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Healthy Mind by Avik™ is a global podcast network with 21 shows, 6,500+ episodes, & 200K+ downloads built for real people navigating real life. Healthy Mind by Avik™ is a global mental wellness podcast network built on one belief that honest conversations heal. Storyteller, survivor, and wellness advocate, we've grown from one microphone and one mission into a network of 21 shows, 6,500+ episodes, and 200,000+ downloads across the world. We do real talk on mental health, emotional resilience, burnout, purpose, leadership, spirituality, AI, and the everyday courage it takes to simply show up. Whether you're a listener finding your footing, a guest with a story to share, or a brand that believes in conscious connection you belong here.

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05/10/2026

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You keep pushing through. One more email, one more errand, one more thing before you stop. And your body keeps sending s...
05/10/2026

You keep pushing through. One more email, one more errand, one more thing before you stop. And your body keeps sending signals you've learned to ignore.

Tiredness isn't laziness. It's not something to power through or feel guilty about. It's your body speaking a language you've been taught to dismiss. When you're exhausted, you're not broken. You're human.

Rest isn't earned by productivity. It's not a reward for doing enough. It's a biological need, like water or air. Your worth doesn't increase when you ignore your limits, and it doesn't decrease when you honor them.

Sleep and rest are how your nervous system repairs itself. How your mind processes what you've lived through. How your body rebuilds what the day has worn down. Listening to tiredness is an act of respect, not weakness.

What if today, you let yourself stop a little earlier? Not because you've done enough, but because you matter even when you're still.



04/10/2026

In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Niharika talks with psychoanalytic child and adolescent psychotherapist Marie Derome about one of the most common and least discussed parenting myths: the idea that love for a new baby should arrive instantly and completely. Marie, a former BBC World Service correspondent and author of What Your Baby Wants You to Know, explains why bonding is a two-way relationship that takes time to build, much like falling in love with a partner, and why ordinary ambivalence toward a baby, finding them boring or demanding at times, is a healthy, normal part of that relationship rather than a sign of failure.
The conversation moves into what happens when bonding is harder than ordinary ambivalence, particularly after a traumatic birth, using Marie's metaphor of leaving the hospital with a new baby and a new pair of glasses whose lenses are shaped by our own history. She and Niharika also get into the neuroscience of the first two years of life, why early repeated interactions build a literal sense of safety in a baby's developing brain, and how parenting a baby often means re-parenting one's own inner child at the same time.
About the Guest:Marie Derome is a psychoanalytic child and adolescent psychotherapist with over twenty years of clinical experience and a former BBC World Service correspondent. She is the author of What Your Baby Wants You to Know: The Art and Science of Bonding with Your Child, and works online with parents around the world on bonding and attachment.
Key Takeaways:

The idea that love for a baby should be instant and constant is a myth. Bonding is a two-way relationship that takes time, interaction, and getting to know each other, much like falling in love with a partner.
Ordinary ambivalence toward a baby, finding them boring, demanding, or annoying at times, is healthy and normal. The important thing is being able to move between loving and frustrated feelings rather than getting stuck in either one.
A difficult or traumatic birth can distort how a parent perceives their baby's cries, sometimes hearing accusation or failure instead of a simple need for closeness, which changes how warmly they are able to respond.
The first two years of life are a critical window because the brain is highly plastic then, and repeated small interactions, like smiling and responding to a baby, build the neural pathways for a lasting sense of safety.
Parenting can be reparative. By caring for a real baby, a parent is often also caring for their own inner child, especially when their own childhood experience of being parented was difficult.
A few sessions of psychotherapy focused specifically on a difficult birth experience can meaningfully shift how a parent sees and responds to their baby, even when the underlying bonding struggle feels entrenched.

