Rediscovering Self with Amrutam

Rediscovering Self with Amrutam is a podcast by Amrutam, an Ayurvedic Lifestyle Brand & Wellness Community. Season 2 of this podcast will focus on the 5,000 year old science of Ayurveda. From lifestyle disorders to issues of binge-eating and self-image, we unpack each of these thoughts with different doctors and experts who share their advise and insights integrating Ayurveda in our modern lifestyles. This podcast is hosted by Shweta Dalmia, founder and CEO of Climapreneur where she shares stories and learnings of entrepreneurs driving Climate Change. Come tune in and learn how we can lead healthier and happier lives with Ayurveda!

In the first episode of the podcast, host Shweta speaks with Mr. Ashok Gupta, Founding Principal at Amrutam. Amrutam was established over 15 years ago as a family business and it was in 2017 when his children Stuti and Agnim decided to join the family business of making Ayurvedic recipes and took it online. The ancient texts and rituals have been a constant source of inspiration and motivation for Mr. Gupta. He firmly believes that if one were to look well enough, we could find solutions to all our problems in the texts left behind by our ancestors. He applies similar principles while creating and adjusting his Ayurvedic recipes. The recipe for every single product that Amrutam caters is his own personal blend and Mr. Gupta has spent many a day tweaking and fine-tuning them.

You can follow Amrutam on Instagram at @amrutamofficial.

A lot of us find it difficult to ask for help. We can't proactively approach someone to help us out, be it therapy, or even just talking to a loved one.

In this episode, host Preethi talks to Anushka Kelkar and Aviva Bhansali, co-founders of Therapize. Therapize is re-defining the way people engage with their mental healthcare every day. It aims to simplify and personalizse the process of seeking therapy in South Asia by connecting individuals to the right, qualified, culturally competent therapists for themselves and building niche support groups that foster group healing.

You can follow Therapize on Instagram at www.instagram.com/therapize.india.

Host Preethi Parthasarathy is a travel content creator, a podcaster, and a mental health warrior. Follow her work at www.peppytravelgirl.com and www.instagram.com/peppytravelgirl. Her other podcast is Travels, Tales and Takes with Preethi.

Amrutam is an Ayurvedic lifestyle brand and wellness community that also aims at normalising conversation around mental health. Follow us at www.amrutam.co.in and www.instagram.com/amrutamofficial.

How often have we caught ourselves scrolling endlessly on Instagram? Or binge-watching videos on YouTube? Or going down a rabbit hole of information? This type of behaviour subconsciously plays on our mental health and sometimes, we end up feeling worse than before after a scrolling session.

Joining Preethi on this episode is Akashdeep Ghoshal, a clinical psychologist, who helps us understand the causes and effects of this behaviour.

A resource mentioned in the podcast that can be used to limit screen time is ‘App Block.’

You can follow Akash at www.instagram.com/akashghoshal

Host Preethi Parthasarathy is a travel content creator, a podcaster, and a mental health warrior. Follow her work at www.peppytravelgirl.com and www.instagram.com/peppytravelgirl. Her other podcast is Travels, Tales and Takes with Preethi.

Amrutam is an Ayurvedic lifestyle brand and wellness community that also aims at normalising conversation around mental health. Follow us at www.amrutam.co.in and www.instagram.com/amrutamofficial.

How often have we said "I have a very short temper", or "She has major anger issues." Have we pondered on where this behaviour comes from?

In this episode, host Preethi talks to Tanvi Kankan, a mental health counsellor, about the types of anger, its triggers, and what we need to be cognisant of. Tune in. This one unfurls a lot of new information.

You can follow Tanvi's work at her LinkedIn.

Host Preethi Parthasarathy is a travel content creator, a podcaster, and a mental health warrior. Follow her work at www.peppytravelgirl.com and www.instagram.com/peppytravelgirl. Her other podcast is Travels, Tales and Takes with Preethi.

Amrutam is an Ayurvedic lifestyle brand and wellness community that also aims at normalising conversation around mental health. Follow us at www.amrutam.co.in and www.instagram.com/amrutamofficial.

That itch to get things done, and still not feeling satisfied. The hustle culture. The stress that comes with deadlines. The need to do, and keep doing.

Listen to Prateek Sharma, psychologist and mental health activist, talk about all of these and more as we try and understand where this behaviour comes from, how it impacts us, and what we should be doing to resolve it.

You can find links to Prateek's work here -

Instagram, The Logical Indian, NY Times, Vice, Firstpost

Some of the resources mentioned in the episode - 

Politics of the Mind: Marxism and Mental Distress, by Iain Ferguson

Host Preethi Parthasarathy is a travel content creator, a podcaster, and a mental health warrior. Follow her work at www.peppytravelgirl.com and www.instagram.com/peppytravelgirl. Her other podcast is Travels, Tales and Takes with Preethi.

Amrutam is an Ayurvedic lifestyle brand and wellness community that also aims at normalising conversation around mental health. Follow us at www.amrutam.co.in and www.instagram.com/amrutamofficial.

