Awkward Talks

I turned 50 last month. For a week or so before my birthday, I felt terribly low and anxious. I questioned every decision I had made till date. I fretted over future plans. Suddenly a cough or mild fever was made a huge deal in my head. I was furiously making plans to maximise every moment of the day. I was constantly looking for an adrenaline rush. I was not this person. So why this sudden fear?...

June is celebrated as PRIDE month all over the world. What is PRIDE month? Why is it called PRIDE? Why in June every year? I share about all this. More importantly, I talk about Gender and Sexuality which are very important for all of us to understand and appreciate, going forward. Listen in to get a full understanding.

Road rage or aggressive driving accounts for more than 50% of fatal automobile crashes. What is Road Rage and how does it happen? How can you prevent it? I talk about all this in this episode. I also talk about the science behind applying sudden brakes to your vehicle. It is more complex than you think!

Parenting a teenager is a completely different ball game than raising younger kids. Every day is a new challenge, a new discovery, a new win (or loss). As a teen parenting coach and as a parent to a teenager, my advice is to go easy.. on yourself and on your child. There are going to be a lot of changes - physiological, mental, emotional and social. There are going to be power struggles and argume...

Heads-up: This Podcast will use the term “male” to refer to a person’s sex assigned at birth. Unfortunately, in our culture, there is still a lot of stigma against speaking or discussing anything related to sex, sexual organs and anything even remotely associated with it. Now we hear a little about Female puberty and menstruation (link to earlier podcast) but there is still radio silence about Mal...

Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse in which one person manipulates another person into doubting their own perceptions, memory, and sanity. Merriam-Webster, the US dictionary publisher, announced that its 2022 word of the year is "gaslighting" due to the tremendous growth in the word's popularity. Gaslighting can occur in all types of relationships, like romantic partnerships, f...

Grief is a universal emotion but how one copes with it depends upon the individual and surprisingly, on the generation the individual belongs to. Millennials grieve differently from their predecessors. Being digital natives, they often tend to be more connected with the virtual world and are more likely to find solace online. This podcast highlights: - The reason Millennials grieve differently - W...

Part one Grief, in simple terms, is adjusting to a loss. It can be any loss, be it the loss of a loved one, a dream, a job, or even trust. It can be big or small, last for hours or years, feel as sharp as the cut of a knife, or dull as a deep bruise. No matter the specific circumstances, grief is always normal. This is something all of us go through. We also see our near and dear ones go through i...

I was 26 years old when I came to know about menstruation. I was raised with two sisters and a household full of female cousins and friends and yet, I knew literally nothing about something that half the population in the world goes through every month. My dear fellow men, it is time for us to cut through taboos and superstitions and learn about menstruation. It is time to understand what our moth...

I think Self-Doubt is not as bad as it is made out to be. Have you ever felt this irritating little voice at the back of your head saying… you are not good enough… you don’t know enough … you are going to make a fool of yourself … Well, if you have, then you must listen to this episode because I will be talking about one of the most common issues that we all face. It is called Self-Doubt. By the e...

There are some things you discuss with family, some with friends and some you push under the carpet and hope they go away. But you know what? These are not things you ignore; these are things that need to be discussed - openly, without bias, without judgement. And that is exactly what Awkward Talks is all about. The world is all about black and white, here, we discuss the greys. From menstruation...