Connect With Marie Derome:

Book: What Your Baby Wants You to Know: The Art and Science of Bonding with Your Child (available on Kindle and audiobook)
Website: mariederome.org
Instagram: Marie Derome Psychotherapy

Episode Chapters:00:00 - Cold open: the quiet, bewildering moments parents don't talk about00:46 - Welcome to Healthy Mind, Healthy Life and introducing Marie Derome02:03 - Debunking the myth of instant, 24/7 love for a new baby06:43 - Why ordinary ambivalence toward your baby is healthy, not a failure13:14 - The glasses metaphor: how birth trauma distorts how we see our baby19:06 - Why the first two years are a critical window for brain development34:38 - Parenting as re-parenting your own inner child36:05 - How to connect with Marie Derome and her book

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Disclaimer: This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.
If you have concerns about any content, please contact us here
By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.
Healthy Mind By Avik™️ is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it's become a sanctuary for healing, growth, and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty, storyteller, survivor, and wellness advocate.
With over 6500+ episodes and 200K+ global listeners, we unite voices, break stigma, and build a world where every story matters.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.
Contact:💼 Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™📧 Email: https://www.podhub.club/contact🌐 Website: https://www.podhub.club📍 Based in: India & USA
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04/10/2026

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04/10/2026

In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Nazish talks with author Aaron Ryan about the moment a hobby starts asking for more than a hobby is supposed to ask for, and what happens inside a person while they build something real out of it. Aaron, who recently published his fiftieth book, describes writing as a calling rather than a hobby, something that nagged at him until he answered it, and talks candidly about the mental cost of living inside the worlds he creates, including keeping his fictional characters' birthdays on his real calendar.
The conversation moves into the practical and protective side of a creative career: the scams and predatory offers that target indie authors and podcasters, how Aaron filters and spots them, and why thick skin and patience matter more than talent in the long run. He and Nazish also talk about keeping family as the anchor underneath the work, the private, unpublished journal Aaron keeps for his sons, and why surrendering your own timeline is often the real adjustment that keeps a creative calling sustainable instead of exhausting.
About the Guest:Aaron Ryan is an author who has published fifty books, including the Dissonance saga and the Talisman saga, and works as a voice actor to support his writing career. A member of the Authors Guild, he is active in helping other authors and podcasters recognize and avoid predatory offers and scams targeting creators.
Key Takeaways:

There is a real difference between a hobby and a calling. A hobby is something you want to do, while a calling nags at your schedule and priorities until you answer it.
Living inside the worlds you create has a real mental cost. Protecting family time and personal boundaries is essential for a creative career to last decades rather than burn out in a few years.
Predatory offers targeting authors and podcasters are common, often arriving through unsolicited email, and usually promise guaranteed sales, reviews, or adaptations for a fee no legitimate offer would require.
Assertiveness in a creative career looks like committing to the long haul rather than dabbling, treating the work as a business pursuit rather than something to wade into occasionally.
Surrendering your own timeline matters because the desire to give up a creative pursuit usually comes from dreams not manifesting on your own schedule, not from the dream itself being wrong.
A mantra, a filtering system for scam emails, and a hard line between work and family time are concrete, repeatable tools for staying sane inside a demanding creative career.

Connect With Aaron Ryan:

Website: authoraaronryan.com
Private author community: authoraaronryangroup.com

Episode Chapters:00:00 - Cold open: when a hobby starts asking for more than a hobby should00:47 - Welcome to Healthy Mind, Healthy Life and introducing Aaron Ryan01:44 - The inner shift from hobby to calling04:45 - The mental cost of being the engine, steering wheel, and roadmap06:47 - The difference between burning out in three years and writing meaningfully at year fifteen08:31 - Spotting and protecting against predatory offers and scams13:08 - Who Aaron is when he is not producing: daddy, husband, provider15:30 - What a sustainable, creatively honest life actually looks like19:00 - One small adjustment for a creator at the edge of giving up21:42 - The one thing to walk away with when turning a hobby into a calling22:54 - How to connect with Aaron Ryan and his author community

Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? DM on PM - Send me a message on PodMatchDM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik
Disclaimer: This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.
If you have concerns about any content, please contact us here
By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.
Healthy Mind By Avik™️ is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it's become a sanctuary for healing, growth, and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty, storyteller, survivor, and wellness advocate.
With over 6500+ episodes and 200K+ global listeners, we unite voices, break stigma, and build a world where every story matters.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.
Contact:💼 Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™📧 Email: https://www.podhub.club/contact🌐 Website: https://www.podhub.club📍 Based in: India & USA
🎧 Listen to all podcast shows: https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork🤝 Be a guest: https://www.podhub.club/beaguest📩 Newsletter: https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/
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I used to think resilience meant never crying, never showing cracks, never admitting when things felt impossible. I thou...
04/10/2026

I used to think resilience meant never crying, never showing cracks, never admitting when things felt impossible. I thought it was about endurance, about white-knuckling through the hardest days and coming out untouched.

