The tragic death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in Iran’s capital of Tehran while in police custody on September 16, 2022, has sparked outrage and protests in Iran and all over the world. In this 2-part series podcast, the Integrative Psychiatry Institute sits down with Dr. Noshene Ranjbar, trauma expert and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona, to discuss both the trauma and hope surrounding the fight for freedom in Iran. They also discuss the Farsi-speaking Empowerment and Trauma Relief Program that Dr. Ranjbar and her colleagues at The Center for Mind-Body Medicine helped to create, as well as the challenges that Iranians experience in forming community and support groups due to government interference.
Part 1
Part 2