"we are the stories we tell ourselves" is an age-old adage that rings alarmingly true for The Present. Now more than ever, we are required to revisit and deconstruct our stories; stories we've been born into, stories we've been socialised into, stories we've led ourselves into.
Through this fortnightly blog-meets-audio series, I, Elita - better known by my pseudonym @NomadicThunker - will bring you 'stories' at the intersection of mental well-being and common sense!
#5 [Part 2]: Us versus Them - Bridging empathy gaps
For all the arguments that favour humankind’s innate desire to view The Other as a threat, there are enough arguments to support humankind’s innate desire for connection too.
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Transcript: https://www.nomadicthunker.com/post/us-versus-them-empathy-gaps (https://www.nomadicthunker.com/post/us-versus-them-empathy-gaps)
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Registrations for the October cohort of Be A Better You For You, an online program on self-expression and personal narratives using freestyle writing are on. Know more: https://www.nomadicthunker.com/events (https://www.nomadicthunker.com/events)
5 Sept 2020
#5 [Part 1]: Us versus Them - Othering 'the Other'
Othering is what we do to those we consider as Them.
Othering is dehumanising.
Othering is the opposite of Belonging.
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Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/yykm6qlg (https://tinyurl.com/yykm6qlg)
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Registrations for the October cohort of Be A Better You For You, an online program on self-expression and personal narratives using freestyle writing are on. Know more: https://www.nomadicthunker.com/events (https://www.nomadicthunker.com/events)
22 Aug 2020
#4: Personal growth is not Instagrammable
Personal growth can neither be airbrushed for the aesthetics nor is it compatible with vanity for Likes... because personal growth is not Instagrammable!
Transcript: https://is.gd/9vmXj1 (https://is.gd/9vmXj1)
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Registrations are now open for the next cohort of "Be A Better You For You" - a guided yet self-paced online program on self-expression and personal narratives: https://is.gd/8IgcKt (https://is.gd/8IgcKt)
1 Aug 2020
#3: Are you a solo-traveller or a group-traveller?
Can attempting to answer the question, "Are you a solo-traveller or a group-traveller" reveal more about the insidiousness of our confirmation biases and cognitive dissonance?
Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/y2d4jcr3 (https://tinyurl.com/y2d4jcr3)
18 Jul 2020
#2: Mental Health Care - self & community
We exalt the virtues of collectivist societies. Then, is it not imperative for communities to be equal enablers and supporters of its members’ mental health care and well-being?
Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/yypqf4ub (https://tinyurl.com/yypqf4ub)
4 Jul 2020
#1: Are you a cat-person or a dog-person?
Can a seemingly harmless and juvenile 'BuzzFeed quiz' question: “Are you a cat-person or a dog-person?”, point towards something more problematic? Episode 1 is a starter pack on false dichotomies through the lens of a seemingly banal question.
Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ybzk59gh (https://tinyurl.com/ybzk59gh)
26 Jun 2020
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