Nomadic Thunker Says...
"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!
Episodes
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
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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 mor...
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
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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
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
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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
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
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
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
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