This panel discussion [titled Homemaking the Self: Understanding Philosophical and Psychological Underpinnings of Mental Health] was part of the Homemaker story project, initiated by Tell Me Your Story. I was Project Lead and moderator.
Dr. Syed A. Sayeed is a retired professor from the Aesthetics and Philosophy Department at the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad. He completed his PhD from IIT Kanpur, taught at Aligarh Muslim University, and was a visiting faculty member at EFLU and University of Hyderabad. He was also a Charles Wallace visiting Fellowship at Liverpool University.
Sr. Philomena D'Souza–Salesian Sister of Don Bosco, Masters in Psychology–has been working in the field of youth and women’s empowerment for over 30 years. She has conducted workshops on Feminist Awareness and Gender Issues, Women Empowerment Programmes, Women Leadership Training Programme, Education to Love and Human Sexuality, Psychosexual and Psychospiritual Integration in religious life, Mid-life Transition and Spirituality, Reading the Bible from Women’s perspective etc. within and outside India. She has also contributed to magazines like Vidyajyoti, Jnanadeepa, Dhyana, Third Millennium, Kristujyoti, New Leader and The Examiner. She was a Recipient of “Woman of Substance Award” of the Bombay Archdiocesan Women’s Commission, given by Cardinal Oswald Gracias. She is currently doing archival research on the presence and contribution of the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco from 1922 – 1982.
Chrisann Creado is an educational consultant and trainer with extensive classroom experience of more than 14 years, teaching Psychology and theory of knowledge to IB Students. She has a Bachelor’s degree from St. Xavier’s, Mumbai and a Master’s degree in Social Psychology from the University of Mumbai. In addition, she also has a postgraduate diploma in Counselling from The Xavier’s Institute of Counselling Psychology, Mumbai.
Sr. Noella de Souza belongs to a community of religious women, the Missionaries of Christ Jesus and has trained in Education, Psychotherapy and Counseling. Working in the field of education since 1976, she is passionately interested to see that all children in India get equal and a quality education. In her capacity as Psychotherapist and counsellor, she works mainly with home-makers who have problems with identity, self esteem, efficacy and worth. A member of Satyashodak, a women’s collective, she has been actively involved in bringing justice to cases of sexual abuse in the archdiocese of Mumbai and further afield.
CRI local and regional units is also another area of Church she has been actively involved with in recent years.
Panel discussion date: 23 August 2021
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