Media, Broadcasts & Essays
Humanizing psychiatric concepts, de-stigmatizing trauma, and empowering survivors through global media.
Breaking the Silence: Mental Health & Sexual Wellness
Dr. Sidhana in conversation on overcoming personal trauma, deconstructing societal taboos in India, and building sovereign survivor resilience.
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"Every Frame Shapes a Mind."
Bringing psychiatric insight into dialogue with filmmakers and storytellers about representation, creative freedom, and psychological responsibility. Documented at the 19th Global Film Festival Noida (AAFT/Marwah Studios) to encourage stories that preserve complexity and human dignity.
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"A conversation can make room for what a headline leaves out." In-depth dialogues exploring psychiatry, culture, relationships, consciousness, human rights, and the human condition.
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The Mind Unspoken — Women, Trauma & Taboo (S2 Ep 104)
Dr. Sidhana breaks down the psychological impact of spousal abuse, psychosexual healing, and building emotional resilience for women.
Simplifying Psychiatry & Eradicating Stigma in India
A Hindi-language feature simplifying complex mental health topics, relational boundaries, and community support systems.
The Psychiatrist Who Survived: Narcissism & Abuse Recovery
An international conversation on surviving domestic violence, deconstructing toxic narcissism, and mobilizing men for gender justice.
Breaking the Silence: Mental Health & Sexual Wellness
Dismantling public stigmas surrounding psychiatric care, narcissistic abuse, relational dependency, and psychosexual health in India.
Overcoming the Unspoken: Redefining Resilience
A powerful personal narrative on navigating adversity, divorce, domestic abuse, and leveraging lived personal trauma to build deeper clinical empathy.
✍️ Landmark Essays & Newsletters
Rising from the ashes: A journey of resilience
An autobiographical landmark essay detailing the journey of overcoming marriage adversity, domestic trauma, and transforming personal scars into clinical empathy.
Read Landmark Essay ↗ Medium · Cultural PsychiatryRaja Beta Syndrome: Unpacking Domestic Dynamics
A deep psychiatric analysis of psychological conditioning, male entitlement, and domestic behavioral patterns in traditional households.
Read on Medium ↗ Substack · The Dignity DialoguesResponsible Reporting & Suicide Prevention
Actionable media guidelines for journalists and public figures on ethical trauma storytelling and suicide prevention reporting.
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