How do we find our sense of belonging after years away from home?
What happens when the place we return to no longer feels familiar?
Dubai-born Reema Baniabbasi is a USA-trained counselling psychologist who faced these exact questions when she returned to her hometown after a decade in the United States. Reema currently works at The Psychiatry & Therapy Centre in Dubai, and as a consultant for Takalam, the UAE-based online counseling platform. She is also a mental health columnist for Sail magazine, bringing her unique perspective to the forefront of public discussion.
Together, we breakdown concepts of placelessness and disintegration, explore Reema's insights on the evolving mental health space in the UAE, and discuss how narrative therapy can help clients reclaim their life stories, fostering a deeper understanding of themselves.
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