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.

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.

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Episode 23: Cheating in Relationships

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.

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.

Episode 22: Happiness or Success

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). <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241548205" target="_blank">Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers</a>. WHO: Geneva.<a href="https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241548205" target="_blank">https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241548205</a>

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.https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241548205

Episode 21: Psychological First Aid

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.

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.

Episode 20: Media Literacy

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.

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. 

Episode 19: Learning Disabilities

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.

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.

Episode 18: Suicide Prevention

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).

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).

Episode 17: Why We Buy What We Buy

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.

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.

Episode 16: Eating Disorders

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.

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.

Episode 15: Body Image

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.

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.

Episode 14: 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.

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.

Episode 13: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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.

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.

Episode 12: Art Therapy

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.

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.

Episode 11: Schizophrenia

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.

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.

Episode 10: Depression

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.

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.

Episode 9: Gaming Disorder

The Mind Pod - these are conversations about Mental Health. This podcast is brought to you by Fortis National Mental Health Program, Fortis Healthcare. The Mind Pod brings to you the much-needed conversations about the most important and probably, the most stigmatized and neglected aspects of our life related to our well-being, mental illness and mental health. Dr Samir Parikh, Psychiatrist and Director of the Fortis National Mental Health Program, Fortis Healthcare will be taking you through this series of conversations on various topics with experts from across the country, because mental health matters!

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