Have you ever caught yourself thinking of the worst possible outcomes? Or stopped yourself from having a good time because you feel it is temporary and something bad is going to happen very soon? This episode drills down to the root of it all.

Aanchal Harjai is an RCI licensed Clinical Psychologist and a dedicated mental health professional. Aanchal is passionate about making a difference, and believes in sharing knowledge and experiences to bring about healthy transformations. You can follow her work at www.instagram.com/mind_persona.

Host Preethi Parthasarathy is a travel content creator, a podcaster, and a mental health warrior. Follow her work at www.peppytravelgirl.com and www.instagram.com/peppytravelgirl. Her other podcast is Travels, Tales and Takes with Preethi.

Amrutam is an Ayurvedic lifestyle brand and wellness community that also aims at normalising conversation around mental health. Follow us at www.amrutam.co.in and www.instagram.com/amrutamofficial.

You know those days when getting out of bed itself feels like a task and you just want to snuggle in your blankets forever? When you feel absolutely no motivation to get anything done? Where inertia appears to be the rule and your will power has no power at all?

This episode tackles everything you feel on those days and goes on to explore why rest is important, what hustling is all about, and how you can work through feeling this way.

Aafreen Ansari is a strong advocate for mental health rights and awareness. By co-founding We, Included. and MyChild App, her work has focused on building a community that is empathetic, understanding, inclusive, and mindful of its words & actions. You can follow her on Instagram at www.instagram.com/notsomellowmarshmallow.

Host Preethi Parthasarathy is a travel content creator, a podcaster, and a mental health warrior. Follow her work at www.peppytravelgirl.com and www.instagram.com/peppytravelgirl. Her other podcast is Travels, Tales and Takes with Preethi.

Amrutam is an Ayurvedic lifestyle brand and wellness community that also aims at normalising conversation around mental health. Follow us at www.amrutam.co.in and www.instagram.com/amrutamofficial.

Have you ever felt 100% happy with your body? Or have there been moments when you've looked in the mirror and thought, "I wish my stomach was flatter", or simply wished there were things that were different?

Body image issues plague the mind, subconsciously eating away at our confidence and our self-worth, manifesting in different forms in work and relationships.

Preethi talks to Rhea Mathews, a mental health researcher and a counselling psychologist, about the effect of societal standards, invisible pressure, and how to accept our body in this episode. If you've ever thought about your body as less than adequate, this one is for you.

You can follow Rhea's work on her LinkedIn page or at www.instagram.com/mentalhealthmusings.rm.

Host Preethi Parthasarathy is a travel content creator, a podcaster, and a mental health warrior. Follow her work at www.peppytravelgirl.com and www.instagram.com/peppytravelgirl. Her other podcast is Travels, Tales and Takes with Preethi.

Amrutam is an Ayurvedic lifestyle brand and wellness community that also aims at normalising conversation around mental health. Follow us at www.amrutam.co.in and www.instagram.com/amrutamofficial.

Sometimes, the thought of broaching a subject can make us feel terrified, uncertain, unsure, and closed off. Sometimes, we may even feel an inertia when it comes to taking feedback. All of this involves confrontation, which does not need to be as negative as one might think it is.

In this episode, Preethi talks to Ishani Badyal, a psychologist-psychotherapist, about where this behaviour comes from, where its root lies, why confrontation is necessary, and what we can do as individuals to make the process a little easier for ourselves.

You can follow Ishani on her LinkedIn page or at the Hank-Nunn Institute website.

Host Preethi Parthasarathy is a travel content creator, a podcaster, and a mental health warrior. Follow her work at www.peppytravelgirl.com and www.instagram.com/peppytravelgirl. Her other podcast is Travels, Tales and Takes with Preethi.

Amrutam is an Ayurvedic lifestyle brand and wellness community that also aims at normalising conversation around mental health. Follow us at www.amrutam.co.in and www.instagram.com/amrutamofficial.

How often have we casually thrown this statement around? "I have a ton of work and it's all piled up because I procrastinate so much". Here's the thing - this 'behaviour' is coming from somewhere, and if you've ever wondered WHY you procrastinate at all and how you can try changing it, this episode is for you.

In this episode, our host Preethi talks to Rhea Gandhi and unpacks the thoughts and emotions behind procrastination. Why do we do it? What's going on in our mind when we do? Is there any way to stop procrastinating?

You can follow Rhea Gandhi's work at www.instagram.com/rgpsychotherapy.

Amrutam is an Ayurvedic lifestyle brand and wellness community that also aims at normalising conversation around mental health. Follow us at www.amrutam.co.in and www.instagram.com/amrutamofficial.

Host Preethi Parthasarathy is a travel content creator, a podcaster and a mental health warrior. Follow her work at www.peppytravelgirl.com and www.instagram.com/peppytravelgirl. Her other podcast is Travels, Tales and Takes with Preethi.