Healthy Mind, Healthy Life

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik speaks with journalist-turned-novelist and writing coach John DeDakis about how writing can support emotional healing. From journaling through grief to shaping lived experience into fiction, John shares practical ways to face fear, access the subconscious, and build momentum one sentence at a time. We cover: using daily jour...

Send us Fan Mail On Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty and retirement coach/author Lisa Haynes cut through the myths of retirement planning. This episode focuses on the non-financial side of retiring well—identity shifts, mental and emotional fitness, and building social connection after leaving work. Lisa breaks down her KILLIN’ IT framework—practical steps to keep moving, design p...

Send us Fan Mail In this eye-opening episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Sana sits down with Yildiz Sethi—bestselling author, psychotherapist, and founder of Emotional Mind Integration and Rapid Core Healing. Yildiz challenges the outdated practices in mental health therapy and explains why healing doesn’t have to take years. Together, they explore how science, spirituality, and modern neu...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of Healthy Waves, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with Dr. Kate Ricciardi, founder of Digestion By Design and creator of the Root to Radiant Method, to unpack the deep connections between gut health, chronic inflammation, and subconscious identity. Dr. Kate shares her personal journey of overcoming IBS, migraines, and digestive struggles despite being a tr...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik sits down with Jennifer Gligoric—certified business coach, fractional consultant, and Minister of Equity for the world’s first digital nation, Asgardia. Jennifer shares her extraordinary journey from homelessness to becoming a leader whose name now resides on the moon. Together, they explore ethical entrepreneurship...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful conversation on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with Jonathan Maynard—entrepreneur, leadership coach, and podcast host—to unpack why goals alone won’t get you there. Jonathan shares his journey scaling multiple seven-figure businesses, only to realize that success without clarity and alignment leads to burnout. Together, they explore ac...

Send us Fan Mail On Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Sana and guest Ryan W. McClellan (life coach, entrepreneur, and author) cut through buzzwords to show how leaders and teams can make mental health real at work. We unpack job insecurity, why people fear speaking up, and how simple, human actions—walk-the-floor check-ins, micro-breaks, and open ideation rooms—lift both morale and performance. We...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with Ethan Reisboard, CHt, a board-certified hypnotherapist, to cut through myths about hypnosis and get practical about change. We break down how hypnotherapy works on the subconscious mind and nervous system, why it can accelerate results alongside talk therapy and rehab, and how it helped Ethan recov...

Send us Fan Mail On Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty speaks with scientist-turned-career strategist Caroline Sangal, founder of Next Success and host of Your Next Success. Caroline breaks down mental fitness, resilience, and career alignment—how high achievers can stop chasing external markers and start designing work that supports health, relationships, and meaning. She shares he...

Send us Fan Mail On Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, Avik digs into how discipline—not fleeting motivation—builds durable success. Guest Malik Duckett shares lessons from foster care to entrepreneurship: using the gym to train decision-making, reframing setbacks as data, and designing daily structures that keep goals on track long after inspiration fades. This episode is a direct playbook for replacing...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with Sebastian Uzcategui, founder of Stocks University, to explore the deep connection between financial well-being and mental health. From achieving financial independence at 22 to building wealth with integrity, Sebastian shares actionable insights on breaking free from the rat race, cultivat...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with certified nutritionist and health coach Karin Adoni to unpack the biggest misconceptions about working with a nutritionist. They explore why so many people fear judgment or extreme restrictions, how diet culture has shaped unhealthy narratives, and why food isn’t the enemy. Karin shares wh...

Send us Fan Mail On Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik speaks with Dylan Borland, founder of Caden Academy, about the practical mechanics behind the idea that imagination creates reality. Dylan breaks down conscious vs. subconscious mind, why belief and feeling are non-negotiable for manifestation, and how to test this in your life with small, repeatable experiments. From recontextualizing limi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, we dive into the growing pressure of staying visible in the digital world without losing your sanity. Our guest, Lynn Colepaugh—founder of Cyber PR Army—unpacks how emotional intelligence, intentional systems, and AI collaborations can transform your marketing strategy from a relentless grind into a sustainable, soulful practice. Lynn...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, we explore how travel can be a transformative form of self-care. Joining us is Zoa Conner, a functional wellness guide and retreat leader, who unpacks why travel isn't just a break from routine—it’s a conscious tool for healing and growth. We discuss how travel influences our nervous system, how to align destinations with persona...

Send us Fan Mail In this compelling episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, we sit down with Shant Cimenian—author, film producer, and entrepreneur—to explore his extraordinary journey from battling Familial Mediterranean Fever to inspiring thousands globally. Diagnosed at 23 with a rare and excruciating genetic condition, Shant turned his pain into purpose, chronicling his experiences in the memoi...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, we welcome Kath Essing, author of The Courage to Speak Your Truth. Kath shares her journey from silence to advocacy after surviving childhood sexual abuse. We discuss why reclaiming your voice is essential for healing, the complexities of sharing your story, and the critical gaps in current support systems and justice process...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, Avik Chakraborty sits down with Banya Lim, a multi-generational healer and creator of the Chi Mastery System. Banya shares her transformative journey from chronic illness and emotional pain to becoming a thriving acupuncturist and energy coach. We dive into how unresolved emotions create energetic blocks in the body, affecting everyth...

Send us Fan Mail On Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty explores how voice and sound unlock self-healing, mental clarity, and embodied presence with Denise Mihalik—opera singer turned sound-healing guide, founder of Sound Awakenings, and creator of Quantum Voice. From opera stages to ashrams, Denise shares how chanting, humming, and breath rewire our nervous system, rebuild confidenc...

Send us Fan Mail On Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty talks with Anna Donaghey—alcohol mindset coach, author, and host of The Big Drink Rethink—about why high-achievers quietly struggle with drinking and how to replace alcohol’s “jobs” (confidence, belonging, relief) with tools that actually nourish. We unpack Anna’s “What are you truly thirsty for?” framework, practical pause-and-...

Send us Fan Mail In this direct, practical conversation on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik explores how the four cardinal virtues—prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance—become a usable framework for real-world mental and spiritual well-being. Guest Matthew Jandernoa, founder of Steadfast Life, reframes virtue from “rules” into a map for becoming fully human. You’ll hear why freedom req...

Send us Fan Mail On Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik and mental health coach Davina Hehn cut through the fluff on anger. You’ll learn how to read anger as data (not a defect), use nervous-system tools in the moment, and practice micro-repairs that rebuild trust at home and at work. Practical scripts, time-bound pauses, thought-stopping, and collaboration strategies make this a clear playbook...

Send us Fan Mail On Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with Dr. Samuel Jones, Ph. D., CSP—award-winning keynote speaker and author of Momentum Mindset: How to Turn Setbacks into Success. We unpack practical strategies to move from overwhelm to action: the Pyramid of Possibilities to locate yourself, the Three Time Zones to mine lessons (not excuses) from your past, and the...

Send us Fan Mail On Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty digs into the mental health cost of staying in a job you hate. Guest Tom Cooke—a former quantity surveyor who left corporate life after a purpose-reset—breaks down the “silent burnout” of dread, numbness, and anxiety that comes from working without meaning. You’ll learn how to assess your skills, spot real problems to solve, val...

Send us Fan Mail On this Healthy Waves episode, Avik and performance coach Glen Lubbert break down a practical framework for replacing harsh self-talk with useful language and action. You’ll learn the “8 magic words” that open possibility (right now, so far, not yet, at least), how to spot exceptions to stuck patterns, and simple end-of-day prompts that shift you from guilt to progress. We cover b...