Currently based in Mumbai, Scherezade Siobhan is a leading neuropsychologist trained in Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy. She frequently conducts lectures, sessions, seminars on neurodivergence. She is also the creator and curator of the Mira Project, a global, cross-cultural dialogue which uses storytelling to dismantle gendered violence and street harassment.
<p style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;">Practicing psychiatrist Scherezade Siobhan combines her vast knowledge of the human mind with her work experience to create this collection of essays. Each one of these is a story about real people and the challenges they face – from living with bipolar disorder to the aftershocks of abuse.</p><p style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;">Weaving these vignettes together, with sensitivity and understanding, the author reveals the many hurdles we face as individuals and as a community – be it the unique structure of the average Indian family and the space it creates for oppression; ideas of masculinity that restrict the articulation of pain, or the increasingly complex nature of modern relationships.</p><p style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;">Through these pages, the author reflects on her own trauma, looking to create a book that will double as a sanctuary – where the reader may find the security and resources needed to learn more about themselves. Ultimately, these journeys towards better mental health highlight the resilience of the human mind, promising a brighter path to recovery.</p>
