The Habit Coach with Ashdin Doctor

On this episode, Ashdin talks about the phrase 'the new normal', how we can make this new normal actually better than just 'normal', how we can make 2021 even better than 2019, all by just thinking of the 'new normal' as the 'new better'. Find out all about this on this powerful episode. Check out the Awesome180 Habit Coach app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.awesome180.habitcoa...

Did you know that the reason why we celebrate the New Year in the middle of winter is because of the Romans? On this episode, Ashdin talks about new year resolutions, why they can be a great way to challenge yourself, and how we can keep them going through the year by filling our life with more moments that make us feel special. Tune in to find out more. Check out the Awesome180 Habit Coach app: h...

On the second episode with Dr. Vignesh Devraj, Ashdin continues to talk to him about the liver and the gut. They discuss what the liver is supposed to do, what happens when the liver gets overworked or when the liver's health gets compromised, what happens to the liver when you fast, problems with having thick blood with regards to the liver, how sleep affects liver and gut health, and also talk a...

Did you know that the world faces Doomsday in the form of the Jupiter-Saturn "Conjunction" opening a portal to another dimension? As we prepare to swiftly move into a new year, Ashdin analyzes the causes and effects of an existential crisis that threatens to wipe away the whole world. How would we react? What would we do? Is any of it even real? Tune in to find out answers to these questions and m...

Dr. Vignesh Devraj is back on The Habit Coach podcast to talk to Ashdin about gut and liver health. They discuss what we can do for the best gut and liver health, the importance of good sleep in this regard, the problems we can face in the case of an unhealthy gut or liver, the kind of diseases that arise from a bad liver, how gut-health and liver-health are interrelated, what ayurveda says about...

Did you know that 30 minutes after waking up, there is about a 50% increase in cortisol? This increase in cortisol is noticed in 77% of healthy adults. Cortisol is know as the stress hormone. On this episode, Ashdin talks about what we think about first when we wake up, and how we can make our first thoughts of the day put us in the right frame of mind for the rest of our day. Tune in to find out...

Did you know that hermit crabs are not really crabs? They actually split from the modern day crab family about 200 million years ago. They are closely related to squat lobsters, which aren't really lobsters either. On this episode, Ashdin talks about how our growth should reflect in our habits as well, how we can identify the habits that are inhibiting our growth and how we can then evolve beyond...

On the second episode with Waqas Hassn, Entrepreneur & Founder of The Digital Nomad Academy, Ashdin talks to him about our mental models and the sort of programming that we create for ourselves, how we can set our own goals and how we can go about achieving them. They discuss goal setting, letting those goals be unimaginable, micro-goals and macro-goals, giving yourself a timeframe to achieve...

Did you know that the Ying & Yang symbol originated in China some time around 300 BCE? This was the school of Ying & Yang and it studied philosophy and cosmology. On this episode, Ashdin talks about how our minds react when something bad happens, and how we can train ourselves to look at the good before looking at the bad of any situation. Tune in to find out more. Check out the Awesome180...

On the first episode with Waqas Hassn, Entrepreneur & Founder of The Digital Nomad Academy, Ashdin talks to him about being a digital nomad, what that means, why it's important to be one, the 3rd age of evolution of information, the knowledge economy, the skills and aspects that we should be concentrating on in today's world, the importance of creating content, how content consumption patterns...

Did you know that it takes 50 milliseconds for the first impression of someone to be formed for you? On this episode, Ashdin talks about how first impressions are often wrong, how we can avoid the social anxiety that comes because of first impressions, and why it's important to put our authentic selves forward. Tune in to find out more. Check out the Awesome180 Habit Coach app: https://play.google...

Did you know that the richest man who ever existed was a king called Mansa Musa. He was the king of the Mali Empire in West Africa circa 14th Century AD. On this episode, Ashdin talks about how we should avoid linking our selfworth to money, how we can all feel like we're winning at life, and why we need to figure out our own definition of success. Tune in to find out more. Check out the Awesome18...

