Shipra Parswani, a Psychologist and Director at The Plane Jar Welfare Foundation discusses how they tackle issues related to mental/physical abuse and support the survivors. We discussed the following topics: 1. Tell us about The Plane Jar – what does the organisation stand for? 2. What motivates you for your work as a Psychologist/Therapist? 3. People often say just talking about trauma doesn’t help, how do you make it for effective for people who need your help? 4. How do you help people who have gone through or are going through abuse/mental health issues? 5. Southeast Asian culture is such that women are expected to stay quiet and endure mental trauma to keep the “family together”, no wonder we have seen so many unhappy marriages. I think that when one person is going through trauma and they don’t address it, they impose that trauma on others around them. As much as we want to cut people slack for having gone through mental trauma, are they justified in causing trauma to others? Like a typical example would be a mother-in-law who has seen tough times ends up imposing that trauma on a daughter in law (Borderline Personality Disorder). It’s like you have to pay the price of what happened to them. 6. It’s often said to cut off the people and relationships that affect your mental wellbeing. How effective is that in our society? 7. How to identify mental abuse patterns as an adult? 8. How to beat the stigma around mental health? Where does India stand today in your opinion? 9. How far have we come in terms of awareness of LGBTQ rights in terms of your interactions?

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Important Contacts: 103 - Mumbai Helpline for Women and Children 1098 - Childline Facebook and Instagram- @theplanejar Gmail- theplanejar@gmail.com Website- www.theplanejar.com _____________________________________________________________ What if I told you I have been depressed What if I told you I get up in the middle of the night because I am having a panic attack What if I told you I was being abused What if I was no one to you and was trying to signal to you that I was being abused Would you know how to identify it? Would you know how to help me, talk to me, empathize and accept me If you wouldn't then who would This 2021 let's all be alert, a little more sensitive towards understanding and learning about abuse and mental health You may never know how learning about this can make a major difference in someone's life. Join MCET Alumni, Shipra Parswani as she guides us through identifiers and avenues for mitigation and solution.

Hey everyone! The Plane Jar is very excited for the release of its latest initiative, a podcast. We want to bring to you different perspectives on topics we believe are important. Trigger warnings for the podcast: mention of sexuality, gender, mental health, abuse, body image. The host is Esha Sridhar, the founder of The Plane Jar! She believes that this topic is so versatile and personal, that having various speakers is absolutely essential. Our speakers are- Vidhya, Hemali and Salika. Podcast Team of The Plane Jar: Aakriti, Simran, Supriya and Shaivi Videographers and editors: Hritik and Siddharth

This short film, based on the true story of the founder of The Plane Jar, is to provide its viewers with a glimpse of the trauma abuse victims face. The Plane Jar runs an Anti-Harassment Campaign which aims at addressing harassment of men, women and the transgender community. We deal with all types of harassment by broadly dividing it as physical, emotional and sexual harassment. Click on the link below to visit our website: https://www.theplanejar.com/ Click here to visit our Instagram page: @theplanejar Click here to visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/theplanejar/

TW: Abuse Please note that the indicators may vary for everyone and may be different according to the person's experiences and context. Register and Donate today! Link below: https://www.racetime.ml/event/hopeRun Instagram: @theplanejar @thohfoundation