Mind your Mornings

The last few years has made us all conscious of the role of someone taking care of an unwell family member. I guess the pandemic set this in motion. We saw close friends and their parents taking up the role of a caregiver – sometimes for months. And we have personally seen their lives change. Their priorities change. So when Vineeta, a senior counsellor on the Anna Chandy team, told us she would l...

I am Anovshka, your host for this season. And I am back with another episode of Mindyour Mornings. In the last episode we discussed addiction with Sudha. And that gave me a lot to think about. I started looking at my smoker friend differently. I tried tounderstand why my cousin prioritises her work over holidays with family. And I alsobegan to notice my own relationship with food, alcohol, work, c...

When we look at someone who can’t stop drinking regularly, who smokes, whogambles, or is obsessed with video games, someone who shops at the slightest sign of stress… how many of us have judged them? How many of us have looked at them and thought – why can’t they just quit/ stop/ control themselves? Or maybe you feel this way about something you do. The problem maybe addiction. And alcohol is just...

The term was originally coined by Freud. And it basically places women into two distinct categories. Either the Madonna or the Whore. So, the underlying belief is that women can be either pure, virgin Mother figures of sexual beings. Basically, men who live with this complex compartmentalize women into one of these two buckets. Join us at we explore this topic

Today let’s talk about grief. Often described as the darkness in the mind, the bottom-most pit of feelings, the heavy cloud that we carry with us. Grief – an emotion most of us our familiar with. An emotion we are encouraged to move on from with time. But anemotion that doesn’t have a deadline. We have Maneesha, a certified TA counsellor with the Anna Chandy & Associates team. A truly global p...

In this episode I talk about Narcissistic Personality Disorder, part of the Cluster B of disorders. What defines individuals with this disorder? What gives them away? And what is the inner would beneath all the behaviour we see? Listen on to know more.

Today I talk about another disorder from Cluster B – Anti-social Personality Disorder. What makes them feel it is them against the world. Why do they carry this rage? And how does it impact their everyday life. Listen on.

In this episode, I will talk about the second disorder in Cluster B – Histrionic Personality Disorder. If there is one word that sums up this disorder it is attention. To understand their world of attention better, listen on.

Today let’s look at a personality disorder that is well-researched and defined. Borderline Personality Disorder falls under Cluster B, the emotional, dramatic and erratic cluster. It is not uncommon among the disorders. People with BPD suffer from emotional dysregulation with a high rate of attempted suicides. It is not always easy to diagnose a cluster B disorder. An individual can meet the full...

In this season, I thought we could take the conversation a step further. Let’s talk about personality disorders. After a lot of research, experts have identified 10 types of disorders. And these are further grouped into three clusters – A, B and C. But before we get into it, I wanted to clarify the difference between personality traits and personality disorders. We all have personality traits that...

Welcome to the final episode of Season 2 of Mind your Mornings. This season we took a break from psycho-education. Instead we decided to look at mental health journeys from within. We spoke to therapists and their clients. People just like you and me. People with stories and secrets. Their transformation is not one off, and neither is it complete. Each of them is on their own unique journey to kno...

What happens when you are young and queer? When you begin to sense attraction before you even have the vocabulary for it? When everyone around you mocks you for the way you talk, or the way you walk? You internalize the shame and begin to resent yourself. This is not a story from the past. This is the reality of today. While some of us our fortunate to get support, many still struggle to express t...

In this episode we will talk about the inner lives of two generations who are rarely understood and often labelled fickle. Millennials and Gen Z – the ones who grew up in digital spaces, but long for greenery. The ones who find it difficult to stick to a job, but are committed to long term resource conservation. The ones who are desperately seeking love, but are often inhibited by their own search...

Today, we are going to get a preview into the connection between mind and body. The concept is not new; it is well understood since ancient times. Neuroscience is proving it today. Most of us have experienced feeling good after a workout. Some of us have felt a certain heaviness when we are sad. And others might have noticed feeling unsettled in the stomach before a flight or exam or presentation....

In today's episode, we’ll discuss a phenomenon which is lesser known: Intergenerational trauma and The family secret. What is the unsaid message that lurks in families? How does it travel through generations? Shedding light on this today we have Sudha along with her client Rina. Sudha is a senior therapist with Anna Chandy & Associates. She comes with decades of experience working with clients...

In today’s episode we have Reshma Prakash, an accomplished therapist and an integral part of the team at Anna Chandy & Associates. With her we have Gopica, Reshma’s client. Gopica is a long-term client and she has been seeing Reshma for the last 4 years. She is a young, ambitious professional driving her own success. Like many of her generation, she is figuring out relationships, especially ro...

In this episode Anna Chandy gets candid in conversation with her client, Sanjay. Sanjay hails from a business family, and started seeing Anna as part of family therapy. He has met Anna several times over the last 4 years – both in individual sessions and together with his family. Systemic therapy is rarely discussed in India. It is ironic, since several families could benefit from it.

Today, we have two very special guests with us. Deepti Chandy is an associate counsellor at Anna Chandy & Associates. She has been practicing therapy for the last 2 years and is a TA trainee. And with her, we have Varun. Varun is on his mental health journey and Deepti is his therapist. He has graciously accepted our request to be on this podcast and share his experience with us. In today’s ti...

In this season of Mind your Mornings we will unpack Mental Health from within. People just like you and me will recount their journeys – as therapists, as clients, as facilitators and as caregivers. The last decade was about bringing mental health to light. This decade should be dedicated to uncloaking the so-called monster. So let’s take a peak into conversations from a closed room. Let’s explore...

The most common association with a chameleon is its ability to change color. What can we learn from it and how does it reflect the human mind? Discover how the Chameleon Effect plays out in our interactions. Listen on to learn more.

Toxic Relationships are not that uncommon but it could take a very long time to recognise and step out of one. In this episode we will take you through the various kinds of toxic people and the methods they use to retain power and control in a relationship. Listen on to learn more.

All happy families are happy in their unique way. But all dysfunctional families are unhappy for the same reason – power and control. Join me as I take you on my journey with a family system I have been working with.

What happens when we internalise trauma? Where does it go? And more importantly how do we release it from the confines of our mind and body? Discover the power of somatic experiencing – an approach developed by Dr Peter Levine.

What do therapists look for when they are in the room with the client? How can they go deeper to heal the individual? Compassionate inquiry – an approach by Dr Gabor Mate has the answers. Listen to today’s episode to know what it is.

Shamans, healers, therapists. What is the commonality between them and the impact they have on us? Is there something deeper that they can see which is ignored by our logical self? Uncover these mysteries and more in today’s episode.