Yours Mentally Podcast

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about how abuse can affect one's mental health. This episode is in conversation with Jahan Ara Chughtai who is a Trauma Informed Psychotherapist. TW: Mention of Sexual and Physical Assault We begin the episode by asking Jahan what are the different kinds of abuse? We then ask what emotional abuse is and what exactly constitute...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about consuming pornographic content and how it can affect one's mental health. This episode is in conversation with Adya Poojari, who is a Clinical Psychologist. We begin the episode by asking what the potential negative psychological effects can be of watching porn? We then go on to ask how watching pornographic content is l...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about the Psychology Of Touch. This episode is in conversation with Shubhangi More, who is a Counselling Psychologist. TW: Sexual Assault We begin the episode by asking Shubhangi why touch is important in psychology. We then go on to talk about how does one perceive a significant other’s touch and a friend or family member’s touch...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about the stigma around mental health. This episode is in conversation with Aanandita Vaghani who is a Counselling Psychologist. We begin the episode by asking Aanandita what exactly do we mean when we say that there’s a stigma around mental health? We then go on to talk about some other things that are stigmatised in society (just...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about Attachment Styles. This episode is in conversation with Zarana Mithani who is a Counselling Psychologist. We begin the episode by asking Zarana what are attachment styles and why are they important in an individual’s psychological development? We then go on to talk about what the 4 types of attachment styles are and ask Zaran...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about Compassion Fatigue. This episode is in conversation with Aarushi Sabharwal who is a Counselling Psychologist. We begin the episode by asking Aarushi what is compassion fatigue and who experiences it? We then go on to ask her what are the signs of compassion fatigue?  We also talk about at which point in this pandemic is compa...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about Digital Detox. This episode is in conversation with Ruchika Jain who is a Counselling Psychologist. We begin the episode by asking Ruchika that in these times, how can we engage in a digital detox, considering the fact that we all work or study from home and all our work is on our devices. We then go on to ask what is doom sc...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about the Locus Of Control and how people can attribute various life events/experiences that happen to them either on external or internal factors.  This episode is in conversation with Manish Dasgupta who is a Counselling Psychologist. We begin the episode by asking Manish what is locus of control and how does our locus of control...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about the symptoms of mental health disorders. This episode is in conversation with Arushi Singh who is a Counselling Psychologist. This was a discussion based episode, on this episode we discussed about: psychosis  paranoia  intrusive thoughts  Hyper sexuality hypomania and mania  delusions  hallucinations compulsions  body focuse...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about how gender role stereotypes affects our mental health. This episode is in conversation with Lenni George who is a Counselling Psychologist. We begin the episode by asking Lenni what are gender roles and gender stereotypes and how do gender role stereotypes affect our mental health? We then go on to ask her how do common menta...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This episode is in conversation with Shanaya Boyce who is a Counselling Psychologist. We begin the episode by asking Shanaya what is Complex post traumatic stress disorder and what are the causes of CPTSD? We then go on to ask her the difference between PTSD and CPTSD. We also ask her w...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about Music Therapy. This episode is in conversation with Aanchal Gehi who is a music therapist. We begin the episode by asking Aanchal what is music therapy and in what ways does it help us? We then ask her that when people are going through tough times, many find solace in music. What about music calms us so much? Is it the rhyth...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about Online Therapy and Support Groups. This episode is in conversation with Diya Khatri who is an M.A in Psychology with a clinical specialisation.  We begin the episode by talking about the restrictions one faces when it comes to conducting therapy online.  We then go on to to talk about what new skills were psychologists requir...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about Boundaries. This episode is in conversation with Ami Patel who is a Psychotherapist. We begin the episode by asking Ami that when it comes to our mental health and psychology, what does setting boundaries mean? In what kind of relationships are boundaries absolutely necessary? Ami then gives our listeners some examples of bou...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about the Polyvagal Theory. This episode is in conversation with Jahan Ara Chughtai who is a Trauma Informed Psychotherapist. We begin the episode by asking Jahan to give an overview of the Central nervous system and the Peripheral nervous system and its structures for our listeners who aren't familiar with the basics of the n...

Send us Fan Mail TW: Suicide, Rape and Violence. On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about the dangers of conversion therapy. This episode is in conversation with Nishi Ravi who is a Counselling Psychologist. We begin the episode by talking about what conversion therapy is and what is Nishi's opinion on conversion therapy. We then talk about the kind of practices do they engage...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about Nightmares and Sleep Paralysis. This episode is in conversation with Shreya Rana who is a counselling psychologist. We begin the episode by talking about what sleep paralysis is and how does one feel during a sleep paralysis episode. We then go on to talk about why they call it the sleep paralysis “demon” and does everyone wh...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we discuss about Unlearning. This episode is in conversation with Rhea Kishnani who is a psychotherapist. We begin the episode by talking about what exactly is unlearning. We also talk about why it is important to unlearn in today's time. Rhea then goes on to tell us few things she has unlearned since she started practicing therapy. W...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about intergenerational trauma. This episode is in conversation with Nyamat Chadha who is an M.A. in Clinical Psychology. We begin the episode by talking about what intergenerational trauma is and Nyamat gives an example of it as well. We then go on to talk about how intergenerational trauma different from general trauma and whethe...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about Defence Mechanisms. This episode is in conversation with Jasmeet Kaur who is a counselling psychologist. We begin the episode by talking about what defence mechanisms are and we then name some common defence mechanisms that we use in our daily life. We then go on to talk about why we make use of defence mechanisms. We then ta...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Yours Mentally we talk about patriarchy and its effects on a women's mental health. We start the episode by discussing psychosocial factors affect our mental health and what kind of social norms affect our mental health and why. We then go on to discuss patriarchy in the Indian society and how it affects people. We also talk about the aspects of our society...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about the psychology of people that engage in substance abuse. This episode is in conversation with Shaira Kohli who is a counselling psychologist. We start the episode by talking about what are various substances that can be abused and what effects do they have on us. We then go on to talk about what are the causes of addiction an...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Yours Mentally we talk about the media's portrayal of mental health. We first talk about some movies and shows in which mental illnesses have been overly romanticised. We then go on to talk about which movies and shows give in to the cliches of mental health and therapy and draw an incorrect picture of it. We discuss whether news channels and newspapers ack...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about the challenges faced while going from your masters to actually practice therapy. We begin with some pieces of advice Diya would give an undergraduate psychology student and a student who’s doing a masters degree in psychology. Diya then goes on to speak about her masters experience and the challenges she faced during it and a...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Yours Mentally we talk about Eating Disorders. We talk about what an eating disorder is,  if there is a difference between an eating disorder and disordered eating, if yes, then what is it? We then go on to talk about the kind of factors that lead to the development of eating disorders. We talk about about what are the gender differences in eating disord...