The one with Saraswati

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 – srividya@myndstories.com

This podcast is a MyndStories production. MyndStories is part of Metta Media Pvt. Ltd.