Julian Sarafian is a Harvard Law Graduate who tells stories about mental health, humanity, & life through various blogs and social media platforms. In this episode, we look at the effect of normalizing the competitive nature of an academic or professional environment to the point where we fail to recognize that we might be putting our mental wellbeing at stake. Follow Julian's work here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliansarafian 

Raising children is not easy, and it often gets more difficult when they reach adolescence. Normal adolescent behavior involves an awkward stage between childhood and adulthood that could potentially leave them moody, resentful, curious, and sometimes afraid or confused.  Sugandha Dewan, a counselling psychologist based in New Delhi speaks to parents of today's teenagers about how they can support their child as they navigate through forming their own identities and build a stronger, healthier relationship together.  Follow Sugandha's work here: https://in.linkedin.com/in/sugandha-dewan-16a9b0164 

As a business leader, you can make a difference by helping to shift the paradigm and change the way we view and handle mental health. It starts with education, understanding, and being willing to start the conversation. It makes business sense — but more importantly, it makes human sense. In this episode of the Niyamat podcast, Sunita emphasizes on the importance of opening up conversations about mental health at work.   Instagram: https://instagram.com/niyamat_care Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/niyamat Website: https://niyamat-care.github.io

Manasi Jagtap and Shrabosti Chowdhury from MindAid Therapists share their wisdom on overcoming anxiety in the midst of the pandemic. They send out a reminder that the current times are unprecedented and difficult but you are not alone, and you will get through this.  Reach out to MindAid Therapists at https://mindaidtherapists.com/.

Japneet tells us why sleep hygiene is so vital, we explore the science behind night care routines and debunk myths about insomnia. Keep listening to get valuable insights on how you can get better sleep.  Android/iOS App to sleep better: https://www.headspace.com/ Get in touch with Japneet: https://www.linkedin.com/in/japneet-kaur-92b971170/

Anvesha Srivastava shares her heroic story of living with anxiety, depression and PTSD while championing mental health awareness at 4 different NGOs. We discuss normalizing mental health at home, in school and in workplaces and simultaneously adjusting our own perspectives to become more empathetic towards each other's challenges.

We talk to Minaish Dhabhar- a therapist at Kaha Mind about obsessions, compulsions and everything in between. Find out about recognizing key symptoms of OCD, available treatments and therapy methods, and check out the links below for more information: https://www.bbrfoundation.org/research/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd https://www.cadabams.org/what-we-treat/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd Reach out to Kaha Mind at https://www.kahamind.com/.

Priyanka Mansingka- a certified psychotherapist and counsellor, shares her wisdom on recognizing mental health disorders early on and building child-parent relations through effective communication.  Reach out to Priyanka at https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyanka-mansingka-62b232200.

Our very own Mrigakshi Sharma hosts a session with counsellor Suchetha NK on controlling the impact of social media on our mental health. Reach out to Suchetha at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sucheta-rajmadhav-rao-8678371b3/.

Tanmay Banerjee, the founder of the Center for Mental Health Services, Pune answers some of our questions about dealing with mental health issues during the lockdown. Reach out to CMHS Pune at https://in.linkedin.com/company/cmhs.