Stories Of Stigma: South Asian Mental Health

In the first installment of this 2-part episode, we talk to Dr. Gursharan Virdee, a psychologist from the United Kingdom currently doing clinical research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, and Co-Lead of the Collaborative for South Asian Mental Health, a group that works to “develop a research strategy that promotes better mental health in South Asian communities”. In this first part, we’ll learn from Gursharan about the efforts of the Collaborative and her own personal interest/experience of mental health. References- Centre for Addiction & Mental Health Website: http://www.camh.ca/en/hospital/Pages/home.aspx To subscribe to the Collaborative for South Asian Mental Health's newsletter, scroll down this page: https://www.porticonetwork.ca/web/health-equity/initiatives/collsouthasianmh Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SouthAsian_MH Credits: - Music: www.purple-planet.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mannmukti/message

WARNING: This episode contains sensitive material. If you have dealt with or are currently dealing with an eating disorder, mood disorder, or addiction, please be aware that these issues are discussed here. In this episode, we talk to Salma Vir-Banks who, after completing her degree at the University of California, Berkeley, is currently traveling and pursuing a career as a tattoo artist and healer while exploring various issues, including mental disorders/conditions. We’ll learn from Salma about her own personal experiences with mental illness and what she feels others can learn from them. As always, we’ll also hear about her thoughts on stigma in the South Asian community but in addition, we will get her unique perspective as a person of mixed race. We hope you listen, enjoy, share, and #SpeakUp! References- To learn more about Salma and her work, check out her website: www.tattoosandtarot.com Credits: - Music: www.purple-planet.com - Tonez&Re-C - Kyoto by @TONEZPRO (OFFICIAL) @tonez-pro Cre

In the premiere episode, we start with Buddy and Abhi talking about the founding of MannMukti and our journey to site launch. Then, we interview our first special guest, Megha Pulianda, who’s currently pursuing her PhD in Counseling Psychology at Texas Women’s University and working as a licensed professional counselor intern at The Montfort Group in Plano, Texas. We’ll learn from Megha about what she wishes millennials knew about therapy, and some of the common myths about therapy that she’d like to dispel. In addition, we’ll hear about her own personal interest/ experience with mental health, and her thoughts on stigma in the South Asian community. Continue the conversation at mannmukti.org on our Forum! References: - Megha P's Blog at Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-in-between-0 - The Montfort Group: http://www.themontfortgroup.com/ Credits: - Music: http://www.purple-planet.com - Tonez&Re-C - Kyoto by @TONEZPRO (OFFICIAL) https://soundcloud.com/tonez-pro Creative