One of the aspects of relationships that continues to be a challenge is also that aspect which hurts individuals the most and that is when they say they’ve been cheated upon. Today’s conversation is about cheating in relationships - what is it and why do people cheat? Our experts for this episode of The Mind Pod - Kamna Chibber, Clinical Psychologist and Mimansa Singh Tanwar, Clinical Psychologist - work a lot on this topic and share their insights with us in this conversation guided by Dr Samir Parikh.
Happiness or Success? Have you ever wondered why we use “or” in between? Why can’t one be happy and successful? In fact, being happy is being successful, isn’t it? Join Dr Samir Parikh in this fascinating conversation with Mimansa Singh Tanwar, a Clinical Psychologist and Kamna Chibber, a Clinical Psychologist in this episode of The Mind Pod.
Whom do you go to when you struggle - a friend, a parent, or a colleague? How do you feel when you talk about something that bothers you? That first interaction may shape how you continue to have these conversations. And that is a part of Psychological First Aid. Join Dr Samir Parikh as talks with Mimansa Singh Tanwar, Clinical Psychologist and Nishtha Narula, Counselling Psychologist about psychological first aid and its three key components - look, listen, link.
Further reading:
World Health Organization, War Trauma Foundation and World Vision International (2011). Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers. WHO: Geneva.
You switch on your phone and there is a pop-up. You look at any screen and there are a lot of messages you may or may not want. You go on social media and there are so many messages and opinions reaching you. In this maze of ever-present media, how does one navigate their life and ensure they are not negatively impacted by the media that surrounds them? Mimansa Singh Tanwar, Clinical Psychologist and Divya Jain, Clinical Psychologist join Dr Samir Parikh in this episode of The Mind Pod for a very useful discussion on what is media literacy, and how can we empower young people and make them media literate.
In this week’s episode Geetika Kapoor, School Psychologist and Mimansa Singh Tanwar, Clinical Psychologist join Dr Samir Parikh to discuss learning disabilities. This is a topic that doesn’t get its due attention. What are learning disabilities? How prevalent is it and are we able to identify the signs early enough? What are the provisions available to help children and parents, and how many are able to access them? Listen to this episode of The Mind Pod for answers to these questions and more.
Every forty seconds we lose an individual to suicide. Every forty seconds a family is bereaved of a loved one. Every year 700,000 people die by suicide. Suicide is preventable. We are losing our loved ones to a preventable cause of death. This is something for all of us to think about and to see what we can do as individuals to be a part of suicide prevention. Listen to this very important conversation between Dr Samir Parikh, Kamna Chibber (clinical psychologist), and Divya Jain (counselling and sports psychologist) in this episode of The Mind Pod.
Why do we buy what we buy? What makes me click that button? What makes me stop at that store? And so many times, after buying, why do I feel that I didn’t need it? I just bought this a few weeks back, why has it gone out of fashion? Why has this trend changed and why am I not a part of the new trend? Answers to these and more questions in this episode of The Mind Pod with Dr Samir Parikh, Kamna Chibber (clinical psychologist), and Divya Jain (counselling and sports psychologist).
Dr Rupika Dhurjati, a psychiatrist, and Kamna Chibber, a clinical psychologist, join Dr Samir Parikh to talk about Eating Disorders. What are Eating Disorders? What is Binge Eating and when does it become a problem? How is it different from Bulimia? What is Anorexia and how does it progress? And what are the causes and treatments of these disorders? Listen and find answers to these and other questions in this episode of The Mind Pod.
We keep hearing, “you are unique”. Despite that, across age groups, we keep worrying about how we look. Is my look fitting in my perception of what looks should be? Am I happy with how I look? In this world of social media, and social conformity, sometimes individuals feel pressure and they feel there is something amiss because one is not comfortable with one’s own body image. To talk about this, Dr Samir Parikh is joined by Dr Rupika Dhurjati, a psychiatrist and Kamna Chibber, a psychologist.
A sudden feeling of restlessness, breathlessness, feeling something is happening to me, feeling a sense of choking, butterflies in the stomach, or perspiration. Sudden episodes that could be before an examination, could be in a mall, could be at a height, could be when I heard something and I fear the worst. In this episode, Dr Venkatesh Babu, psychiatrist and Akanksha Pandey, clinical psychologist join Dr Samir Parikh to help us understand Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder.
