In the second part of our conversation with the fabulous Dr. Reddy (she/they), we talked about the need to acknowledge our interconnectivity with everyone and everything around us, the potential behind decolonizing psychology and the importance of contextualizing healing. A truly memorable conversation with a truly memorable individual. For more information about the podcast and our magazine, please take a look at our website - lessonsfromstrangers.org. Some of the readings we mentioned: Coloniality & Psychology  Towards a Critical Race Psychology Race vs The Human (talk by Dr Deanne Bell)

In honor of the launch of our magazine and the topic of its first issue - Decolonizing Mental Health, we sat down for a conversation with the amazing Dr. Reddy (she/they) who is a Singapore-born, UK-based, social, political and cultural psychologist. Together, we talked about incredibly important concepts such as coloniality, epistemic violence and the importance of actively decolonizing contemporary psychology, to name a few. It was a beautiful conversation that highlighted some of the most pressing issues currently present in the mental health landscape. For more information about the podcast and our magazine, please take a look at our website - lessonsfromstrangers.org.  Readings mentioned: General Psychology Otherwise: A Decolonial Articulation Outline of Ten Theses of Coloniality and Decoloniality Conceptualizations of Love in Ghana Why Psychology is WEIRD