Sen Shelja

Dr Shelja Sen is a mother, a writer, a child and adolescent psychologist, a family therapist, a learner, a trainer and comfortably fi ts into all these stories and many more. She passionately believes that we need to work at enriching children with richer stories that nurture their dignity, worthiness and personal agency. Though she has completed MPhil and DClinPsych, she feels that these degrees were of little value in the school of life. It is her children, and other children that she has worked with, that have helped her to grow as a person and become a more conscious, mindful and compassionate human being. She is still learning and hopes to have many adventures in life. She loves reading, writing, travelling, music, movies, meaningful conversations and goofing around with her family. Originally from the mountains, she hopes to live near the sea one day. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book All You Need is Love: The Art of Mindful Parenting (HarperCollins). She has also cofounded Children First, an institute of child and adolescent mental health. You can write to her at shelja.sen@childrenfirstindia.com or visit the website at www.childrenfi rstindia.com