Parul Bansal: My Poetic Self - Alopecia, Art and Activism

<p>MENTAL HEALTH KI HUNDI HAI:&nbsp;</p><br><p>Sikh Forgiveness have launched&nbsp;<a href="https://sikhforgiveness.com/product/mental-health-ki-hundi-hai-what-is-mental-health/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mental Health Ki Hundi Hai</a>, a transformative translation guide that looks to explore and explain common mental health issues in a way that Sikh and Punjabi speaking communities can understand.&nbsp;</p><p>If you’d like to find out more, please visit&nbsp;<a href="http://sikhforgiveness.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sikhforgiveness.com</a>&nbsp;and if you’re in the UK you can purchase from&nbsp;<a href="https://sikhforgiveness.com/product/mental-health-ki-hundi-hai-what-is-mental-health/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the website</a>.</p><p>If you’re looking to purchase internationally, you can find the&nbsp;<a href="https://read.amazon.co.uk/kp/embed?asin=B08P9ZGFMQ&amp;preview=newtab&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_883TVWDSNMZB0S4KRKR3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eBook on Amazon</a>, and you can order paperback copies from Amazon in Canada and the US at this time. We are working on International shipping for purchases made direct from Sikh Forgiveness and this will be possible soon.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>*****</strong></p><br><p>In this episode Amrit Bansal is joined by <a href="https://www.tedxcorktown.com/teams/parul-bansal/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Parul Bansal</a>, an artist and activist from Toronto, Canada, who uses storytelling and experience design to address issues of complex systems, social dynamics and individual perception. Parul experienced <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hair-loss/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alopecia</a> through her life, and likens the resolution to this experience as <a href="https://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/11/growth-trauma#:~:text=Post%2Dtraumatic%20growth%20(PTG),often%20see%20positive%20growth%20afterward." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Post-T