But resilience isn't stone. It's not about being unbreakable. It's about being honest when you are breaking. It's letting yourself fall apart in safe hands, in quiet rooms, in moments when you stop performing strength and simply feel it all.

The people who survive the hardest things are not the ones who never fall. They're the ones who let themselves land, who cry when they need to, who ask for help, who don't pretend to be fine when they're not. That's the kind of strength that lasts.

You don't have to hold it together all the time. You're allowed to come undone. That's not failure. That's being human, and sometimes it's the bravest thing you can do.



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You learned early that love came with conditions. That being wanted meant being easy. That keeping the peace meant swall...
04/10/2026

You learned early that love came with conditions. That being wanted meant being easy. That keeping the peace meant swallowing your own needs until they disappeared.

So now, when you think about setting a boundary, your body tenses. You rehearse the words a hundred times. You brace for disappointment, for anger, for the withdrawal of affection. Because somewhere deep down, you still believe that saying no means losing people.

But the people who truly see you don't need you to be small. They don't need you to burn out so they can feel comfortable. Real belonging doesn't ask you to abandon yourself at the door.

You can be honest and still be kind. You can protect your energy and still care deeply. The love that remains after a boundary is the love that was real all along.

What if saying no is actually the most honest way to stay?



03/10/2026

In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Nazish talks with Isa Lara Marie about the quiet ambient pressure of modern life to always be producing something, and the soul that waits patiently in the background, rarely asked how it is actually doing. Isa traces her own turning point back to her early twenties, when debilitating physical symptoms that modern medicine could not explain pushed her to turn inward and commit to healing and finding herself. She describes how she had been spiritually bypassing her own difficult emotions by staying busy and overachieving, a pattern she had to consciously unlearn.
The conversation moves into what balance actually feels like in the body rather than as some perfect, permanent state, and into small, doable practices, like a few conscious breaths done anywhere, a traffic light, a checkout line, a six-minute gap between calls, that can shift a nervous system out of fight-or-flight and into a calmer state. Isa and Nazish also get honest about spiritual bypassing in its subtler forms: using spiritual language to override boundaries around giving, or gently talking oneself out of feeling grief, and why staying present to real human emotion, without being swept away by it, is part of genuine spiritual groundedness.
About the Guest:
Isa Lara Marie is a spiritual teacher and author who focuses on staying grounded and present in a world built to keep people constantly producing. After a health crisis in her early twenties that conventional medicine could not resolve, she turned to inner healing and has since developed a body of teaching she calls Integrating Infinity. She is the author of the book First Light.
Key Takeaways:

Balance is not a fixed, perfect state to arrive at. It is a felt sense in the body, something people return to again and again rather than hold onto permanently.
Spiritual bypassing can be subtle: using spiritual language or beliefs to override real emotions, like dismissing grief as "not real" or feeling obligated to give endlessly because that feels more spiritual.
Boundaries are compatible with being a genuinely spiritual or giving person; depleting yourself to give to others is not a requirement of spirituality, it is a pattern worth examining.
Short, consciously breathed moments, even just a few breaths at a traffic light or in a checkout line, can shift the body from a stressed, sympathetic state toward a calmer, parasympathetic one.
Letting go of the idea of perfection and embracing one's own uniqueness, the way a tree's scars and variations are simply part of its beauty, is part of staying grounded rather than striving.
Reconnecting with the body does not require a retreat or a formal practice. It can be as small as pausing with a cup of tea, gazing out a window, and breathing consciously for a moment.

Connect With Isa Lara Marie:

Website: isalaramarie.com
Teaching: Integrating Infinity
Book: First Light

Episode Chapters:
00:00 - Cold open: the soul that hasn't been asked how it's doing in weeks
00:45 - Welcome to Healthy Mind, Healthy Life and introducing Isa Lara Marie
01:37 - Disclaimer: personal views, not medical advice
01:37 - The health crisis that pushed Isa to turn inward
04:46 - Redefining balance as a felt sense, not a destination
10:06 - Letting go of perfection and embracing uniqueness
12:29 - A real-life practice for the six minutes between calls
15:51 - Why this kind of small practice changes the nervous system over time
17:54 - Where Isa has caught herself spiritually bypassing
20:38 - The subtler forms of spiritual bypassing, like dismissing grief
22:09 - How to connect with Isa Lara Marie, Integrating Infinity, and First Light

