by Srila Devi | 6. October 2026 | All Posts, Healing, Reflections, Restorative Justice, Social systems, Trauma
I spent the last week in Belfast, Northern Ireland, attending a restorative justice conference centred on the theme of complexity. In preparation for the trip, I immersed myself in Irish history, particularly the period known as the Troubles. I remembered those years...
by Srila Devi | 21. September 2026 | All Posts, Authenticity, Healing, Personal Transformation, Reflections, Trauma
A while ago, I read Gisèle Pelicot’s extraordinary memoir A Hymn to Life, and it left me in a deeply reflective mood. It is easy to sensationalise her experience: A woman was repeatedly drugged by her husband and raped by dozens of men whom he had explicitly invited...
by Srila Devi | 1. September 2026 | All Posts, Authenticity, Personal Transformation, Reflections
Sybylla Melvyn is the fierce, untamed protagonist of Netflix’s recently launched My Brilliant Career. Set in late 19th-century Australia, the series follows a young woman determined to become a professional writer, rejecting marriage and the conventions of her time in...
by Srila Devi | 11. August 2026 | All Posts, Mysticism, Personal Transformation, Reflections, Spiritual Journeys
The Persian poet Rumi is known all over the world today for his ecstatic love poetry, much of it inspired by Shams of Tabriz, the enigmatic mystic who entered his life one day and later disappeared without a trace. The extraordinary encounter between Rumi, who lived a...
by Srila Devi | 28. July 2026 | All Posts, Healing, Personal Transformation, Reflections, Restorative Justice, Social systems, Trauma
A couple of weeks ago, I attended an event hosted by A Band of Brothers, a charity that provides mentoring for young men facing adversity and supports them through rites of passage into responsible, fulfilling adulthood. The organisation works particularly with young...
