Nafisa Islam's guest appearances

Nafisa Islam

Know To Grow

The Desi Condition

Aria Mustary

Sameer Gadhia

Nita Basu

Ivan Khan

Vaidehi Gajjar

Jamaal Bailey

Shaniyat Chowdhury

Helen Rosenthal

Suswana Chowdhury

Jai Wolf

Vanessa Gibson

Catalina Cruz

Radha Patel

Sita Sarkar

Zeehan Wazed

OwlTail

Have you been told to pray your mental illness away?Nafisa (founder of Children of 1971) and I chat about our experiences with religion and mental health. In this episode we relate the reasons that we rejected religion due to mental health stigma, sexuality, misogyny, and more. Over the course of the episode we dive into how we eventually found spirituality to be useful in our respective mental health journeys, learning to overcome the taboos and stigma of mental health and redefining it in ways that work for us.We also talk about the Hindu/Muslim conflict in India and Bengal (West Bengal and Bangladesh), and how the divisive nature of it from both of our communities pushed us away from religion, along with the effect that the current event political climate in India has had on us, including Hindu supremacy and nationalism.This episode was recorded during the month of Ramadan, but it's release was delayed due to current events and the need for relevant and healing discussions about race, accountability, and COVID.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-desi-condition/support

Have you been told to pray your mental illness away? Nafisa (founder of Children of 1971) and I chat about our experiences with religion and mental health. In this episode we relate the reasons that we rejected religion due to mental health stigma, sexuality, misogyny, and more. Over the course of the episode we dive into how we eventually found spirituality to be useful in our respective mental health journeys, learning to overcome the taboos and stigma of mental health and redefining it in ways that work for us. We also talk about the Hindu/Muslim conflict in India and Bengal (West Bengal and Bangladesh), and how the divisive nature of it from both of our communities pushed us away from religion, along with the effect that the current event political climate in India has had on us, including Hindu supremacy and nationalism. This episode was recorded during the month of Ramadan, but it's release was delayed due to current events and the need for relevant and healing discussions about race, accountability, and COVID. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-desi-condition/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-desi-condition/support</a>

Episode 3.03: Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Health, with Nafisa Islam

Join host @DrIvanKhan as he interviews Nafisa Islam, the mother of Childrenof1971, one of the fastest growing platforms that is building &amp; healing the Bengali community, one story at a time. Listen in as they cover Nafisa's unique journey as a rising leader in the Pharmaceutical Industry, and how she &amp; the team are growing their community simultaneously. From organizing events in Brown Excellence to fundraising heavily for COVID relief in Bangladesh, learn about the fantastic culture building by Childrenof1971!

Ep. 43: Children of 1971 w/ Nafisa Islam