The Inspired Life

Send us Fan Mail Ever felt the crushing weight of societal expectations dictating your career path? Imagine growing up in a world where becoming a doctor or an engineer is not just encouraged but expected. I’m Deepika, your host for "Inspired Life," and this season, we challenge the traditional norms that many of us grew up with in Indian society. Hear my own struggle and journey from th...

Send us Fan Mail Want to unlock the secret to making lasting changes in your life? This episode of the Inspired Life Podcast promises to equip you with powerful behavioral science techniques to help you set and achieve clear goals, make healthier choices through positive reinforcement, and replace undesirable habits with more beneficial ones. We delve into creating supportive environments, leverag...

Send us Fan Mail What if you could fundamentally transform your perspective on life by understanding and changing your attitudes? On this episode of the Inspired Life Podcast, we're breaking down the intricate components of attitudes — cognitive, affective, and behavioral — and exploring how these shape our daily interactions and perceptions. Through vivid real-life examples, we'll illus...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder what really drives your behavior and how you can change it for the better? Join Deepika as she unravels the mysteries behind our actions using Bandura's social cognitive theory and the theory of planned behavior. Learn how self-efficacy, outcome expectations, self-control, and observational learning can be your secret weapons in transforming bad habits into positi...

Send us Fan Mail Unlock the secrets to effective behavior change with Deepika Rao, a certified behavior coach, fitness trainer, and nutritionist. In this enlightening episode, you'll discover the key variables that influence our ability to make positive life changes. From understanding how fear and self-efficacy shape our actions to recognizing the barriers that hold us back, Deepika breaks d...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered how minor tweaks in your daily routine can lead to monumental changes in your life? Discover the science and strategies behind building better habits in this episode of The Inspired Life Podcast. Join me, Deepika Rao, as we unravel the complexities of habit formation and behavior change, delving into everything from quitting smoking to mastering mindfulness. Learn ho...

Send us Fan Mail Taking the courage to post this 2 year old episode! In order to defend oneself from an external factor, we need to be on our side, but most times we consider ourselves to be wrong and bad. Continuing from our last episode on this 2 years ago, let’s talk about some practical tips on how to love ourselves? Loving yourself can be one of the hardest, yet one of the most important thin...

Send us Fan Mail On this last podcast of this season, I walk down memory lane with two of my friends Salma and Archana. We met as 21 year old girls and now as 41 year old women, we talk about the unimagined, unexpected turns our lives took, motherhood, career and of course the role of our society in shaping our lives.  Support the show If you like what you hear, subscribe and follow us on Spotify,...

Send us Fan Mail What is happiness to me? It is knowing and believing that happiness is a choice. A choice I make with every difficulty thrown at me. It's giving grace to myself when I make mistakes. It's movie nights, tight hugs and words of support.  Support the show If you like what you hear, subscribe and follow us on Spotify, iTunes and Amazonmusic. A new episode will come out every...

Send us Fan Mail In conversation with Akanksha, a pastry chef, an animal lover and a believer. Life threw her a curve ball, and the dream of a happily ever after turned into a nightmare. Finding her way out and happiness after an abusive marriage, she shares her journey and experience with us.  Support the show If you like what you hear, subscribe and follow us on Spotify, iTunes and Amazonmusic....

Send us Fan Mail Deepika calling Deepika. It's a battle to take space in this world as an unabashed, unapologetic and strong willed woman, and Deepika is doing a stellar job of staying on the top.  In our mutual admiration club, we talk about the privilege of choosing the lives we have, the sacrifices that come with it,  the stress of unfair beauty standards that women have to deal with and t...

Send us Fan Mail Ananth Badhe, talks about what it means to be a first generation entrepreneur. The lessons, the struggles, the dreams, the sweat and tears. He believes that support and growth is not just dependent on the resources you have, but also in your ability to ask for help and use those resources mindfully. "Pick gold from whatever little you have" Support the show If you like w...

Send us Fan Mail 21 mein shaadi, 23 mein bachche (Married at 21, parents at 23), has been the Indian slogan. Marriage is not for love but is an expected progression of life. Marry the one your Mommy and Daddy like and approve of and of course the one who is from your own community.  Navigating and fighting these unfair rules to choose what she wants, Vanita and I speak about the struggles and of c...

Send us Fan Mail Happiness is a state of mind. Thoughts, emotions and desires sometimes prevent us from experiencing the happiness we otherwise would. Vasundhara talks to us about how she dealt with loss, and about spiritualism, motherhood and the choices we make to make our life happier and more fulfilling.  Support the show If you like what you hear, subscribe and follow us on Spotify, iTunes an...

Send us Fan Mail In conversation with Nanda Kishore Reddy, an aviculturist and now an undertaker for our beloved pets, who loves being politically incorrect. He has come a long way from being a boy stuck preparing for UPSC exams to the one following his passions, and now becoming a bird expert worldwide.  He has carved a place for himself in the international community and is one of the biggest pa...

Send us Fan Mail It only took me 2 years to fight my self doubt and start this series afresh.   I started this podcast to talk about all things inspiring. People, careers, the world. I wanted to start with the pursuit of happiness and then decided it was so much powerful when it came from different people sharing their stories. After all, no one person can understand any emotion completely. So thi...

Send us Fan Mail Hey guys! I am Deepika, a fitness trainer, a nutrition specialist and a behaviour coach who truly believes that each one of us, is yet to tap into our best versions. You are tuning into the Inspired life podcast. This series will deal with our pursuit of happiness. Which never seems to end!  Support the show If you like what you hear, subscribe and follow us on Spotify, iTunes and...

Send us Fan Mail Exploring happiness. Is it real or a myth we chase? What is happiness?  It feels like this elusive feeling that we never seem to hold onto for long. Forever chasing it in the form of personal and professional accomplishments, which most times are conditioned and dictated by the world we live in. Let's talk about the pursuit of happiness and of true joy of life.  Support the s...

Send us Fan Mail How do you Learn to love yourself? Have you noticed this resistance you feel when it comes to self-love? This weird feeling comes up when we think about Loving ourselves. Fully loving and accepting who we are. The bells and whistles, the thorns and claws too. Why do you feel so icky about it? Why is it so hard to openly love ourselves? Let's dive in deep! Support the show If...