In this episode, we talk about an illness that requires our attention so that we can all be aware and ensure timely intervention and support are provided to the individual who is suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, also known as OCD. The experts joining Dr Samir Parikh are Dr Venaktesh Babu, a psychiatrist and Akanksha Pandey, a clinical psychologist.
Colours, music, dance, movement, clay - the joy art brings into our life. Our conversation today is going to be about art as therapy - Art Therapy. So what is Art Therapy? How and when is it used for healing? Learn about this fascinating technique and we hope that you’ll want to explore Art Therapy as it is not just a treatment for clinical illnesses, but also plays a significant role in enhancing our overall wellness.
Dr Samir Parikh is joined by two exceptional people - Aleena Ali and Tanushree Sangma, both counselling psychologists and expressive arts-based therapists - in a riveting conversation about Art Therapy in this episode of The Mind Pod.
This week’s subject is probably one of the most well-known words related to mental health - Schizophrenia. Most well-known, most misunderstood and perhaps, the most misused. Used as a slur, used as a comment, portrayed from comedy to violence to psychopathy in the media instilling a wide range of emotions in people except for empathy. We will dwell upon this topic with two well-known psychiatrists Dr Kedar Tilwe and Dr Vasanth Renganathan who will join Dr Samir Parikh as they help us understand what is Schizophrenia, what can we do about it, and what is the way forward for someone suffering from this illness.
Depression - it’s a commonly used word, yet so misunderstood. Depression as an illness has so many aspects to it - the stigma, the lack of awareness, the discrimination. More importantly, how do learn more about it, and what do we do about it. That’s going to be the conversation in this episode of The Mind Pod as psychiatrists Dr Kedar Tilwe and Dr Vasanth Renganathan join Dr Samir Parikh for this very important conversation on mental health.
Who would have thought that games would one day be associated with a disorder? It used to be that games were synonymous with the absolute joy of spending time with your friends, the fields, running around and the beauty of getting tired. Then, digitalisation happened and the games shifted from the real fields to the virtual world. And then as young minds started exploring the world of games, we have arrived at a situation where ICD 11 has added Gaming Disorder to its list of ailments. Let’s find out from Dr Rupika Dhurjati and Dr Jatin Talwani about this modern-day problem as they join Dr Samir Parikh in this week’s episode.
In this week’s episode, Dr Samir Parikh chats with Dr Rupika Dhurjati, psychiatrist and Tara Mehta, clinical psychologist about postpartum depression. It’s a topic largely neglected in the conversation about mental health. Find out why it is so important, what can and needs to be done, and why mental health professionals now increasingly focus on peripartum mental health.
Can I feel lonely in a crowd? Can loneliness actually affect my health? Has loneliness become a modern ailment? In this episode of Mind U, psychiatrist Dr Samir Parikh and clinical psychologist Kamna Chhibber - coauthors of Alone In The Crowd: Overcoming Loneliness of Urban Living - give us answers to these questions and more. So, listen up!
If we reflect on the way we live, especially in the urban areas - running here, running there; deadline here, deadline there; your gadgets, emails, notifications, daily chores; time for friends, for family, for self, for fun - all of it almost seems like a task. Constantly feeling rushed. How do I relax? How do I take that one breath for myself? And how do I manage - not just navigate - urban spaces? How do I bring a little bit of mindfulness into my life? And how do improve the quality of my life? Dr Samir Parikh and clinical psychologist Kamna Chhibber give us answers to these questions and more. So, listen up!
In this instalment of The Mind Pod, join cognitive behavioural therapist Mimansa Singh Tanwar, clinical psychologist Kamna Chhibber and Dr Samir Parikh for a chat about relationships - sometimes negative experiences, or toxicity, as some psychologists call it, creeps in. Sometimes individuals are aware of it, sometimes they aren’t. And these toxic relationships then take a toll on individuals, families, and everyone involved. So what exactly is a toxic relationship? How are these boundaries crossed? How does one know they are in a toxic relationship? What is the communication pattern in such relationships? Answers to these, and many other important questions in this episode.
Hardly anything would matter to us than the well-being of our children. Join us for a chat between Dr Samir Parikh and Mimansa Singh Tanwar, clinical psychologist, on how as parents we deal with bullying experiences our children face. Learn how to guide children to deal with the experience of being bullied, how to deal with the bully, how to prevent a long-term negative impact and yet teach our children essential life skills.