Multicultural lens
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From expert-centric Western science to patient and authentic humanity’s self-empowerment: a thought-provoking journey. (Bonus Part 4)
Chapter 4: “If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” – Maya Angelou. In 1837, during the golden age of the physician-scientist, ten years before Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis proposed his… Continue reading
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From expert-centric Western science to patient and authentic humanity’s self-empowerment: a thought-provoking journey. (Part 3)
The narrative explores the challenges of identity and the interconnectedness of humanity through the lens of personal and historical experiences of Black Americans and Africans. It emphasizes the importance of multidimensional perspectives over binary thinking, addressed issues of colonialism, and… Continue reading
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From expert-centric Western science to patient and authentic humanity’s self-empowerment: a thought-provoking journey. (Part 2)
Trigger warning: This content discusses the trauma of colonization. It includes descriptions of slavery and oppression, which may be distressing, especially for enslaved African descendants. Viewer discretion is advised. Chapter 2 “The Axe forgets; the tree remembers” – African proverb.… Continue reading
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From expert-centric Western science to patient and authentic humanity’s self-empowerment: a thought-provoking journey. (Part 1)
The first chapter will delve into the overlooked intersection of expert-centric perception, ego, science’s race theory, eugenics, and European colonization seen from a human and patient-centric perspective. Continue reading
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Science decoloniality 101: Dispelling the skin mythology of Western science’s magical thinking
The lack of critical thinking and cultural self-reflection in Western science knowledge about humankind is one of the most overlooked harms to patients. Skin cancer is a poignant example of how Eurocentric Western healthcare design feeds patient inequities through a… Continue reading
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Childhood trauma and Western cultural misrepresentation of humanity: Reading of The Reappearance, a historical multicultural memoir, at the American Book Center in Amsterdam on April 5th, 2024.
Trigger warning: This content discusses the trauma of colonization. It includes descriptions of slavery and oppression, which may be distressing, especially for enslaved African descendants. Viewer discretion is advised. While my parents had many pictures of our family in Congo,… Continue reading
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Western science’s magical thinking: another global patient experience.
Western science’s entrenched myths perpetuate magical thinking and biases. Personal experiences and professional expertise challenge misconceptions and advocate for inclusive, collaborative progress. Continue reading
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Of Gods – Part 2/2: Awaking the Tiger (Extract of the Reappearance, a multicultural historical memoir)
The insightful conversation with my Sikh architect father about the religious diversity in India sparked a hunger for knowledge in an eight-year-old girl. I expressed interest in following principles from Buddhism, Jainism, and Hindu mythology. My father emphasized the importance… Continue reading
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Happy International Women’s Day: A blissful light in the darkness.
I asked ChatGPT to write a celebratory poem about womanhood upon detailed instructions. Enjoy: In the realm of whispers, she resides, A hidden gem, in shadows hides. With eyes that mirror galaxies untold, And a heart of gold, yet kept… Continue reading
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Of Gods – part 1/2: An African introduction to India (Extract of the Reappearance, a multicultural historical memoir)
In this bold post, I share a different view of Indian culture influenced by my father’s teachings during my childhood in France. At eight years old, my eye-opening trip to Congo, my ancestral land, challenged the typical Eurocentric view of… Continue reading
Reappearance 