How to Decolonise Mental Health

Описание: In this episode we are joined by Dr Sohail Jannesari, author of 'The Migrant Art of Coping', for a conversation about the intersecting worlds of sanctuary-seeking and mental health.

We consider how refugees, asylum seekers and other people on the move don’t just survive displacement, but rather build strength, community, and new ways of coping that challenge everything we know about mental health.

We talk about the global apartheid of borders, how histories of colonialism have shaped mental health services today, and what a more pluralistic ‘marginal psychology’ can offer us instead. We discuss the concept of sumud, trauma as interrupted movement, and why joy, play and the erotic can all help to inform a new, decolonial approach to mental health.

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Chapters:

0:00 - 1:34 - Teaser
1:35 - 4:23 - Intro
4:24 - 7:32 - Seeing strength instead of weakness
7:33 - 10:08 - What is sanctuary seeking?
10:09 - 13:33 - Marginal psychology
13:34 - 16:29 - The Global Apartheid of Borders
16:30 - 18:39 - Colonialism and Borders
18:40 - 25:13 - Asylum accommodation
25:14 - 27:53 - Resisting marginalisation
27:54 - 29:15 - Trauma as interrupted movement
29:16 - 32:19 - Sumud
32:20 - 36:52 - Community and diaspora
36:53 - 39:08 - How do people talk about mental health
39:09 - 41:14 - Cultural humility and curiousity
41:15 - 45:23 - How colonialism shaped mental health
45:24 - 47:47 - Decolonised mental health
47:48 - 50:50 - Healing through activism
50:51 - 58:32 - Imagination, play and the erotic
58:33 - 1:03:51 - Free movement and a borderless world
1:03:52 - 1:05:03 - Conclusion

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Sohail Jannesari is a researcher, writer, and educator exploring the intersections of migration, mental health, and social justice. He founded Stolen Tools, an anti-racist journal, the Migrant Connections Festival, a space for solidarity and community, and Inspiring Ethics, a group reshaping academic ethical practices.