Chelo Kabob for the Soul
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Story-based explorations of culture that nourish the soul
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I published the second part of “Monsters Under The Stairs” back in March, and revisited this seminal moment of my life. Hope that you follow this series as I prepared to continue with the experience of growing my Substack. drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u... #womenempowerment
August 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I published the second part of “Monsters Under The Stairs” back in March, and revisited this seminal moment of my life. Hope that you follow this series as I prepared to continue with the experience of growing my Substack. drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u... #womenempowerment
Let’s go back to the beginning - the first part of Monsters Under the Stairs was my first series at Substack. You should catch up with my experiences before my new series starts. drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u... #iran #womenempowerment #girlspower #explorepage #tehran
August 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Let’s go back to the beginning - the first part of Monsters Under the Stairs was my first series at Substack. You should catch up with my experiences before my new series starts. drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u... #iran #womenempowerment #girlspower #explorepage #tehran
New piece just went up on Chelo Kabob for the Soul in the IRAN-NOW Series:
“Mourning as Resistance in a World on Fire”
A meditation on exile, guilt, privilege, and learning to offer grief and praxis not as atonement, but as devotion.
open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
“Mourning as Resistance in a World on Fire”
A meditation on exile, guilt, privilege, and learning to offer grief and praxis not as atonement, but as devotion.
open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
June 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
New piece just went up on Chelo Kabob for the Soul in the IRAN-NOW Series:
“Mourning as Resistance in a World on Fire”
A meditation on exile, guilt, privilege, and learning to offer grief and praxis not as atonement, but as devotion.
open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
“Mourning as Resistance in a World on Fire”
A meditation on exile, guilt, privilege, and learning to offer grief and praxis not as atonement, but as devotion.
open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
Part 8 is up. This one’s about the moment it all started to shimmer. Threads, the field, coherence, the architecture underneath it all. And a strange night at NASA that led me straight to the mayor of Tehran—before I’d ever met him.
🧵 Read: drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/an-archite...
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June 19, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Part 8 is up. This one’s about the moment it all started to shimmer. Threads, the field, coherence, the architecture underneath it all. And a strange night at NASA that led me straight to the mayor of Tehran—before I’d ever met him.
🧵 Read: drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/an-archite...
🧵 Read: drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/an-archite...
AVAILABLE NOW: Before you read the ending catch up on what led to a one-woman film shoot of a mayor on horseback, and a glimpse into the heart of Iran’s reform movement in the late 1990's.
Part 7 is the ending to the story.
Part 8 ties the threads together.
open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
Part 7 is the ending to the story.
Part 8 ties the threads together.
open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
June 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
AVAILABLE NOW: Before you read the ending catch up on what led to a one-woman film shoot of a mayor on horseback, and a glimpse into the heart of Iran’s reform movement in the late 1990's.
Part 7 is the ending to the story.
Part 8 ties the threads together.
open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
Part 7 is the ending to the story.
Part 8 ties the threads together.
open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
"I’m reaching out to let you know that he’ll be riding his horse close to the Karaj dam tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. and would like for you to be present.”
The last part of this series goes live Wednesday.
Catch up now and walk with me through the final turn.
The last part of this series goes live Wednesday.
Catch up now and walk with me through the final turn.
An Architecture of Connection - PART 1: The Signal and the Summons
A nonlinear memoir about grief, the former mayor of Tehran, and the moments that quietly rearrange everything
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June 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"I’m reaching out to let you know that he’ll be riding his horse close to the Karaj dam tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. and would like for you to be present.”
The last part of this series goes live Wednesday.
Catch up now and walk with me through the final turn.
The last part of this series goes live Wednesday.
Catch up now and walk with me through the final turn.
“Can I make a short film about you?”
Read the next part to know the answer.
Part 6 of An Architecture of Connection is up now.
Read: open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
Read the next part to know the answer.
Part 6 of An Architecture of Connection is up now.
Read: open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
June 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
“Can I make a short film about you?”
Read the next part to know the answer.
Part 6 of An Architecture of Connection is up now.
Read: open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
Read the next part to know the answer.
Part 6 of An Architecture of Connection is up now.
Read: open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
Hello all, delays are due to non-serious but nonstop family illness. We'll get back on schedule soon. Hugs and thank you for the well wishes.
May 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Hello all, delays are due to non-serious but nonstop family illness. We'll get back on schedule soon. Hugs and thank you for the well wishes.
Dear everyone, we'll be pausing for the week to deal with some health issues! Thanks for your patience, many stories to come.
May 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Dear everyone, we'll be pausing for the week to deal with some health issues! Thanks for your patience, many stories to come.
“Would you let me make a short film about you?”
He said yes.
What started as a dare became something else entirely.
Part 6 of An Architecture of Connection comes TOMORROW!
Read the previous posts here: drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com
He said yes.
What started as a dare became something else entirely.
Part 6 of An Architecture of Connection comes TOMORROW!
Read the previous posts here: drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
“Would you let me make a short film about you?”
He said yes.
What started as a dare became something else entirely.
Part 6 of An Architecture of Connection comes TOMORROW!
Read the previous posts here: drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com
He said yes.
What started as a dare became something else entirely.
Part 6 of An Architecture of Connection comes TOMORROW!
