The Empowering Working Moms Podcast-Real Talk with Dr. Prianca Naik

Episode 15: Healing Mental Exhaustion Through Self-Forgiveness   Is self-care the antidote to generally every difficulty, stress, and struggle? For Dr. Prianca—it's not. To be at peace with our efforts and to cultivate a healthy approach to anything we do in life, Dr. Prianca explains why self-forgiveness must be learned. She explains why self-forgiveness is a practice and how you can do it in pra...

Episode 14: Moving through Divorce and Beyond with Dr. Sari Green   Dr. Sari Green shares with Dr. Prianca what it felt like to suddenly be left alone in a journey that you started with someone. After discovering her husband's double life and divorce, Dr. Sari didn't have much choice to choose but to continue with her life as a single mother and physician. She shares her two cents on post-divorce...

Episode 13: How to Feel Better: Tools for Dealing with Anger, Sadness, and Grief If you are feeling stuck are a professional mom with the seemingly perfect life but you're silently suffering on the inside, in survival mode and you've tried self-help, self-care, therapy, spinning on your Peloton and feel like this isn't helping you getting you to where you want to be and peace, freedom, confidence...

Episode 12: Self-Love in Divorce: You're Not Alone   Dr. Prianca welcomes the podcast's first-ever guest to talk about a challenging topic to discuss—divorce. In Dr. Maneesha Ahluwalia's own divorce experience, she learned that it's normal to feel like a failure or that you failed the relationship. What happens after you entertain these thoughts is the crucial part. Dr. Maneesha explains where a d...

Episode 11: Practicing Self-Love for Inner Peace In this episode you will learn: What self-love is How to practice it Why it is beneficial   To end burnout and exhaustion and get your peace of mind back, check out her free masterclass on 4 steps to overcome burnout, get rid of overwhelm, and get your peace of mind back. https://program.stresscleansemd.com/4-secrets-to-living-a-life-you-ll-love-pod...

Episode 10: Peace and Freedom through Catastrophization Management   Dr. Prianca reflects back on an old journal entry from the early days of the pandemic. In this entry, we see how catastrophization can deplete and exhaust us.  Despite catastrophization being a natural defense mechanism, Dr. Prianca explains why it's a total waste of brain space, the common examples of how working moms catastroph...

Episode 9: Gratitude Practice For Happiness From being a natural pessimist, Dr. Prianca learned to embrace optimism in a way that shifted her perspective. She is anti-toxic positivity.  You, too, can begin your own gratitude practice and see its effect on your life over time.   What you will learn: How gratitude can change your life The benefits of gratitude practice How to start doing a gratitude...

Episode 8: Fearing Forward: How to Face Your Fears   Because our brains are designed to protect us, we're often wary of change. Dr. Prianca talks about fearing forward in facing our fears to thrive.   What you will learn: Why fear is so deeply ingrained in us How to face your fears How there is freedom and happiness on the other side of fear   To end burnout and exhaustion and get your peace of mi...

Episode 7: How to Stop Feeling Like a Failure   Dr. Prianca recalls how an undergrad instructor once told her that she might not get into med school. But eventually, she proved him wrong.  With focus and a change of mindset, she was able to achieve the seemingly unachievable.  Dr. Prianca shares how that experience changed her perspective on failure.   What you will learn: There is no such thing a...

Episode 6: Get Happier with Mindfulness   Full time working and parenting for the first time was a huge adjustment for Dr. Prianca.  Mindfulness became a key component of her wellness routine.  Beyond that, it really helped her to live her happiest, best life. Dr. Prianca defines mindfulness, explains how to get started, and its power in living a fulfilled and happy life.   What you will learn: Ho...

Episode 5: Clean Decisions: Say No To Mind Drama And Spinning   Most of the time, especially for professional moms, the experience of brainado comes naturally. Brainado is a word coined by combining the word brain and tornado , so it's self-explanatory. But how can you clear up your mind and make more room for clean decision-making? Dr. Prianca explains how you can make the clean decisions, see de...

Episode 4: Stop People-Pleasing and Get Happy! As a recovering 'yes' person, Dr. Prianca opens up about her own story and people-pleasing and how it affected her as a child, and later on as a parent. People-pleasing forces  us to focus on what others think instead of ourselves. Dr. Prianca explains how you can move away from people-pleasing and the lessons you'll learn along the way as you give he...

Episode 3: How to Get Rid of Mental Exhaustion   So many things in our daily lives today can lead to feelings of overwhelm and exhaustion. Here, Dr. Prianca discusses the most common factors contributing to these feelings and their antidotes. What you will learn: Common energy suckers How to care for yourself The importance of self-love   To end burnout and exhaustion and get your peace of mind ba...

Episode 2: How to Get Motivated and Unstuck Dr. Prianca speaks from her experience as a physician, coach, and mother.  In this episode you will learn: The importance of aligning goals and values What about goals gets you stuck The purpose of stepping into your identity   To end burnout and exhaustion and get your peace of mind back, check out her free masterclass on 4 steps to overcome burnout, ge...

Episode 1: Your Dream Life Starts with Intention   In the first podcast episode, Dr. Prianca opens the discussion on how self-awareness is key in achieving goals and fighting off stagnation. All of us have probably already felt stuck at some point. But do you know what being stuck reveals about our goals? Dr. Prianca explains how you can tell if a goal is worth pursuing or not and the tricks that...