Month: January 2025

Navigating A Flawed Mental Health Dialogue in India

January 24, 2025January 24, 2025

Indian mental health is tangled with politics, faith & toxic advocacy. From yoga myths to therapy cliques, mental healthcare needs cultural context.

Body & Sex | Home & Identity

The Indian Mental Health Circus: Is Therapy For India?

January 21, 2025January 24, 2025

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Indian mental health is tangled in privilege & stigma. Therapy may not be the plug-and-play, ‘one size fits all’ solution. It needs accountability.

Body & Sex | Pop Culture

Mad Men: How Midge in ‘SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES’ Shaped Don’s Love Life

January 11, 2025January 11, 2025

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Before the affairs and chaos, there was Midge Daniels. Did their relationship shape Don Draper’s tragic journey through love and power?

Map Of Emotion | Pop Culture

The Feels This Week: Curating Comfort & Moving Moments

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025

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Curating moments of inspiration, music, and reflections that spark joy, soothe pain, and celebrate the beauty of simply being moved. The feels this week!

Map Of Emotion | Relationships

The Gentle Goodbye: Embracing Clean Endings In Life

January 3, 2025January 3, 2025

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2024 was the year I embraced the art of the clean goodbye —free of regret, pain, and drama. Why do we make goodbyes so complicated? (Audio included)

IdeaSmith on How We Treat People Is How We’re Feeling Inside: “@ideafan: I don’t think boundaries are supposed to feel transactional or timed. But a lot of people do it that…”
Ideafan on How We Treat People Is How We’re Feeling Inside: “I feel strangers would listen better sometimes .There was a time ,I wanted to start a singles network to help…”
IdeaSmith on The Gentle Goodbye: Embracing Clean Endings In Life: “@kris0ph3r: Thank you for visiting, old friend. I miss those times so much too. And I would love to meet…”
IdeaSmith on It’s A Wonderful George Bailey Goodbye To 2024: “@Topher: He is wonderful. And the play was a gift. Sadly, my friend lost his father just three days after…”
IdeaSmith on The Safest City: Mumbai 26/11 Terror Attacks: “@Topher: It made international headlines. For one it was orchestrated to be a big show – a public humiliation for…”
IdeaSmith on When You Have A Choice In Your Story: Choices ‘Slow Burn’: “@Lizzybeth: This story was perfect in every way. In this time of endless sequels and trilogies and binge content, it’s…”
IdeaSmith on How Female Erasure (Mis)Shapes Our History: “@Topher: I feel like a treasure seeker when I stumble onto lost stories like these.”
krist0ph3r on The Gentle Goodbye: Embracing Clean Endings In Life: “Thanks for this post, which resonated with me on multiple levels! Reading someone’s thoughts, long-form, is a lost medium of…”
Topher on It’s A Wonderful George Bailey Goodbye To 2024: “What a treat to see your enjoyment of the play. I smiled so big at your enthusiasm and exuberance. Shaun…”
Topher on The Safest City: Mumbai 26/11 Terror Attacks: ““Chup kyon baithe ho? Chilao sab!” seems like such a universal cry. Something is Wrong. Do something to change it!…”

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