The YANApodcast with NAMI Philly

Komal Gulati


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Komal Gulati is a 24 year old writer, mental health advocate, and future physician. Her writing has been published in Scientific American, KevinMD.com, NAMI Blog, NLI's 'Your Brain at Work' blog, and is coming soon to Temple Health Magazine. After graduating from the University of Connecticut, she leveraged her background in neuroscience and human rights in her role with the NeuroLeadership Institute, a consultancy in Manhattan, to help organizational leaders become lifelong learners, effective and honest communicators, and keepers of inclusivity. Now, she is working towards a combined degree in medicine (MD) and a master’s in Urban Bioethics (MAUB) from Temple University's Katz School of Medicine. Recently, she became a Founding Board Member of an up and coming nonprofit, Medical Minds Matter (link), a group dedicated to advocating for mental well-being within the medical community. She also remains a mental health advocate with the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Philadelphia, where she is grateful to be able to serve her local community. 

In her spare time, Komal enjoys spending time with loved ones, trying out new recipes, traveling, online shopping, watching Netflix, and writing. She loves meeting new people and would be happy to hear from you via LinkedIn or her website, KindlyKomal, where she offer services including: commissioned writing and speaking engagements, mentoring, mental health support, and research consulting. She looks forward to hearing from you and is happy to have you along for this journey!

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