Read the previous posts here: drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com
A seat swap. A glimpse through a curtain. And then I was face-to-face with the mayor of Tehran. Part 5 of An Architecture of Connection is live—a story about filmmaking, and the doors we dare to walk through. #Substack #Memoir #IranianCinema open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
May 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
A seat swap. A glimpse through a curtain. And then I was face-to-face with the mayor of Tehran. Part 5 of An Architecture of Connection is live—a story about filmmaking, and the doors we dare to walk through. #Substack #Memoir #IranianCinema open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
You will want to catch up to al previous parts of "An Architecture of Connection" before my post tomorrow!
Find them all in my Substack here: drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com
#AnArchitectureOfConnection #Substack #Blog
Find them all in my Substack here: drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com
#AnArchitectureOfConnection #Substack #Blog
Chelo Kabob for the Soul | Banafsheh Madaninejad | Substack
A newsletter/heart-centered mirroring exercise for Chelo Kabob devotees. Click to read Chelo Kabob for the Soul, by Banafsheh Madaninejad, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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May 6, 2025 at 7:46 AM
You will want to catch up to al previous parts of "An Architecture of Connection" before my post tomorrow!
Find them all in my Substack here: drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com
#AnArchitectureOfConnection #Substack #Blog
Find them all in my Substack here: drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com
#AnArchitectureOfConnection #Substack #Blog
Part 4 is here. An expired passport, a smuggled bottle of champagne—and a midair run-in with the mayor of Tehran.
Read now: drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/an-archite...
#Substack #AnArchitectureOfConnection
Read now: drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/an-archite...
#Substack #AnArchitectureOfConnection
An Architecture of Connection - Part 4: The Champagne Muse and the Mayor Behind the Curtain
Previously: Grief, sort of, caught up with me at the Iranian Interest Section in DC.
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May 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Part 4 is here. An expired passport, a smuggled bottle of champagne—and a midair run-in with the mayor of Tehran.
Read now: drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/an-archite...
#Substack #AnArchitectureOfConnection
Read now: drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/an-archite...
#Substack #AnArchitectureOfConnection
In Part 3 of An Architecture of Connection, a midnight pull to a forgotten closet leads me to what I had been looking for—and to a feeling that something larger is unfolding.
The story of loss, instinct, and unexpected clarity continues.
Read now on Substack. tinyurl.com/msvtvrma
The story of loss, instinct, and unexpected clarity continues.
Read now on Substack. tinyurl.com/msvtvrma
April 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In Part 3 of An Architecture of Connection, a midnight pull to a forgotten closet leads me to what I had been looking for—and to a feeling that something larger is unfolding.
The story of loss, instinct, and unexpected clarity continues.
Read now on Substack. tinyurl.com/msvtvrma
The story of loss, instinct, and unexpected clarity continues.
Read now on Substack. tinyurl.com/msvtvrma
Both parts of “Monsters Under the Stairs” are now up on Substack. A two-part essay on about how trauma settles in the body—and how naming it becomes a way to reclaim power.
Read + subscribe for the full experience.
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Read + subscribe for the full experience.
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April 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Both parts of “Monsters Under the Stairs” are now up on Substack. A two-part essay on about how trauma settles in the body—and how naming it becomes a way to reclaim power.
Read + subscribe for the full experience.
open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
Read + subscribe for the full experience.
open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
TODAY: An Architecture of Connection is a 7-part series of personal and political essays tracing the quiet threads that bind us—across time, memory, and place. Make sure to follow our Substack to follow all the updates! open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
April 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
TODAY: An Architecture of Connection is a 7-part series of personal and political essays tracing the quiet threads that bind us—across time, memory, and place. Make sure to follow our Substack to follow all the updates! open.substack.com/pub/drbanafs...
In this second and final part, I revisit the moment everything changed—the day I learned how fear is planted in the body and how silence is enforced. A testament to our resilience.
Full story @ Substack drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u...
And stay tuned—there’s more to come. 🔥✨
Full story @ Substack drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u...
And stay tuned—there’s more to come. 🔥✨
Monsters Under the Stairs (Part 2)
Before jumping into Part 2, I want to thank those of you who read and shared Part 1 of “Monsters Under the Stairs.” Writing this story has been a process of excavation—of memories long buried and emot...
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April 7, 2025 at 7:36 AM
In this second and final part, I revisit the moment everything changed—the day I learned how fear is planted in the body and how silence is enforced. A testament to our resilience.
Full story @ Substack drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u...
And stay tuned—there’s more to come. 🔥✨
Full story @ Substack drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u...
And stay tuned—there’s more to come. 🔥✨
In 1982 Tehran, my middle school looked ordinary—but nothing was. Rules tightened, fear settled in, and I pushed back—starting with my uniform. This two-part story is about defiance, fear, and girlhood under repression.
Both parts at Substack.
📰 drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u...
Both parts at Substack.
📰 drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u...
Monsters Under the Stairs (Part 1)
I attended Jahan Koodak Middle School near Tehran’s Vanak Square in 7th grade.
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April 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
In 1982 Tehran, my middle school looked ordinary—but nothing was. Rules tightened, fear settled in, and I pushed back—starting with my uniform. This two-part story is about defiance, fear, and girlhood under repression.
Both parts at Substack.
📰 drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u...
Both parts at Substack.
📰 drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u...
Hello everyone! We're finally getting started at our Substack!
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Make sure to follow there!
Chelo Kabob for the Soul | Banafsheh Madaninejad | Substack
A newsletter/heart-centered mirroring exercise for Chelo Kabob devotees. Click to read Chelo Kabob for the Soul, by Banafsheh Madaninejad, a Substack publication. Launched 6 days ago.
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March 16, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Hello everyone! We're finally getting started at our Substack!
Make sure to follow there!
Make sure to follow there!