Finding Order in Disorder

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Stuart Matan-Lithwick as our feature for Disability Pride Month. Dr. Matan-Lithwick is a passionate genetics researcher, biology teacher, advocate, and father. At the heart of his work is a deep curiosity about the world and a genuine sense of wonder about what we can discover when we learn together. Whether he is teaching, researching, mentoring, consulting, or adv...

S. 2 Ep. 4. Ft. Arshi—Founder of Queer South Asians- QSA.Arshi explores the intersectional identities of being queer, trans, neurodivergent, and an immigrant from Bangladesh settled in Canada. Through community-engaged praxis, Arshi has built Queer South Asians and other community ventures, such as Kotha_to—a conversation circle for queer Bangladeshi folks to overcome the barriers and divisions of...

Welcome to Finding Order in Disorder! This episode we're joined by Matthew Jackman (they/them), a Mad studies scholar, mental health activist and PhD candidate at the University of Sydney. Matthew is the founder of The Australian Centre for Lived Experience (TACFLE) and Mad Collective, and serves on a number of international mental health and lived experience initiatives, including the Lancet Comm...

Finding Order in Disorder Podcast – Season 2. Ep. 1 Ft. Puneet Singh Singhal (he/him) Co-founder Billion Strong | Empowering Young Innovators with Disabilities | Curator, "Green Disability" | Exploring Conscious AI for Social Change | Advaita Vedanta | SDGs 10 & 17 | In Puneet’s own words: “My primary focus is on increasing the "Discoverability" of persons with disabilities...

Sinthu is a Mother, Dancer and Social Worker who is a Survivor of Gender Based Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, who has endured this injustice for a decade and is now giving back to the community. This talk was filmed on Women's Day and is in remembrance of the Canadian gender-based violence (GBV)- 16 Days of Activism, an International campaign running annually from  November 25  (Internat...

A Fireside Chat with Aastha Kottary, a Mental Health Advocate and Podcast Host of Slow Down with Aastha - an award winning audio podcast for mental wellness discussions, self-growth, and emotional development. She is the Founder and Creative Director of Elevate - a homegrown brand that promotes Indian craftsmanship by combining spiritual jewellery with healing gemstones. IG: @slowdownwithaastha Po...

Rajeev Balasubramanyam was born in Lancashire and studied at Oxford, Cambridge, and Lancaster universities. He is the prize-winning author of In Beautiful Disguises. He has lived in London, Manchester, Suffolk, Kathmandu, and Hong Kong, where he was a Research Scholar in the Society of Scholars at Hong Kong University. He was a fellow of the Hemera Foundation, for writers with a meditation practic...

🎙️ As July Disability Pride Month comes to an end, Ishaa converses with Leah Georgini, Executive Director of ISPS-US- International Society of Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis- US Chapter, to explore mental health, psychosis, advocacy, and healing from both clinical and lived experience perspectives. Dive into topics like stigma, psychiatric trauma, community care, and reclaiming p...

How can I really help my teen? If that question lives in your heart—you’re not alone. In this webinar, Internationally certified Mental Health Clinician Susan Raphael and Educator Vinod Chopra share raw, practical insights for parents and caregivers navigating teenage mental health and addiction challenges from a place of knowing through lived experiences. From understanding early warning signs to...

What actually is neurodivergence? For Neurodiversity Celebration Week, we chatted with Aditi Gangrade - co-founder and CCO of @muchmuch.media and @muchmuchspectrum to deconstruct, dissect and unpack societal norms, stereotypes and notions of ‘normality’.  Let’s celebrate the beauty of neurodiversity reimagine our perspectives of neurodivergence - let us learn, unlearn, & relearn the essence of...

Dr. Alok Kulkarni is a distinguished interventional psychiatrist from India with extensive training in psychiatry from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, an Institute of National Importance. He was part of India’s first government-funded telepsychiatry program and later became a member of The Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK, after excelling in its ri...

Dr. Aninda Sidhana is a leading psychiatrist specializing in women’s mental health and psychosexual medicine. With over a decade of experience in general hospital psychiatry and neuropsychiatry, she addresses critical issues such as stress management, sexual health, and gender-based mental health disparities. A passionate advocate for women’s empowerment and mental health awareness, she actively w...

Ambika Aruna Ganesh is a Life Coach, Facilitator and a Spiritual explorer. A resourceful and compassionate coach with 10 years+ experience and multidisciplinary skill set has worked with 500+ clients from across the world using mindfulness. Mindfulness is a way of operating peacefully in today’s VUCA world. She uses the framework of psychology, mindfulness and reference of ancient Indian modalitie...

The podcast features Dr. Adam W.J. Davies, Professor at the University of Guelph, RECE. They have a PhD in Curriculum Studies & Teacher Development & Sexual Diversity Studies & Women & Gender Studies - Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto They are interviewed by Ishaa Vinod Chopra, a final-year student at George Brown College's School of Early Ch...