The one with Saraswati

The MyndStories Podcast

Dear Mynd aims to create and encourage conversations around mental health. We do this through stories and that simple fact that connects us all; our human experiences. We are, after all, our stories. And our stories are us.

This episode of Dear Mynd explores the theme of using creativity to explore dreams. It uses a story - Saraswati Learns to Swim by Srividya Sivakumar - to touch upon a range of themes such as assertiveness, marching to your own drumbeat, and the undeniable power of the creative mind.

Details of the Episode

• The almost constant need to live up to expectations.
• The strength of a wish we hold close.
• The ability of ingenuity to overcome an impossibility.

Author bio

Srividya Sivakumar is a teacher, poet, and TEDx speaker. You can find her books - The Heart is an Attic, and The Blue Note, online. She’s a self avowed bibliophile and a firm believer in the magic that 26 letters and a few punctuation marks can create.

Resources

To Read

Educated by Tara Westover

The Adivasi Will Not Dance - Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar

To Listen

Livin' on a prayer - Bon Jovi

Nightswimming - R.E.M

QOTD

Would you tell us about a Saraswati you may know of?

Write to Srividya [e-mail]

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