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Celebrating a wonderful milestone! ✨

TSTA Susan George’s Chennai batch successfully completed their first year of the Foundational Transactional Analysis course during the second weekend of May.

Congratulations to the entire batch on their learning journey, growth, and commitment. Wishing you all many more meaningful explorations ahead in TA! 💜🤍

Swipe to see what brewed up at our last research webinar !

A step towards enhancing professsional standards within our community !

Hello
PK Saru, co-founder and first president of SAATA, did seminal work in building SAATA as a non-profit nodal body for TA professional development. She passed away on March 25, 2021, leaving a rich legacy as the torchbearer of Transactional Analysis (TA) in our region over three decades.

The BOT of SAATA unanimously resolved on July 1, 2022, to establish the PK Saru Memorial Endowment Lecture Series to honour her.

PK Saru's family, represented by her sons, has generously seeded the fund with ₹5 lakhs. SAATA now invites all members to contribute and sustain this tribute.

Your donation holds profound significance in fueling and sustaining a platform that promotes learning and togetherness. What better way to honour Saru’s memory!

This is our investment in a shared future, sustaining her legacy of community building in mental health.

Please pledge any amount—large or small:

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Radical Self-Care as Daily Alignment by Sailaja Manacha is adapted from a keynote
address delivered at the SAATA conference in September 2025. The article reflects on
redefining self-care fundamentally. It looks at self-care as continuous alignment with one's values rather than occasional acts, inviting readers to reflect on self-care in their
lives. Find the full article in the latest SAJTA Issue:https://saata.org/volume12/jan-2026.pdf

Emotional Resilience in the Workplace: The Emotion-Response Matrix by
Raguraman K emphasizes the importance of emotional resilience in the workplace. The
article introduces the Emotion-Response Matrix as a practical tool for navigating
workplace challenges and fostering healthier coping strategies. Find the full article in the latest SAJTA Issue:https://saata.org/volume12/jan-2026.pdf

The Spiral of Becoming: From Scripted Selves to the Self-Authored Feminine by
Priya Veeraraghavan explores how cultural inheritance shapes the feminine psyche in
India through Social Scripts and Relational Inscriptions. Grounded in clinical and
cinematic illustrations, the paper maps a path toward a Self-Authored Feminine defined
by inner clarity. Find the full article in the latest SAJTA Issue:https://saata.org/volume12/jan-2026.pdf

Developmental Transactional Analysis: Transactional for Growth by Piyush Dixit
and Eric James offers TA practitioners a guide to Developmental TA (DTA) for enhancing
work in the fields of Education, Counselling, and Organizations. The article explores
DTA's philosophical basis and illustrates its practical utility as a framework for enhancing
developmental work. Find the full article in the latest SAJTA Issue:https://saata.org/volume12/jan-2026.pdf

The Impact of Socio-Economic Conditions on the Mental Well-being of New
Mothers by N Hema Sreedharan examines how socio-economic conditions shape the emotional well-being of new mothers after childbirth, focusing on lower-income, middle-class, and upper-middle-class groups Indian context. This paper highlights the
need to pay attention to maternal mental health and support. Find the full article in the latest SAJTA Issue:https://saata.org/volume12/jan-2026.pdf

Dear members,

We are happy to invite you to a webinar titled “Empower Curious Minds through Research and Transactional Analysis” scheduled on 28th April, 2026 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The session will be facilitated by Srilatha and is open to all SAATA members who are interested in participating.

Find zoom and registration link in your mailbox ( remember to check spam )

Warm regards,
SAATA Research Team