Guftagu ki Gutargoo

Sameera, a theatre curator who studied Math from MIT, speaks about how math and gender both have a "frame-structure" and there are multiple frames not just the ones we are used to. But structure or frames do not necessarily have to be bad. How can structures also be the basis for creation and freedom?

Join us as we dive deep into the questions of culture and archetypes in the Indian scenario and how that may be related to mental health in the Indian culture. What does our history have to do with our distress and what can community do for us as we navigate these complex realities. Listen to us speak to Durga Menon, a psychodynamic therapist and eco-friendly lifestyle enthusiast.

As India's mental health needs become demands, we are seeing various responses to this, like mental health platforms, app based solutions and attempts by RCI/UGC to create more courses and professionals that might end up diluting the passing criteria and therefore the quality of care. Conversations on access often revolve on number of seats, number of mental health professionals, lack of insur...

Join Sadaf as she quizzes Mx Sabah about neurodivergence in all its details and nuances - and what becomes when a diagnosis is not empowering anymore but mixes in with flipping power and identity politics?

Is it possible that we might be using power, superiority, language, identity politics to deal with the fact that we are actually not that different from each other and that feels hard to hold? Minor differences are exaggerated and superiority/inferiority created in order to feel different or special and therefore worthy?

In this month's podcast, Sadaf and Chintan discuss current socio-political scenario, the complexities of genocide and grief, and what role does social media play in it. They discuss how understanding that shared humanity transcends identities. Chintan's social media details: Instagram and Twitter- @chintanwriting Links and info shared by Chintan: 1. Mansions of the Moon by Shyam Selvadurai...

If borderline is about an emotional Rollercoaster, don't we all feel it? In this month's podcast, find out the range of what separates regular emotional waves from having a diagnosis of bpd, with Sadaf and Richa. They share how people with this disorder feel, their insecurities, their challenges.

As this month's theme is Mental health, Sadaf and Shweta discuss the rich tapestry of Indian mental health, and how therapy alone may not suffice. It's imperative to weave together threads of social engagement, nurturing a sense of community aligned with personal values, and fostering awareness about mental well-being.

As this month's theme is Friendship, Sadaf and Ashita discuss the unspoken nuances of these bonds. They explore the transformative potential of conflicts and personal growth. the grey areas of political and value differences among friends. How do the stakes change if you're part of a marginalised group? Plus, they uncover the dynamics of bonds when faced with economic realities. Contact us...

Breathe in... Breathe out. In this month's episode, Sadaf and Dr. Nivedita explore the essence of mindfulness, its connection to Buddhist tenets on fighting oppression, and offer practical insights on skillful navigation through life's challenges. This episode is just in time in an age when mindfulness has been severed from its collective Eastern roots, and made unrecognisable in its corpo...

This pride month, let's explore something that has always been outside the norm, sometimes even for the LGBTQI+ community - taboo desires. What brings them up? What is our response to them usually? Does it clash with Feminism? What possibilities does it hold?  Contact us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠guftagutherapy@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://guftagutherapy.in/⁠⁠⁠⁠ See our work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Contact The Kinky C...

As the theme for May is Mother's Day, the question on parenting is frequent. Millennials and parenting is a long journey of self doubt and fear of "traumatising" their children. With the desire to avoid repeating history, the true impact of parenting has risen. Millennials and Gen Z are also the generation questioning if they really want children of their own, questions that boomers...

In this episode, Sadaf along with our guests from Co-Bear Collective, Ankita and Indraneil talk about the experience of suffering and how it shows up in the therapeutic space. Victimhood within suffering is oftentimes less about the position and its inherent label and more about the experience the individuals carry and what it brings up for patients/clients. Listen to hear more about this and also...

Shadow (hindi: parchayi) is that which is behind us, tucked away, yet always connected to us. We explore the shadow psychologically, emotionally, and talk about what traits or histories have we put there, and why? Shadow is that which is not known to us, but makes itself seen in unconscious behaviors or at times, feeling really activate/charged up/triggered. We also talk about what shadow can...

Can language force us to arrive at and live a description of ourselves that we have not yet fully discovered? How can the language of pleasure bring forth freedom, creativity and an emotional breathing room? What does language have to do with our experience of relationship? Join Sadaf and Paromita Vohra as they try to answer these questions and interweave it with ideas within mental health. Contac...

Listen in to a raw conversation among folks who have been first benchers, last benchers and everywhere in between. The education system works for a certain norm and everyone that does not match that norm struggles, but we also discuss the students who fit the norm and how they struggle with that reality. Schools can be safe spaces, but also hold a lot of fear and pain and sometimes the two are not...

Our early relationships with caregivers affect what we want in our adult relationships, the needs, the wants and most importantly the scarcity or neglect highlights the insecurities we exhibit in them. However, there is possibility of repair, especially when we learn how to be in relationships in a way that works best for our needs. Contact us: guftagutherapy@gmail.com https://guftagutherapy.in/ H...

People say you don’t heal in the same place that hurt you but in group work, the group can hurt and also help healing. When individuals from different walks of life, caste, class, religious orientation, sex etc come together, there is ought to be friction but sometimes that friction helps us heal the ancient wounds that the friction is built on. Groups are not a safe space in the way that they don...

In this episode, our guest speaker Vikramjeet Sinha and our co-founders Sadaf Vidha and Aryan Somaiya help us understand what causes men's pain and stops them from seeking help. He also describes the four archetypes of pain towards the end of the episode. You definitely don't want to miss this out!!! The language used - Hinglish (Hindi + English) Song used in the episode-  Masakali - sung by...

Introducing Guftagu Shorts- this series will talk about the everyday discussion that is unspoken at a very basic level and its structural contributors beyond just the chemical understanding. The first episode is called "Kya main pagal hu" which deconstructs the word "pagal" and the concept of madness behind it.