Shelja Sen
@sheljasen
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Narrative Therapist, Author, Co-Founder Children First, International Faculty - Dulwich Centre, Clinical Tutor - Univ of Melbourne, Columnist Indian Express
www.childrenfirstindia.com
Joined July 2009
Organisations like these cannot get away with NO accountability for the dangerous and damaging messages they send through advertising like this. @smritiirani @UNICEF @CRYINDIA
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Childhood is political not innocent! My column @IndianExpress
#expressEYE | Childhood is political not innocent Read heređđť âď¸ : @sheljasen
#parenting #children #childhood
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The Audacity of Being Queer. My column @IndianExpress @IndianExpress
The journey towards justice and acceptance might be fraught for the LGBTQIA+ community, but it will make a difference if we commit to walk alongside as allies, writes @sheljasen
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How do we invite our children to be more subversive and resist oppression? My column @IndianExpress
What steps are we ready to take now that will invite children to resist arid, oppressive, dominant ideas? @sheljasen
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We rob children of their agency when we tell them what to do and what to think rather than ask them @sheljasen
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Unpacking the discourses on mental health with @NeerjaBirla @aparnapraje @childshekhar at @JaipurLitFest
Exposing the Fault Lines: The Pandemic and Mental Health, @childshekhar, @NeerjaBirla and @aparnapraje in conversation with @sheljasen. Watch the full session from #JaipurLiteratureFestival2022 by clicking on the link:
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âBad behaviourâ is not a call for judgment but an opportunity for us to see what is implicit in the pain. My column @IndianExpress
#SundayEye | We are not just accountable for our children, we have to be accountable to them, writes @sheljasen
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My intention for 2022 - cosmic insignificance, do less to do more and aimless wandering â¤ď¸@indianexpress
#SundayEye | Itâs in the white spaces that we find our epiphanies, where sparks of life happen â do less to do more, writes @sheljasen
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If you have met one person with ADD, you have met one person with ADD. Nevertheless, themes that have really stood out to me while living/working with ADD. ADD is neurodivergence, not a deficit. ADD like an X-ray reveals the fault lines ADD highlights issues of social injustice
#SundayEye | Narrative therapist @sheljasen writes a letter to young people living with Attention Deficit Disorder
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Feminist ethics is a privilege and not a badge of honour @IndianExpress
#SundayEye | How we can create spaces for discussing transgressions, weave in accountability and work towards a collective transformation, writes @sheljasen
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Trauma has become a buzzword in the area of mental health. Surely a more trauma-informed world would be a better world, wonât it? Maybe not, and let me explain why.
#SundayEye | Letâs visibilise whatâs invisibilised, politicise whatâs medicalised, invite agency and restore dignity, writes @sheljasen
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RT @PVR_NEST: The Rani Fund and PVR NEST, in association with Delhi Deptt. of WCD present to you the journey of the Paalan and SPV to suppoâŚ
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RT @lifestyle_ie: #SundayEye | Pandemic memories will shape our childrenâs storylines; what role do we play in this history in action? writâŚ
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Love does not die, relationships do not die, love stories do not die. My column in @IndianExpress â¤ď¸
#SundayEye | More than ever, we need stories of love now to help us grieve and heal collectively.
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Honour to interact with all the parents on the Global Parents Day with Deputy Chief Minister @msisodia.
Interacting with parents and experts Dr. Amit Sen and Shelja Sen on #GlobalParentsDay to discuss parenting in COVID times
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On #GlobalParentsDay, an online session with Deputy Chief Minster, @msisodia, Dr Amit Sen & Dr Shelja Sen, to talk about the difficulties our children have faced during COVID-19 & how to support them. Request all parents to join this fruitful discussion on 1st June, 12 pm.
On #GlobalParentsDay, we will host an online session with parents and experts, Dr Amit Sen & Dr Shelja Sen, to talk about the difficulties our children have faced during COVID-19 & how to support them. Request all parents to join this fruitful discussion on 1st June, 12 pm.
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RT @NehaKirpal1: On this Global Parents day, let's have an important conversation #parents #globalparentsday #childrenfirstindia @sheljasenâŚ
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RT @writemeenal: âWe also need hope-scrolling, not just doom-scrollingâ Two of Indiaâs best-know mental health experts on coping in this tiâŚ
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We would like to acknowledge the pain and hardships that children, youth and families are experiencing. We salute that spirit and would like to do what we can to stand up in solidarity as we navigate these extreme times. Children First Team
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Radical times demand radical playfulness. My column in @IndianExpress
#SundayEye | Why radical playfulness alone can help us step out of the vicious echo chambers of our minds, writes @sheljasen
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