PinnedSriparna GogoiWhere do old wounds go to heal? The struggle between awareness and change in therapyGoing for therapy is petrifying. Going for therapy is nerve-wracking. Going for therapy is painful. Therapy is relieving, liberating, and…Mar 12, 2022Mar 12, 2022
PinnedSriparna GogoiSocial Media and Mobilization: When the crisis does not get televised, will it get Instagram-med?When social media became exceedingly popular at the beginning of the 21st century, social psychologists became interested in studying its…Jun 24, 20211Jun 24, 20211
PinnedSriparna GogoiSocial Media, Mayhem, MovementPart 2: Who is that Big bully behind the screen?Dec 28, 2020Dec 28, 2020
Sriparna GogoiThe Anatomy of Shame- why it doesn’t fix the brokenMy cousin is a 22-year-old man. Compared to my other male cousins, he has a broader and taller frame. He is also the youngest in the…Aug 9, 20211Aug 9, 20211
Sriparna GogoiWalking with wet socks: Why is ‘adulting’ uncomfortable?Growing up, I had a favourite cousin. He was lanky, quiet, and shy, unlike the rest of my family. At 12, his quietness was a form of…Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020
Sriparna GogoiLove (and loss) in the times of coronaDear reader, if you have patiently waddled through my blog for the past two months, you’ve known my idiosyncrasies. You’ve witnessed the…Aug 22, 20201Aug 22, 20201
Sriparna GogoiFallen stars: Why do we grieve celebrity deaths?In the summer of 2014, I finished reading Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake- eleven years after she published the book. Like all other works of…Aug 7, 20201Aug 7, 20201
Sriparna GogoiUnderstanding intersectionality in PsychologyTwo years ago, I interned at a government affiliated Psychiatric facility in Assam. On my first day, I was told that the two other…Jul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020
Sriparna Gogoi“She was hysterical!” Women, and the politics of Mental Health.I have had the misfortune of encountering several men (and women) who have called me ‘hysterical’ or ‘too emotional’ at the slightest…Jul 17, 2020Jul 17, 2020
