What is Consciousness and what can an expansive consciousness do for your Mental Health and well-being. In this episode of the SOS Show, we have Lakshmi Bhatia, a coach, teacher, a Yoga practitioner, who teaches Mindfulness and Business at IIMs. Digs: 1) Understanding Consciousness for Layman. 2) Fast-paced life, blind ambitions, and unethical practices to reach to the top- 3) Transforming the culture of Toxicity. 4) Manifestations, frequencies and meditations. 5) Mindfulness and Business HELPLI...
Nov 06, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 101
On World mental health Day Oct 10th, we also approached the 100th episode of THE SOS SHOW. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of the journey; and to everyone tirelessly working to create awareness about mental health and well-being. Moving forward today's episode is about one of the major cultural movements happening in workspaces that will redefine our culture and mental health - THE FUTURE OF WORK. A drastic shift in the attitudes of people post the pandemic, where their mental well-bei...
Oct 09, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 100
The pressures to fall in love, the pressures of age, the pressures of marriage!!- what are we culturally doing to our own selves that is affecting our mental health!! We have with us Nandita Chakraborty an author who shares the hazards of dating online, the depressive faces, and fighting loneliness that lead to wrong relationships. Hope we learn the lessons and take care of ourselves. Find her at https://www.nanditachakrabortyauthor.com.au/ Digs: 1) Love and its pressures. 2) Age and its pressur...
Sep 04, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Childhood Trauma can have a lifelong impact on our lives, our understanding of the world, and our trust in other people. In this 98th episode of THE SOS SHOW, we have Tom Mitchelson- a writer and a public speaker talking about his bold memoir- Don't ask me about my dad. The book is available on Amazon. You can find Tom on Linkedin. Digs: 1) Sharing your personal memoir about a traumatic childhood. 2) Raising your own kid. 3) Growing up not being able to trust a parent- its impact on the outside ...
Aug 06, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 98
MEN DON'T TALK. MEN DON'T CRY. MEN KEEP IT ALL IN- because that is what they have been trained to do- it is culture, it is the DNA and it's more. Today's episode focuses on MEN and why it's important for them to talk their emotions and how can women who play various roles in their lives enable them to do that. Our guest for today is Dr. Sheba Singh Founder of Talk Space, a mental health studio, and a clinical Psychologist. Find her at drsheebasingh.com Digs 1) Men don't talk 2) pressures on men ...
Jul 17, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 97
3 out of 5 adults in the U.S say they are lonely. But we are living in the times when adults are choosing to be single. So what differentiates Being lonely vs being alone? In this EP 96 of THE SOS SHOW, we try and get more intimate with the word lonely and why we, the system, and the ecosystem must not take this for granted- WE COULD BE SITTING ON A TICKING TIME BOMB OF LONELINESS EPIDEMIC. Our guest for today is Dr. Jyoti Sangle - a consultant psychiatrist with over 25 years of experience- find...
Jun 26, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 96
What are the three minds and how can we consciously use them for our Mental and Physical wellbeing. Can tapping Mind 2 enable us to even cure severe mental illnesses. What are the daily regimes we can follow to live more consciously and be in Minds 2 and 3? Our guest for this episode is Anoop Kumar who is an emergency physician, author, and speaker, who explores consciousness, the three minds, and healing without medication. Find him on healthrevolution.org HELPLINES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: I CA...
Apr 18, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Dr. Tasneem Raja has led the development and implementation of innovative and scaled programs spanning the continuum of mental health care in the district of Nagpur in Maharashtra. In today's podcast episode we talk about mental health in marginalised communities through the story of Abdul and how corporates like Tata Trust are supporting this space. 🎧- 🧠 Finding Abdul 🧠 Tata trusts- mental health programme in Nagpur 🧠 The urgent need to replicate this model 🧠 Biggest challenges in the ment...
Mar 21, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 94
What is Self Love? Is it possible to self love in todays competitive times when we are just wanting to win the rat race? How do we teach a child self love? How do we inculcate self love in the corporate culture. This and more on todays episode of the THE SOS SHOW with Riddhi Doshi Patel who is a child psychologist and 3 times TED x speaker. 🎧- 🧠 What is self-love 🧠 A world where external validations take precedence... 🧠 Is it possible to practice self-love in today's highly competitive world...
Feb 20, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 93
"Meditation and how it can help you to stay in your superpower"- This and more as we talk to sister Dr. Jenna about Meditation techniques and her book Meditation. Sister Jenna is a spiritual mentor who works to bridge the divides in societies and hosts a popular radio show America Meditating at americameditating.org. Digs: 1) From running two nightclubs in Miami to becoming a spiritual mentor 2) Divine intervention at age 6 3) What is meditation? 4) What happens when we meditate? 5) Meditation a...
