Naari-tives: Woman-ing and Mental Health

Hello, and welcome to another episode of the Naari-tives! As we're at the end of Pride Month, we have a very special episode up for you! We talk to Dr Meghna- a Clinical Psychologist and Certified Parenting Coach, about being a parent to a queer child. In this episode, we discuss how parents can be more supportive of their queer children, what it can mean for the mental health of both the parent and the child, and the implications the same may have within the Indian Context, among other topics! We also talk to Ms Sabrina Court, the mother of a gay son- regarding her experience supporting her child, and how it influenced the relationship she shared with her son! That said, we're really hoping that though June is Pride Month, these episodes and events we had at the Naari-tives and at Maathr this month has sparked a little thought and conversation to establish just why it's important to talk about the mental health of those within the community- not just in one month, but all year round! -- Link to Research Paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-019-1430-9 -- Other resources/references cited through the episode: https://doi.org/10.1300/J082v30n01_05 https://doi.org/10.1080/08952833.2019.1640569 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-017-9426-x https://doi.org/10.1300/J236v01n03_03 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7087348/ -- 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! -- 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

Hey there! Welcome to the sixth episode of the six-part Pride Month series of the Naari-tives! In this episode, we have a conversation with Poulami, who tells us about her experience with coming out as non-binary. Click on the play button to know more about her story- and all the joys and challenges that came with it! -- 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! -- 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

Hey there! Welcome to the fifth episode of the six-part Pride Month series of the Naari-tives! In this episode, we have a conversation with Rubani, who tells us about their experience with coming out as non-binary. Click on the play button to know more about their story- and all the joys and challenges that came with it! -- 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! -- 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

Hey there! Welcome to the fourth episode of the six-part Pride Month series of the Naari-tives! In this episode, we have a conversation with Prarthana, who tells us about her experience with coming out as a trans woman. Click on the play button to know more about her story- and all the joys and challenges that came with it! -- 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! -- 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

Hey there! Welcome to the third episode of the six-part Pride Month series of the Naari-tives! In this episode, we have a conversation with Meghna, who tells us about her experience with coming out as asexual. Click on the play button to know more about her story- and all the joys and challenges that came with it! -- 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! -- 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