Behavioral insights and decision-making are not just academic ideas. They shape how leaders think, how boardrooms function, how power influences judgment, and how people make some of the most important choices in business and life.

In this episode of The Aditi Govitrikar Show, Sutapa Banerjee breaks down the hidden biases behind decision-making, from conformity bias and herding instinct to gut feeling, delayed intuition, adversarial collaboration and the need to create space for dissent in leadership rooms.

Drawing from her journey in wealth management, finance, corporate leadership and reinvention, Sutapa explains why smart people can still make poor decisions, why diversity of thought matters in business, and how leaders can build better guardrails before making high-stakes choices.

The conversation also explores identity beyond titles, stepping away from the corporate treadmill, the meaning of “enough”, gender bias in finance, women in boardrooms, validation, ambition and what it really takes to live and lead on your own terms.

In this episode, we discuss:

Why the brain is wired to conform

How cognitive biases affect business decisions

Why gut feeling can be misleading

What delayed intuition means

How leaders can make better high-stakes decisions

Why women are still underestimated in finance and boardrooms

How identity changes when titles disappear

Watch till the end to understand how behaviour, bias, power and identity shape the way people think, lead and make decisions.

What if the way you sleep, eat, move, think, and use technology is quietly shaping your brain health every day?

In this episode of The Aditi Govitrikar Show, Dr. Mazda Turel breaks down how the brain is affected by everyday habits, from sugar, poor sleep and lack of movement to screen dependence, stress, menopause and ageing.

From brain tumour warning signs and awake brain surgery to the role of estrogen, strength training, yoga, spine health and AI dependence, this conversation helps us understand the brain as the centre of memory, mood, identity, behaviour and decision-making.

In this episode, we cover:

• When a headache or personality change should be investigated

• Why menopause can affect memory, mood, concentration and brain fog

• How sugar and processed foods can harm long-term brain health

• Why strength training matters for cognition after 35 and 40

• How technology dependence may be changing the way we think

• Why sitting for long hours affects the spine and overall health

• What neurosurgery teaches us about illness, hope, faith and recovery

Watch the full conversation for a deeper understanding of brain health, warning signs, ageing, lifestyle and the daily habits that can help protect your brain and spine.

In this episode of The Aditi Govitrikar Show, Lisa Ray opens up about becoming famous at a very young age, being labelled by the world before she had discovered who she truly was, and the emotional cost of being seen only through image, beauty and success.

This conversation covers her battle with multiple myeloma, the fear and strength that came with a cancer diagnosis, her changing relationship with food and healing, and why cancer became the moment that forced her to stop, reflect and rebuild her life from within.

 It also reflects Lisa Ray’s experience with chemo-induced menopause, the silence around women’s hormonal health, motherhood through surrogacy, meditation, Tibetan Buddhism, body image, perfectionism, shame, vulnerability and the power of community.

Watch till the end for a deep conversation on survival, womanhood, midlife, self-acceptance and the freedom that comes from no longer hiding your truth.

How do you build real health in a world obsessed with fitness, diets, supplements, and numbers?

In this episode of The Aditi Govitrikar Show, Mickey Mehta explains why holistic health begins with breath, expands through food, fasting, movement, stillness, sound, silence, meditation, and optimism, and ultimately becomes a way of living.

From Vedic wisdom and energy training to modern stress, women’s resilience, serious ailment management, and the deeper meaning of wellness, this conversation goes beyond workout culture and looks at health as a complete body, mind, emotion, and soul experience.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why fitness is not the same as wellness

• The role of breath in healing and balance

• Food, fasting, supplements, and nourishment

• Stillness, meditation, silence, and energy

• How emotions affect health and ageing

• Mickey Mehta’s approach to holistic healing

• His ten commandments of wellness

Watch the full conversation for a deeper understanding of health, longevity, discipline, and conscious living. 

In this episode of The Aditi Govitrikar Show, Dr. Kiran Coelho breaks down the women’s health signs that should never be ignored, from painful periods, PCOS, fertility concerns, menopause symptoms, endometriosis, pregnancy, breastfeeding, and preventive gynecology.

This conversation is a practical guide for every woman, and for every family that wants to understand women’s health better. Dr. Coelho explains why annual checkups, Pap smears, mammograms, menstrual hygiene, lifestyle changes, and early diagnosis can make a major difference across every stage of life.

We discuss:

* Why women delay their own health checkups

* PCOS, weight gain, acne, insulin resistance, and lifestyle

* Egg freezing, fertility timelines, IVF, and late pregnancy

* Menopause, HRT, mood swings, bone health, and heart health

* Endometriosis, painful periods, and when pain is not normal

* Breastfeeding, C-sections, postpartum blues, and maternal guilt

Watch till the end for a clear, honest, doctor-led conversation on what every woman needs to know about her body.

It wasn't the achievements that changed me. It was the people.

I've lived many lives — doctor, psychologist, actor, entrepreneur. And across all of them, the moments that stayed with me, the ones that genuinely shifted something inside me, weren't the milestones or the titles. They were the people I got to sit with. The ones who went through things that would break most of us and came out the other side saying "I can't believe I got through that. I can't believe I'm here."

I've been thinking about this show for a long time. Because every time I had one of those conversations, I'd walk away thinking — more people need to hear this. Not as inspiration. As information. As proof that difficulty can be navigated, that identity can be rebuilt, that there is something on the other side.

The Aditi Govitrikar Show is honest, in-depth conversations with leaders, entrepreneurs, doctors, creators, and people who have lived through something remarkable — on ambition, identity, health, reinvention, and what it actually takes to build a life worth living.

I've learned something from every person I've ever sat across from. Through this show, I know I'll keep learning. And I want you to learn with me.

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