Feb 10, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 92
91ST Episode of THE SOS SHOW is about Global Mental Health with Gergana Manolova. Gergana is a trained clinical psychologist and global mental health researcher. She has worked on research projects taking place in various countries, most recently in Sri Lanka. Currently, she is a consultant for the WHO- World Health Organization and also runs her own independent newsletter, Global Mental Health Unboxed, Digs: 1) Defining Global mental health 2) Mental Health in High-income countries vs middle an...
Jan 25, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 91
What are the reasons for urban loneliness despite the fact that we are constantly surrounded by people and have social media to entertain and inform us? Our guests are Dr. Samir Parikh & Kamna Chhibber, who have been on our podcast before. (Don't miss those episodes ) Today we dig into: 1) Urban loneliness vs being alone. 2) The emotions of loneliness. 3) The reasons for feeling lonely- relationships are transactional in nature, sensory overload, constant need to be ahead, lack of sleep. 4) ...
Jan 09, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 90
In this last episode 89 of the SOS show for this year 2021, we dig into Emotional intelligence and how it is a tool for better mental health and well-being. But first, what does emotional intelligence really mean! Our guest for today is Dr. Jalpa Bhuta who has worked as a Research Officer for a prestigious WHO Project, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health,; She has worked with some of the best hospitals in the United Kingdom, namely, the Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, Kings ...
Dec 27, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 89
15 years of Interacting with Vedic Gurus, Oriental masters and lamas- everything that i would envy is what our guests for today has done- SANDEEP NATH-Sandeep Nath is the founder of RENEWALism. An IIT-IIM alumnus, he founded and ran a successful strategy consulting company before heading to the Himalayas in search of the purpose of life and what drives our energetic consciousness. Find him at www.renewalism.com 1) Consciousness, experience and what does it do? 2) How does consciousness improve t...
Dec 11, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Maitreyi Misra, our guest for this episode of THE SOS SHOW, heads the work on Mental Health and Criminal Justice at Project 39A, a criminal justice research and litigation centre at the National Law University Delhi. Some important points: 1) Mental illnesses among the death row prisoners and why should we pay attention to the lives of those who receive the harshest punishments. 2) Defining Death row prisoners. 3) Demarcating their demographics, age groups, gender, caste, offences. 4) Psychiatri...
Nov 14, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Dr. Raghu Raghavan, a Mental health Professor, is with us in this very interesting Episode of THE SOS SHOW. 🎧- 1) How much is there an impact in the understanding of Mental health with all the talks? 2) Fearless conversation around mental health literacy. 3) Western concept of Mental health is not applicable for everyone. 4) Steps to eradicating stigma besides trying to create awareness. 5) Eradicating stigma using films, plays- the Kerala Model. 6)Challenge to engage with the communities- poli...
Oct 30, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 86
What is emotional intelligence and why it needs to be skilled to enable us to have better mental and Physical Health including a better relationship with ourselves and others? Listen to this snacky episode 85 of THE SOS SHOW. HELPLINES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: I CALL-9152987820 M MIND POWER-1800-120-820050 MINISTRY OF HEALTH-08046110007 NATIONAL HELPLINE: 1075 You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us a...
Oct 29, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 85
We talk to Ian Macrae about his brilliant book Dark Social- which is about social media and how the algorithms are shaping our behavior to benefit the platforms. Know how to use the platforms so as not to get used. Find Ian Macrae on Linkedin. 1) What neural networks and programming influence our conscious/ subconscious behavior. 2) Is the online and offline behavior of a person the same or it varies 3) Psychological factors and invisible algorithms work to shape human behavior. 4)How toxic envi...
Oct 17, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 84
In this special episode for WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2021, we ask a few of our esteemed guests from THE SOS SHOW - THE NEXT BIGGEST MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGE FOR THE COMMON MAN AND FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH ECOSYSTEM AND THE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. Our guests include. Raj Mariwala- Mariwala health initiative. Dr Kaustubh Joag CMHLP Mimansa Singh- Fortis Mental Health Avenash Desousa - Desousa Foundation Dr.Santosh Banger Global Hospital Kaamna Chibber- Fortis Mental health Megha Sharda- Neuroscientist John...
Oct 09, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Is good to have dreams, it's good to have the ambition to drive your dreams, but is that ambition affecting your mental health? Do we need to stop, pause and relook at our journey, choices, and perceptions towards what the world projects as success? Do we need to adopt a more MINDFUL APPROACH TOWARDS OUR AMBITIONS!! This snacky episode is designed especially for you guys!! THINK. PAUSE. REFLECT. HELPLINES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: I CALL-9152987820 M MIND POWER-1800-120-820050 MINISTRY OF HEALTH-0...
