv Kumar is still in prison. Nodeep Kaur was released from prison while Shiv Kumar was still imprisoned at the time this episode was recorded.

This episode is an attempt to inform apoliticals why they should be more political.

The personal is political - Carol Hanisch:

https://webhome.cs.uvic.ca/~mserra/AttachedFiles/PersonalPolitical.pdf

How India Remains Poor:

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/economy/how-india-remains-poor-has-poverty-become-hereditary--68790

Women Sanitation Workers:

https://www.epw.in/engage/article/manual-scavenging-women-face-double-discrimination-caste-gender

Women Denied Abortion:

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/covid-19-estimated-1-85-mln-women-denied-abortion-services-11591607252418.html

Prison Statistics:

https://ncrb.gov.in/en/prison-statistics-india-2019

Rural Women Workers:

https://www.indiaspend.com/73-2-of-rural-women-workers-are-farmers-but-own-12-8-land-holdings/

Under-5 deaths due to malnutrition:

https://scroll.in/latest/940851/in-india-8-8-lakh-children-under-five-years-highest-number-in-world-died-in-2018-says-unicef