Dhikichyau The Podcast #46 | Destigmatizing Mental Health | Prathama Raghavan

Dhikichyau The Podcast | Nepali Podcast

To continue our conversation on the #MentalHealth series, we had with us Prathama Raghavan.

She is a developmental psychologist who works as a mental health and disability support worker in Kathmandu. She currently works with children, young people, and adults through therapeutic conversations using a narrative approach and is a consultant, teacher and supervisor of the Narrative Practices. With over 15 years of experience, Prathama formerly worked as Mental Health and Inclusion & Access Support coordinator for high school students and in humanitarian contexts in post conflict and disaster situations. She has a Master's & PhD in Developmental Psychology from Université Paul-Valéry, Montpellier, France and a Master’s in Psychology from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.

In this episode we explored what Developmental Psychology and Narrative Practices means, discussed some myths around mental health and how it is different for people with disability. Watch the full episode and let us know what your thoughts are in the comments below!

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https://risingflame.org/project/holding-space-a-manual/

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