Brainstorm is back with some new members, Rohan Bhagat and Rohan Pandit, and a returning guest, Dr. Sameer Chopra! This week's podcast revolves around the topic of emotional suppression. We discuss with Dr. Chopra how emotional suppression arises, what impact the events happening around us and our cultural influences have on our ability to express emotions as well as place trust in others, and how we can slowly but surely work toward being more expressive and trusting others without being hurt in the process. Then, we discuss our personal experiences in the realm of trust, understanding the situations that caused any lack or even influx of trust, and how we balance our trust in others these days. Tune in to learn more about emotional suppression and trust issues!

This week's podcast features another special guest, Dr. Chintan Shah! He is a family medicine practitioner running his own practice in the state of Florida. In this episode, the Mediminds team interviews Dr. Shah about his clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic, how it has affected him and his co-workers, and what it is like to be a family medicine physician. 

Tune in to our latest podcast to learn more about private practitioners and their work during the pandemic!

MediMinds' Brainstorm is back with another podcast after an unexpected hiatus! This week, we take a look into the world of psychiatry while interviewing Dr. Sameer Chopra. He's a psychiatrist at the VA San Diego Healthcare System working in the Oceanside outpatient clinic. We delve into his life as a psychiatrist and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected his work, his clinic, and his patients. He also gives some insight on how he came to be a psychiatrist and how others can follow in the same or similar medical pathway.

Listen to our latest podcast episode to learn more about psychiatry and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic!

In our inaugural episode, we explore the mystery behind dreams.

Everyone has done it, but what exactly are dreams? What types of dreams exist? Are nightmares really "bad dreams", or do they present some benefits as well? Why do we remember some dreams vividly and completely forget about others? Can we control what we dream about? And perhaps the biggest question of them all, why do we even dream in the first place?

The MediMinds team looks at these questions and provides our own personal perspectives and experiences with dreaming.

If you have any questions or suggestions, make sure you contact us on Instagram @medi.minds, on our Facebook page MediMinds, or on our website mediminds.org. Enjoy!