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Mind Meets Machine is a video podcast by Avik where mental health, AI, and business collide in the most human way. Real conversations with founders, therapists, doctors, and creators. Practical tools, clear insights, and zero fluff. Learn to think clearer, work smarter, and live better in a tech-driven world. 

  1. How To Stop Founder Chaos With One Breath with Chris Franks

    3 hr ago ·  Video

    How To Stop Founder Chaos With One Breath with Chris Franks

    Send us Fan Mail Ambition can build a company, win a race, and change your life, but it can also quietly pull you away from yourself. We sit down with Chris Franks, founder and CEO, University of Colorado faculty member, author, podcast host, and six-time Ironman, to unpack a tension so many high performers live with: the push to achieve versus the pull toward stillness, presence, and peace. Chris calls himself a “cowboy Buddhist,” and he makes a compelling case that calm is not the opposite of drive, it’s what makes drive sustainable. We talk about the mindset shift from chasing outcomes to focusing on what you can actually control: your effort, your ethics, your relationships, and your day-to-day practice. Chris shares a dark moment from his founder journey, a deal that fell apart and led to a crushing financial and emotional crisis, and how that experience reshaped his definition of success. If you’ve ever felt like you’re only as good as your last win, this conversation offers a more resilient way to lead and live. You’ll also get practical tools for founder mental health and sustainable leadership: daily mindfulness or breathwork, daily gratitude, compassion practices like metta and Tonglen, and a values-based “zoom out” to reduce restlessness and burnout. We challenge hustle culture myths, talk about diminishing returns, and make the case for rest and recovery as a real performance strategy. If you want to build big goals without losing your center, subscribe, share this with a driven friend, and leave a review with the one practice that helps you stay grounded. Support the show Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 👉  DM me on PodMatch  💬 Want to come on the show? Be a Guest  🌐 Explore the full network  | 📨 Newsletter | 👥 LinkedIn Community This isn't self-help. It's self-honesty. 💼 Sponsor Our Show | 🎬 Check Our Services 📌 Disclaimer This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. Guest views are personal and do not represent the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify or endorse guest statements. Nothing here is medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional. Engage critically. Third-party content referenced under fair use. Guests are responsible for their own statements. Concerns? Contact us | Full disclaimer. By listening, you accept this disclaimer in full.

    27 min
  2. The Small Moments You Keep Missing with Ulrika Torquato

    4 hr ago ·  Video

    The Small Moments You Keep Missing with Ulrika Torquato

    Send us Fan Mail Joy does not disappear. We just train ourselves to postpone it. Avik sits down with Ulrika Torquato to name a strange habit many of us share: treating happiness like it lives somewhere up ahead, after the goal, after things calm down, after life finally starts. Meanwhile, a hundred small moments pass by unnoticed: the first sip of coffee, a breath that softens your shoulders, a patch of light on the wall, a laugh you almost ignored. We talk about why we delay our own happiness, what we get wrong about joy, and how a tiny shift in attention can change the texture of an ordinary day. Ulrika brings a beautifully unusual lens shaped by a background spanning medicine and opera and her current work in palliative care psychology. When you stop assuming you have endless time, your priorities sharpen fast. We explore why thinking about death is actually thinking about life, and how mortality awareness can make you more present, more grateful, and yes, happier. This is not a pitch for forced optimism. Ulrika rejects toxic positivity and makes room for hard days, stress, and real pain, while still showing how to find something small that lets you breathe again. You will leave with practical tools you can use today: noticing colour, texture, sound, smell, comfort, nature, and the moments you usually rush past while reaching for your phone. Ulrika also shares her Joyry app and the idea of collecting tiny “butterflies” of joy and releasing them as a reminder that nothing is permanent, including the moments we try to cling to. If you have felt like you are waiting for life to begin, press play, then share this with a friend, subscribe, and leave a review so more people can stop postponing their joy. Support the show Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 👉  DM me on PodMatch  💬 Want to come on the show? Be a Guest  🌐 Explore the full network  | 📨 Newsletter | 👥 LinkedIn Community This isn't self-help. It's self-honesty. 💼 Sponsor Our Show | 🎬 Check Our Services 📌 Disclaimer This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. Guest views are personal and do not represent the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify or endorse guest statements. Nothing here is medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional. Engage critically. Third-party content referenced under fair use. Guests are responsible for their own statements. Concerns? Contact us | Full disclaimer. By listening, you accept this disclaimer in full.