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Disclaimer: This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.
If you have concerns about any content, please contact us here
By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.
Healthy Mind By Avik™️ is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it's become a sanctuary for healing, growth, and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty, storyteller, survivor, and wellness advocate.
With over 6500+ episodes and 200K+ global listeners, we unite voices, break stigma, and build a world where every story matters.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.
Contact:💼 Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™📧 Email: https://www.podhub.club/contact🌐 Website: https://www.podhub.club📍 Based in: India & USA
🎧 Listen to all podcast shows: https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork🤝 Be a guest: https://www.podhub.club/beaguest📩 Newsletter: https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/

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03/10/2026

In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Nazish talks with therapist Liz Chelak about a shift she sees over and over in her practice: people spend years in traditional talk therapy identifying and changing their thoughts, only to discover that thoughts are downstream reports from the nervous system, not the source of the problem. Liz explains how a nervous system shaped by past stress or trauma can keep responding to danger that is no longer present, showing up as constant low-grade anxiety, exhaustion that sleep does not fix, or relationship patterns that repeat no matter how much insight a person gains in talk therapy alone.
The conversation moves into concrete, doable practice, including a simple extended-exhale technique Liz uses herself and teaches clients to signal safety to the body in calm moments rather than only during a crisis. She and Zeeshan also talk candidly about the line between nervous system awareness and a new form of self-rejection dressed up as self-improvement, and why Liz's Sovereign Body Method is built around helping people become the leaders of their own lives, learning to use their feelings as information rather than treating their own reactions as evidence of being broken.
About the Guest:Liz Chelak is a therapist who works with the nervous system as the central piece of mental and emotional health. She developed the Sovereign Body Method to help clients regulate their nervous system, reconnect with their bodies, and use their feelings as guidance rather than something to fix or fear. Her approach moves beyond traditional talk therapy toward somatic, body-based work that she teaches through her practice, Evolve Therapy Counseling.
Key Takeaways:

Thoughts are downstream reports from the nervous system, not the root cause of anxiety or low mood, which is why changing thoughts alone often produces only short-term relief.
A nervous system shaped by past stress or trauma can keep responding to danger that is no longer present, showing up as low-grade anxiety or exhaustion that sleep does not fix.
A simple extended-exhale practice, done with intention and repeated a few times a day, signals safety to the body and can meaningfully reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms over time.
Reactions, triggers, and relationship patterns are not evidence of being broken. They are a conditioned nervous system doing exactly what it learned to do to survive.
Nervous system practices should be done in calm, neutral moments rather than only during high stress, so the goal becomes changing the body's baseline state rather than just coping in the moment.
There is a real risk of turning self-improvement into self-rejection. The Sovereign Body Method aims for people to become the leaders of their own lives by using regulated feelings as information, not another project to perfect.

Connect With Liz Chelak:

Website: evolvetherapycounseling.com
Instagram: Liz Chelak

Episode Chapters:00:00 - Cold open: the nervous system as the floor underneath mental health00:50 - Welcome to Healthy Mind, Healthy Life and introducing Liz Chelak01:40 - Disclaimer: personal views, not medical advice01:40 - Why the nervous system, not the thoughts, is the real foundation03:26 - Why talk therapy alone often isn't enough04:32 - Reading low-grade anxiety and unexplained exhaustion correctly06:34 - Reframing reactions as a conditioned nervous system, not being broken09:07 - A simple daily practice: the extended exhale11:55 - The science behind why the exhale works15:24 - The line between nervous system awareness and self-rejection19:02 - One tiny practice to try tomorrow morning before checking your phone21:22 - How to connect with Liz Chelak and Evolve Therapy Counseling

Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? DM on PM - Send me a message on PodMatchDM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik
Disclaimer: This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.
If you have concerns about any content, please contact us here
By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.
Healthy Mind By Avik™️ is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it's become a sanctuary for healing, growth, and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty, storyteller, survivor, and wellness advocate.
With over 6500+ episodes and 200K+ global listeners, we unite voices, break stigma, and build a world where every story matters.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.
Contact:💼 Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™📧 Email: https://www.podhub.club/contact🌐 Website: https://www.podhub.club📍 Based in: India & USA
🎧 Listen to all podcast shows: https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork🤝 Be a guest: https://www.podhub.club/beaguest📩 Newsletter: https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/
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