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In the Rearview, A Mirror
By Shalini Masih The war back home between India and Pakistan escalated, each news report intensifying the heaviness in my chest. Living in England, I was constantly reminded of the enduring legacy of colonialism, a historical force whose fingerprints shaped conflicts and constructed divisions. Yet my life now in this country has much beauty in…
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To Love Without Needing
By Shalini Masih Spring unfurled itself tentatively as we, a group of psychoanalytic therapists, gathered to speak of love, not its blazing form but it’s quiet, clandestine form that pulsates in the corners of our work. It was Sheldon Bach’s (2006) paper that served as the vessel: a meditation on love as the unseen scaffolding…
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An Unhelpful Frame: Reflections on Structure of mental health services in University Campuses
by Ujjwala Singh and Dr. Shalini Masih “I woke up, startled, by the sound of my phone ringing. Before I even answered the call, I switched on a light and checked the time. It was 2:50 AM. I knew it was a distress call from a student. I answered the call and heard an anxious…
Shades of Becoming 