On the second episode with SOMA Breath master instructor Steven Whitney, Ashdin talks to him about Steven's journey through his rock bottom. Tune into this powerful episode where they talk about how one can get out of rock bottoms, what Steven's rock bottom moment was, what did he do that helped him out during that time, all the things that led him to that path, how SOMA Breath was a huge factor i...

Did you know that there are words called 'contranyms'? These are typically verbs or action words, having the same spellings or sounds, but have completely different meanings depending on the context. On this episode, Ashdin talks about the word 'no', why some of us find it so hard to say no, and what we can do to change that. Tune in to find out why it's important for all of us to say 'no' more. C...

On the first episode with SOMA Breath master instructor Steven Whitney, host Ashdin talks to him about the ins-and-outs of good breathing. Ashdin and Steven talk about what breathing means on a basic level, how it influences all your actions and everything that you do, how you can also improve your life by improving your breathing, how breathing is one of the most powerful bio-hacking tools we hav...

Did you know that the concept of romantic love as a 'good thing' is only about a 150 years old? In most of human history, romantic love was always shunned and spoken off as a bad thing. On this episode, Ashdin talks about the feelings of love and attachment, and how we can change our thinking around them such that, instead of looking for love, we can look to give love. Tune in to find out more. Ch...

Did you know that there is a technique called 'in medias res'. This is a technique which is used to create a gripping starting point for a story. It literally means 'in the middle'. On this episode, Ashdin talks about how the actions and choices we make today will compound into making our future, and why the choices we make today onwards should be made keeping the future in mind. Tune in to find o...

On the second episode with Mallika Parekh, Owner of Physique 57, Ashdin and Mallika talk about rock bottoms, how they are times of tremendous growth, what rock bottoms mean for Mallika, the kind of thoughts that one goes through in a rock bottom, not having any answers but just a lot of questions, what one can do to get out of rock bottoms, the importance of patience and taking small steps in the...

Did you know that there are about 3 million senior citizens in America who are still paying off their student debts? Their total loans equal to about 86 billion dollars. On this episode, Ashdin talks about the many things about life that no formal education can teach us, how YouTube can help a ton in this regard and talks about the best way to use the YouTube app to our advantage that will help us...

This week, Ashdin is joined by Mallika Parekh, Owner of Physique 57, to talk about fitness for women, how it is different from that of men, and lots more. Mallika talks about being a medical scientist and having done her masters in public health and in medical science, what her journey has been like across the various things that she does, doing her medical research, interning and then consulting...

Did you know that we have more than five senses? On this episode, Ashdin talks about the importance of taking in our main five senses at the same time as much as possible through meditating in the noisiest of spaces, and how this can bring a sense of calm to your body. Tune in to find out more. Check out the Awesome180 Habit Coach app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.awesome180.h...

Did you know that the origin of the word 'ego' is Latin? In Latin, the word 'ego' basically means 'I'. On this episode, Ashdin talks about the ego in all of us, where ego comes from, what can be the good aspects of it, how it can easily get out of control, the need to outgrow our egos eventually, and how we can do that. Tune in to find out more. Check out the Awesome180 Habit Coach app: https://pl...

On this second episode with Chaitanya Puri, Ashdin talks to him about if it's possible to actually coach ourselves, how we can do it to become better versions of ourselves and reach our full potential, how it all starts from thinking the right way, what steps and habits can one follow to achieve the same, why just asking yourself 'why?' goes a long way, and lots more. Tune in for a truly amazing c...

Did you know that there are some languages that do not have a past tense, and others that don't have a future tense? On this episode, Ashdin talks about the importance of remembering the learnings from our memories of the past to prevent future suffering, while not succumbing to living in the past. Tune in to find out more. Check out the Awesome180 Habit Coach app: https://play.google.com/store/ap...

This week, Ashdin is joined by lawyer turned life coach Chaitanya Puri. Chaitanya is a life coach, a business strategist, relationship guide and a neuro linguistic practitioner. On this episode, Ashdin and Chaitanya talk about what made Chaitanya transition into becoming a life coach, why he became a lawyer in the first place before giving it up, realising he wasn't happy in that field, what he te...