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Sushant was more than a star- he was someone who continues to inspire millions even today. As we approach his 6th death anniversary this June, let's revisit the actor, the human, the artist, the thinker and the person that he was. Six years after his passing, Sushant Singh Rajput continues to inspire millions—not just as an actor, but as a dreamer, a thinker, and a lifelong student of the univ...

I am back with another episode of the new season. In this episode, I will be discussing what Chronic Fatigue feels like and what it's like to live with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. As someone who suffers from a lot of fatigue myself, I felt this was a really important topic to address in my podcast, as this condition often exists alongside depression and other mental health problems.

What happens when life changes in a matter of seconds? A story of resilience. #podcastingwithpurpose In this deeply moving episode, we listen to the story of a woman whose world transformed overnight. She lost her sight and now lives with paralysis : a reality that forced her to rebuild her life in ways she never imagined. Meet Manisha - a 59-year-old woman with polio and complete blindness in bot...

In this episode, we move beyond medical definitions and step into the lived experiences of people navigating MS every single day. Through honest and intimate conversations, this episode explores the emotional reality of chronic illness: the grief, the uncertainty, the invisible struggles, and the quiet resilience it takes to keep going. We talk about mental health, identity, relationships, and wha...

In this episode, we take a slightly different turn and discuss our Indian dogs - how we can learn to coexist with them and how beneficial they are for our mental health! We have a counselling psychologist Arshita Manrai, with us to discuss dogs and mental health.

Bringing you the next mental health story of a man who is talking about things very few men talk about. In this episode Bringing you the next mental health story of a man who is talking about things very few men talk about. In this episode, we have Sidharthraj  @besideabook   ,who is both an artist and an author. He will be sharing his struggle with depression and how he came out of that dark and...

This week, we have my friend Naumika again on the podcast! She's a counselling psychologist and we will be talking about Chronic Illness (NCD's) and Mental health! We will discuss how people with chronic illness are affected by their health struggles and how that impacts their mental health. Chronic illnesses can be very tough and hard to handle. It can become very exhausting because very...

We are back to exploring Men's Mental health! I will be talking to Nitesh Singh - a writer and engineer from Bangalore. We will discuss stigma around men's mental well being, expression of emotions and how Nitesh himself takes care of his mental and emotional health. Let's dive into the topic of Men's emotional well being with men themselves

Sonia Chauhan is a professional writer, editor, and author. Her stories are contextual and layered, exploring inner lives and private worlds. Her characters are often conflicted people who are on solitary quests to discover themselves. Her stories have been published in literary journals and anthologies including The Wise Owl, The Muse, Unbound Script, and Monograph Magazine. Her debut novella, Yo...

Welcome to another episode. Since we are all going through some really tough times, I wanted to share how I am handling the anxiety amidst it all. In this episode, I have talked about how we all can take care of our mental and emotional well-being. Stay alert, stay safe and take care of yourself!

Happy Women's Day! In this special episode we will be talking about women and relationships. Our guest and counselling psychologist Himani Bishnoi is here on the podcast to talk about women and relationships, specifically abusive relationships. We will talk about the experiences of women across the country and the various factors that affect our decisions to stay in abusive and destructive rel...

Today we have Dr. Abhinav Agarwal, a psychiatrist from GMCH sector -32 Chandigarh. We will be talking about psychological medications- how they work and how we can reduce the stigma around them. We will dive deep into why medications work for some people and do not work for others. We will also discuss how they can help us deal with mental health problems.

This week, we will discuss feminism in all its aspects. Author/architect Niyati is here again to discuss a very common yet misunderstood topic: feminism. We will discuss all the negative and positive aspects of modern feminism as well as what feminism originally intended to be.

On this World Mental Health Day, I have a wonderful guest for the second time on my podcast: Counseling psychologist Aditi Attri. We will dive into the importance and myths of therapy and counseling and how to reduce that and make people seek help when needed. Celebrate this World Mental Health Day with us and become a part of bursting the stigmas around therapy.

As we all know September is suicide prevention month. This month I will be talking about suicide prevention, risks, signs and how to help someone if they are suicidal and how to get professional help. I have with me Himani Bishnoi, a counselling psychologist based in the U.K who has a long experience working with suicidal patients and severe mental health cases. Please join me as we explore this s...

In our next episode with human services professional and counsellor Palak Dadwal from @rare_mind_talks , we will be discussing the importance of destigmatizing mental health particularly Men's Mental Health. Men's mental health is a very important and less talked about topic. Many men silently struggle with several mental health issues and aren't allowed to talk about it. Let's bre...

[2:45 pm, 20/7/2024] Gursharan Kaur: Today I have poet Shreesh Kakkar on my podcast. Shreesh is a lawyer by profession and he has published two poetry books with the third one on the way. His poetry books "Connections" and "Agape" have become quite popular among his audience and have been relatable to many. Today we will be talking about his love for writing, his inspirations f...

This week I have a wonderful person on the podcast who is also an epileptic patient and advocate. We will go through a conversation dedicated to raising awareness on Epilepsy and how it affects a person's life. Naumika will share her journey and her struggles with Epilepsy- a neurological disorder that affects nerve cell activity in the brain causing seizures. It is a serious condition and we...

Welcome our young author Manmeet Saini who will be talking about her book "This is not how your story ends" in which she has shared her mental health struggles and her battle with anxiety. We talk about her writing inspiration, her journey through anxiety as well as what helped her through it all. We also talk about her publishing journey and how she became the author of her two books.

This week we will be discussing Self care and what it means in the Mental health sphere. Self care has different meanings for different people. While it is one of the most important parts of mental health, we frequently neglect it either unconsciously or consciously. In this episode a Mumbai based Counselling psychologist Samreen from @doting_hands will talk with us about what self care is for her...

This week we have a wonderful and talented author Niyati Gosrani who will be talking about her debut poetry book "Wilted Roses and Rising Suns". In her book she explores the themes of pain, loss, hope and love. Niyati will share her author journey with us and how writing and being vulnerable helped her deal with all the pain and loss that she went through.

Today we will be talking about what are developmental disabilities and how to support people dealing with them. We have Palak Dadwal, a human services professional who has years of experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities. Palak is also studying to become a counsellor and is currently working in a leadership role. She will be talking about the stigma attached to developm...

Today we have two counselling psychologists who specialize in addiction to talk about how families are impacted by addiction. Lavisha and Himanshi from Alpas Therapy will explain how families are impacted by an addiction and the struggles they face and also what can be done about it.

In this episode I have counseling psychologist Aditi Attri who will tell us about what is ADHD , it's symptoms, treatments and the strengths that people with ADHD posses. We will be discussing how it impacts a person's life and how we can support people dealing with it.

Today we have a special author Ashwini Sannake who will be talking about her debut book The Lighthouse Whispers. We will talk about her book as well as her journey with difficult mental health days that inspired her to write this book.