Happy Women's Day! In this special episode we will be talking about women and relationships. Our guest and counselling psychologist Himani Bishnoi is here on the podcast to talk about women and relationships, specifically abusive relationships. We will talk about the experiences of women across the country and the various factors that affect our decisions to stay in abusive and destructive relationships. We will talk about romantic as well as other types of relationships that women encounter in their lives and how it affects the mental health of women. We will also talk about what steps one can take to get out of an abusive relationship.

Today we have Dr. Abhinav Agarwal, a psychiatrist from GMCH sector -32 Chandigarh. We will be talking about psychological medications- how they work and how we can reduce the stigma around them. We will dive deep into why medications work for some people and do not work for others. We will also discuss how they can help us deal with mental health problems.

This week, we will discuss feminism in all its aspects. Author/architect Niyati is here again to discuss a very common yet misunderstood topic: feminism. We will discuss all the negative and positive aspects of modern feminism as well as what feminism originally intended to be.

On this World Mental Health Day, I have a wonderful guest

As we all know September is suicide prevention month. This month I will be talking about suicide prevention, risks, signs and how to help someone if they are suicidal and how to get professional help. I have with me Himani Bishnoi, a counselling psychologist based in the U.K who has a long experience working with suicidal patients and severe mental health cases. Please join me as we explore this sensitive topic surrounding mental health this week!

In our next episode with human services professional and counsellor Palak Dadwal from @rare_mind_talks , we will be discussing the importance of destigmatizing mental health particularly Men's Mental Health. Men's mental health is a very important and less talked about topic. Many men silently struggle with several mental health issues and aren't allowed to talk about it. Let's break that stigma and normalize the well being of men's mental health!

[2:45 pm, 20/7/2024] Gursharan Kaur: Today I have poet Shreesh Kakkar on my podcast. Shreesh is a lawyer by profession and he has published two poetry books with the third one on the way. His poetry books "Connections" and "Agape" have become quite popular among his audience and have been relatable to many. Today we will be talking about his love for writing, his inspirations for poetry and the art of expression.

This week I have a wonderful person on the podcast who is also an epileptic patient and advocate. We will go through a conversation dedicated to raising awareness on Epilepsy and how it affects a person's life. Naumika will share her journey and her struggles with Epilepsy- a neurological disorder that affects nerve cell activity in the brain causing seizures. It is a serious condition and we still need a lot of awareness around it. Tune into this episode to learn more about epilepsy from a direct survivor

Welcome our young author Manmeet Saini who will be talking about her book "This is not how your story ends" in which she has shared her mental health struggles and her battle with anxiety. We talk about her writing inspiration, her journey through anxiety as well as what helped her through it all. We also talk about her publishing journey and how she became the author of her two books.

This week we will be discussing Self care and what it means in the Mental health sphere. Self care has different meanings for different people. While it is one of the most important parts of mental health, we frequently neglect it either unconsciously or consciously. In this episode a Mumbai based Counselling psychologist Samreen from @doting_hands will talk with us about what self care is for her and how it is an important element of life. We will be discussing everything from myths, beliefs, and opinions of different people around self care and mental health.