INSPINAR

1.    From almost becoming a veterinarian to getting a late diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, how did you cope? 2.    How did the diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in adulthood change your personal life and professional trajectory? 3.    What kind of stigma did you have to deal with after being diagnosed with T1DM as an adult? 4.    How did you deal with the stigma? 5.    What is 'Party L...

1.     Journey from an exhaustive dream job back to a childhood passion 2.     How do global technology companies use behavioral psychology to a great effect in their products? 3.     What cognitive load comes with keeping a phone in your pocket? 4.     What is digital snacking and how is it so effective even if done for 10 minutes? 5.     Digital detox can be done anywhere and anytime. How? 6.   ...

1.  What are the biggest challenges for leaders to get to know their talent? 2. How does one sharpen their skills as a leader? 3. How does a leader keep themselves motivated and relevant? 4. What does 'The future of work is human' mean?   About Ana Smith: Ana is an organizational psychologist, operating in the crossing of business, psychology, and technology. Ana is a highly sought executive coach...

1. A fortuitous introduction to ADHD. How? 2. How has the diagnosis, clinical spectrum and management landscape of ADHD changed over the last 5-10 years? 3. Do we have the grit to face the challenges that real life has to offer? If not, where has the grit gone and why? 4. What are some favorable and unfavorable features of modern parenting? 5. What role does screentime play in the onset or progres...

1.     How to use your own failures to help others see their failures as opportunities to get better? 2.     Why is sleep king? What are some crucial sleep hygiene elements? 3.     What makes nutrition the next important health aspect? 4.     How do you coach athletes in their health and wellness journey? 5.     There is a lot of discussion around athletes' physical health. What about their mental...

1. What might bring an educator back to teaching from retirement? 2. What were some of the salient changes that you noticed in the middle school student? 3. Is it COVID or screens or both or neither? 4. Middle school student is struggling with learning, grammar, math, spelling, etc. Why? 5. What are some strategies that you employ as a teacher to overcome these challenges? 6. Do you allow cellphon...

1.    It is innate to humans to want to be a contribution. What are the challenges and what leads the light? 2.    How to overcome the self-doubts that are natural in the journey? 3.    How does our own unwillingness to acknowledge other's humanity gets in the way? 4.    Sometimes not doing anything is the greatest gift to humanity. Wait..what? 5.    How has the mindset evolved over generations?  ...

1.    How would you describe fear?     2.    Are there different faces of fear? 3.    Can we live through life avoiding fear? 4.    Some anecodates where you had to deal with your fears?  5.    How can one overcome their fear?  About Rhea Kinnard Rhea W. Kinnard currently serves as president and chief executive officer of   Kinnard & Associates a marketing communications company with an emphasis o...

1.    How did pleasure make its way into the food industry? 2.    Is there shame in craving for pleasure? 3.    How can the need for pleasure be minimized? 4.    Are cellphones fulfilling our need for pleasure? 5.    Dopamine and Serotonin are good for us. But they are also addictive. What happens next? 6.    Keto dieting and pleasure: what's the connection? 7.    What are some ways to elevate joy...

ReConnect Nashville was a transformative 3 hour workshop held at Vu Studio in Nashville in September 2023. The mission of the workshop was to explore the phenomenon of smartphone addiction, differentiate the use of technology as a tool vs. distraction, and learn the magic of life-technology balance. Dr. Nidhi Gupta and Tara Heaton led the workshop. 1. What is the key take-home point from ReConnect...

In this episode, Dr. Nidhi Gupta explores the idea of who might benefit from learning more about digital wellness. While this idea is typically thought to be applicable to teenagers, she dares to question the status quo. Dr. Gupta presents compelling testimonials from professionals, teachers and students who have transformed their lives after attending ReConnect, a 3-hour seminar curated and led b...

1. How important it is to have a leadership coach in your life? What do they add to your life and career? Why? 2. How to navigate out of your comfort zone? 3. Humble beginnings to a fulfilling present...an inspiring story. 4. Raise your hand if you are stressed. How is that consuming you?   About Giovanni Gonzalez Bestselling author and an Authority on Leadership Development and an Expert in creat...

This episode is the story of Coach Kristin Petrony's journey from sweet, quiet-ish elementary education major in northeast Ohio to a coming-into-her-own elementary school teacher and mom in Las Vegas to a health/fitness entrepreneur, world record holding powerlifter, and a loud advocate for women's rights in Nashville. "I am small, but that doesn't mean I am not strong. I am a women, but that does...

Do we use our devices as tools or as 24/7 source of entertainment and distraction? Do our devices serve as time-fillers and baby-sitters? Have devices made parenting easier or harder? Dr. Nidhi Gupta opens the first episode of Inspinar with an in-depth look at a looming health crisis and offers practical solutions. Tune in and find out how to practice life-technology balance without giving up your...