A Continuum of Mental Health
In this article for the Mental Health Special of the Daily Cal, I draw upon what I have learned from class and conversations with Prof Steve Hinshaw, Professor of Psychology at UC Berkeley.
The opinion piece started off as an interview with Professor Steve Hinshaw
The opinion piece started off as an interview with Professor Steve Hinshaw
"The bottom line is that mental health needs to receive the same care and level of treatment as physical illness. But the reality is that mental health is a second-class citizen in the world of medical care. Careers in mental health are not the most desired professions in health care — there are too few mental health professionals, and most have long waitlists. "
“People may get despairing before they get treatment. … If we can replace silence with talk, if we can replace despair with access to treatment, we can put a dent in the rising suicide rate,”
The Search for Restorative Sleep
Got to present my outreach project - Autism. The Search for Restorative Sleep, for my Psychology of Sleep class at the Turnabout for Autism Biomed Conference in Pleasanton, CA.
https://youtu.be/J1mfMhoEpjY
Autism Awareness Week @Cal
My first Tabling at Sproul Plaza for the Autism Awareness Event.
The Fortune Cookies we handed out had messages about Autism inside them.
Disability is a Diversity Category - An Interview with Campus Lecturer Georgina Kleege
Prof. Georgina Kleege, UC Berkeley
I interview Prof Georgina Kleege on her work and book.
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The world tends to sees things from a very "ableist" point of view which is why we disabled are pushed into the ends of the bell curve and given labels.
In the case of the blind, the ableist perspective is a sighted perspective which can literally affect them in some profound ways as Prof Kleege explains with the braille signage example. I now find myself noticing the lack of braille continuity wherever I go now.
I routinely tell folks ahead of time that I am very much listening to them even if I may not really be looking at them (i.e.: lack of eye contact) so that there is no awkwardness in a face to face encounter. Prof Kleege joked right back saying she does not make eye contact either. That was an unexpected response but it just made total sense and in a way very comforting too for me.
What an amazing and insightful interview into not just art and blindness but also into disability perspectives. It gave me food for thought.
The Destroyer - Film Review
Film Review: The Destroyer
10/11/18: First Assignment for Arts and Entertainment at Daily Cal: review the upcoming Nicole Kidman movie, Destroyer. I got to attend a prescreening at the Variety Club Preview Room in San Francisco.
There were a few other journalists present at the screening. This is certainly new territory for me....
http://www.dailycal.org/2018/10/11/destroyer-nicole-kidman/
Interview with Neuroscientist Dr V.S.Ramachandran.
My interview with Neuroscientist Dr V. S Ramachandran is on the Daily Californian
Sri Ram School, Gurgaon
Fiat Lux Summer 2018 by UC Berkeley library
I get a mention in Page 2!!!
https://issuu.com/ucberkeleylibrary/docs/fiat_lux_summer_18_final_web_versio
Fiat Lux Summer 2018 by UC Berkeley Librry
Published on Jul 16, 2018
150 reasons to love the Library. In celebration of UC Berkeley's 150th birthday, this issue is dedicated to the services, spaces, and people
https://issuu.com/ucberkeleylibrary/docs/fiat_lux_summer_18_final_web_versio
I got to Milk a Cow - How about That!
I got to learn how to milk a cow at a dairy farm on the outskirts of Chennai. How about that!!
It felt a bit strange but some milk did squirt out.
I'm hanging out with a 1 month old calf named Raja.
Topped off with some tasty Nongu's
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