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Shaifali Sandhya, PhD.
Coaching - Individuals, Children & Couples


Chalking Education as a Crucial Safeguard for Refugee Children: When the State Plays Truant
Shaifali Sandhya, Ph.D. Education opens the golden doors of opportunity and access. But a ruling concerning the education of 17 refugee...

Shaifali Sandhya
Nov 19, 20244 min read


Forthcoming by Oxford University Press: Dr. Sandhya's Book on Refugees
Drawing on firsthand accounts and empirical research, as well as interviews with government officials.

Shaifali Sandhya
Jul 6, 20232 min read


Harris-Emhoff and the Royal Sussexes - FoxTv Interviews Dr. Sandhya
Dr. Sandhya on Fox - interracial and intercultural couples (Prince Harry-and Meghan Markle and Harris-Emhoff on challenge/strengths

Shaifali Sandhya
Mar 5, 20211 min read


Upcoming Book: "Love Will Follow: Making Love and Intimacy Work in Indian Couples."
"Just Marry. Love Will Follow," so goes the Indian belief. But for 94% of Indian relationships love can remain elusive. Being a...

Shaifali Sandhya
Oct 10, 20201 min read


COVID-19 and mental health: OECD publishes Dr. Sandhya
We are in the throes of a health crisis with catastrophic effects on all, especially on the world's displaced communities’ that comprise...

Shaifali Sandhya
May 20, 20201 min read


Curating Your Story: Cambridge University Features Dr. Sandhya's Advice
During #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 2020, Trinity College, Cambridge features psychologist Dr Shaifali Sandhya (1994) for sound mental health

Shaifali Sandhya
May 19, 20201 min read


Self-Care in the Time of Corona: 5 P's to Power Up Your Psychological Resilience
"News of coronavirus is everywhere, how can I stop dwelling on it? At night my gremlins come rushing back: different choices I could've...

Shaifali Sandhya
Mar 26, 20205 min read


Shaifali Sandhya, Ph.D.
Jun 18, 20180 min read


Lasting Effects of Trauma for Identity and Integration: The Unsettled Resettled Refugee Family
The staggering influx of refugees presents unique challenges to host nations; the factor driving the global refugee crisis of the modern...
Shaifali Sandhya, Ph.D.
Jun 18, 20182 min read


Can Germany’s Newest Refugees “Become European”?: Negotiating Self-Identity In The Wake Of Psycholog
Dr. Shaifali Sandhya will give a talk on “Can Germany’s Newest Refugees Become “European”? Negotiating Self-Identity in the Wake of...

Shaifali Sandhya
Jun 20, 20171 min read


The Silent Traumas of Refugees
Rewarding’ Immigrant Experience Compels Chicagoan to Aid Refugees Kristen Thometz | March 3, 2017 3:46 pm Chicagoan Shaifali Sandhya...
Kristen Thometz WTTW
Mar 21, 20175 min read


For Refugees, Trauma Runs Deep: 'Nobody Knows my Heart Is Crying'
‘Nobody knows my heart is crying’ By Todd Stump Everyone in Arbaz’s family is dead. One brother disappeared more than two decades ago and...
Todd Stump
Feb 15, 20177 min read


Mental Health On College Campus: Three Deadly Knots For Asian-Americans
This is part 1 of a 3-part series on the Mental Health On A College Campus: the soaring levels of stress and suicide on college campuses,...
Dr. Shaifali Sandhya
Aug 19, 20155 min read



Shaifali Sandhya
Aug 9, 20155 min read


Searching for Sex (The New York Times, Letter to Editor)
The New York Times publishes Dr. Shaifali Sandhya's letter in response to Seth Stephens-Davidowitz piece (“Searching for Sex,” Sunday...
Shaifali Sandhya, Ph.D.
Feb 2, 20151 min read
India's Mental Health Crisis (The New York Times, To the Editor)
The New York Times editorial section published a letter to the editor by Shaifali Sandhya, Ph.D., which responded to the op-ed India's...
Shaifali Sandhya, Ph.D.
Feb 2, 20151 min read


3/3: Nadella and Women - How To Be The Leader We Need
Hang in there, Nadella, CEO Microsoft, advises women in the technology industry not to ask for a pay-raise. Trust in him, he believes,...
Shaifali Sandhya, Ph.D.
Feb 1, 20154 min read


2/3: The Nadella Thinking Code: Three Damaging Effects, and Three Ways to Correct Them
This is the second in a series of three posts on the Nadella Thinking Code, and what do to do about it. Read Part 1 here. Synopsis, Part...
Shaifali Sandhya, Ph.D.
Oct 20, 20144 min read


1/3: Nadella and Women: Four Alarming Facts
This is part 1 of a 3-part series on the Thinking Code of Satya Nadella; its effect on an organization; and what to do about it. Click...
Shaifali Sandhya, Ph.D.
Oct 5, 20133 min read
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