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 - <a href="https://www.lessonsfromstrangers.org/">lessonsfromstrangers.org</a>.&nbsp; 
 
Readings mentioned:
<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10892680211048177?journalCode=rgpa">General Psychology Otherwise: A Decolonial Articulation</a>
<a href="https://fondation-frantzfanon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/maldonado-torres_outline_of_ten_theses-10.23.16.pdf">Outline of Ten Theses of Coloniality and Decoloniality</a>
<a href="https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/josi.12432">Conceptualizations of Love in Ghana</a>
<a href="https://www.apa.org/monitor/2010/05/weird">Why Psychology is WEIRD</a>

#02 Decolonizing Psychology with Dr Reddy (she/they), Part 2

Lessons from Strangers is a mental health podcast that aspires to provide further depth to the writings published in its namesake magazine centered around the themes of intersectionality, feminism, and decolonialism. Here, you will be able to find the thoughts, ideas and hopes of inspiring people that are all working to build a better tomorrow. For more information about the podcast and the magazine, please visit our website - www.lessonsfromstrangers.org.