Oct 08, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Daniel Lobo shares his inspiring journey of living with Bipolar and thriving. He also took the leap of faith to start a mental health social enterprise BecauseYOU to support individuals to thrive irrespective of their emotional distress. Listen 1) Diagnosing with Bipolar. 2)The challenges of living with Bipolar and thriving 3)Medications and research on Bipolar- thoughts? 4) Support systems 5) Deciding to start the social enterprise to support others 6) Mental Health Insurance - a big fight!! Al...
Sep 25, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 81
In this episode number 80 of THE SOS SHOW, we have Bhavana Issar, the founder and CEO of Caregiver Saathi that provides support to family caregivers through counseling, support groups and training. Find them at www.caregiversaathi.co.in Pointers: What is caregiving and what role does it include? In India how is it defined or seen as? What are the qualities needed for a caregiver? How can caregivers be given the support that they need in their journey? How is caregiving different when it comes to...
Sep 04, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Do you know that you could be a severely biased person? Or are you facing multiple biases in the world out there? What are conscious and unconscious biases and how can they affect our mental health? can we as a society collectively tackle it ? Listen to this snacky episode no 79! #thesosshow Have a bias-free week!! HELPLINES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: I CALL-9152987820 M MIND POWER-1800-120-820050 MINISTRY OF HEALTH-08046110007 NATIONAL HELPLINE: 1075 You can follow us and leave us feedback on Face...
Aug 28, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 79
How has it been with the Mental health of kids and parents during these testing times when they are stuck at home for hours; and what about the families living in small apartments. In this episode of THE SOS SHOW, we have with us Mimansa Singh Tanwar - a clinical psychologist with the Department of Mental Health Behavioral Sciences Fortis Healthcare. She is a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist working in the clinical space using evidence-based treatments. She has been a speaker at various national a...
Aug 21, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 78
LOVE IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INGREDIENTS FOR YOUR DAILY MENTAL HEALTH ROUTINE. In this Snacky episode : How does Oxytocin the love hormone function in our daily lives? How does love ease anxiety? How can we see love as something beyond romantic relationships- an all-encompassing love. Why is self-love so important? And how can we give unconditional love to everyone irrespective... This and more in this snacky episode of THE SOS SHOW- where we give you quick #lifehacks for an optimum daily #...
Aug 08, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 77
EP 76 of THE SOS SHOW has Bhargavi Davar, the founder of Bapu Trust. Bhargavi is a childhood survivor of psychiatric institutions in India. She has endured 3 decades of trauma based on that early exposure. She has done a lifetime of work on questioning the assumptions of psychiatry and its institutions. We are glad she could be on our podcast. Find her at baputrust.com We ask: 1) Having interviewed multiple people living with "Mental illness" many say they are functioning because of it- but a ce...
Jul 31, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Taking our conversation further on relationship and mental health- this snacky episode of THE SOS SHOW- addresses Narcissists and mental health. Narcissism is a trait and a dark one- and in extreme conditions it is a personality disorder. Here we take you through identifying a narcissist at work and in personal relationships (be super careful if you are dating one) where you can be potentially in danger of damaging your mental health !! Know where to draw the line and don't let them bully/ manip...
Jul 24, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 75
One of the toughest parts of our existence is our relationships- and this is not just becoming complicated by the day but also drastically transforming with time. We examine some key issues in human relationships in today's times and try and find the loopholes and key areas that we can work on every day to keep us going through them sanely. Our guest for this episode is Kamna Chibber-Head - Mental Health Department of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Fortis Healthcare. Key pointers: 1) How ...
Jul 17, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 74
“Develop a complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions, and to all people, experiencing everything totally without mental reservations and blockages" Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche - from the book Altered Traits by Daniel Goleman and Richard J Davidson. This episode of THE SOS SHOW highlights key excerpts from this amazing book- that will open our minds to life and our own self and help us live an effective life by developing a healthy mind ! How do you access a Healthy Mind? What i...
Jul 06, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 73
In this podcast episode of THE SOS SHOW- our guest is Dr. Santosh Bangar. He is a psychiatrist associated with Global Hospital. Besides the challenges faced by the Doctors in handling themselves and the people in crisis what we also need to address is the world post pandemic- and the prediction is that we might have- A MENTAL HEALTH PANDEMIC. So are we prepared to handle the next catastrophe? Is the system ready? What can we as people do on an individual level and what must the government and th...
Jun 19, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 72