    20 min
  3. How Hidden Emotional Pain Shapes Love And Work with Ben Oofana

    19 Jun ·  Video

    How Hidden Emotional Pain Shapes Love And Work with Ben Oofana

    Send us Fan Mail Something can be “in the past” and still be living in your body. If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing all the right things yet you keep repeating the same relationship patterns, bracing for criticism at work, or holding back from real closeness, this conversation is designed to meet you where you are. We sit down with Ben Oofana, a healer trained in traditional lineages, to talk about emotional wounds, childhood trauma, and the subtle way undigested experiences become a lens over the present. We get into why suppression and distraction do not equal healing, how reenactment shows up in love and attachment, and why the nervous system can stay on guard even when life looks “fine” on paper. Ben also explains how these stored emotions take up bandwidth, leaving us less present, less embodied, and more reactive than we want to be. Then we move into practical ground. Ben shares a simple, body-based approach to emotional regulation: identify what’s happening, name what you’re feeling, locate it in the body, and use soft, deep breathing to help the sensations shift and soften over time. We also talk honestly about the limits of talk therapy alone, the role of psychotherapy for insight, and why many people benefit from a combination of supports like meditation, qigong, and other therapeutic interventions, plus real downtime in a always-on culture. If this resonates, subscribe to Mind Meets Machine, share the episode with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more listeners can find the tools and hope inside this conversation. What old pattern are you ready to understand differently? Support the show Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 👉  DM me on PodMatch  💬 Want to come on the show? Be a Guest  🌐 Explore the full network  | 📨 Newsletter | 👥 LinkedIn Community This isn't self-help. It's self-honesty. 💼 Sponsor Our Show | 🎬 Check Our Services 📌 Disclaimer This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. Guest views are personal and do not represent the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify or endorse guest statements. Nothing here is medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional. Engage critically. Third-party content referenced under fair use. Guests are responsible for their own statements. Concerns? Contact us | Full disclaimer. By listening, you accept this disclaimer in full.

    27 min
  4. Regeneration Starts When We Stop Settling For Net Zero with David Gottfried

    16 Jun ·  Video

    Regeneration Starts When We Stop Settling For Net Zero with David Gottfried

    Send us Fan Mail The planet can feel like a weight right now, not because people do not care, but because the scale is overwhelming. We are good at naming what is broken, yet still hungry for a map that makes hope actionable. That is where regeneration comes in, and it is why we sat down with David Gottfried, founder of the US Green Building Council and the World Green Building Council, to talk about healing systems instead of simply managing damage. We get specific about what most people miss: sustainability often aims to stop the harm, maybe reach net zero, and then hold steady. Regeneration starts where that ends. David explains why “steady state” is not enough when aquifers are drained and ecosystems are already hurting, using a vivid metaphor of a bathtub that has overflowed into the whole house. From there, we unpack his “operating system” for a regenerative Earth, including value rings that put life at the center, and a practical equation that forces us to list inputs and waste, from energy and water to pollution, social equity costs, and even intellectual waste inside organisations. The conversation also turns inward. We explore how technology and AI are evolving fast while human maturity often lags, and what it looks like to choose a more humane path in daily life. David shares tangible starting points in our own spheres of influence, plus a grounding way to measure progress beyond net worth: self-worth and soul worth. We end with a simple journal question, “What have I forgotten?”, and a challenge to take one small act of regeneration this week, driven by hope rather than guilt. If this resonates, subscribe to Mind Meets Machine, share the episode with someone who feels eco-fatigued, and leave a review so more listeners can find it. What is one real thing you will regenerate in your corner of the world this week? Support the show Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 👉  DM me on PodMatch  💬 Want to come on the show? Be a Guest  🌐 Explore the full network  | 📨 Newsletter | 👥 LinkedIn Community This isn't self-help. It's self-honesty. 💼 Sponsor Our Show | 🎬 Check Our Services 📌 Disclaimer This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. Guest views are personal and do not represent the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify or endorse guest statements. Nothing here is medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional. Engage critically. Third-party content referenced under fair use. Guests are responsible for their own statements. Concerns? Contact us | Full disclaimer. By listening, you accept this disclaimer in full.

    29 min
  5. Seeing The System In Toxic Relationships with Carine Van Hee

    15 Jun ·  Video

    Seeing The System In Toxic Relationships with Carine Van Hee

    Send us Fan Mail That late night thought, “Was I too much?” can feel like the final verdict on a relationship. But what if the confusion wasn’t evidence that you’re broken, and was actually part of the pattern that kept you stuck? We sit down with Carine Van Hee, survivor, visual artist, and author of *Is It Me? The Hidden System Behind Toxic Relationships*, to make the invisible visible. We talk about why toxic people are not toxic all the time, how the relationship can swing between safety and threat, and why that inconsistency fuels rumination, shame, and self doubt. We dig into the “fairy tale” beginning, the slow drip of boundary pushing, and the push pull dynamic that can reel you back in just when you’re ready to leave. Along the way, we name familiar tactics like gaslighting and silent treatment, while staying grounded in what they do to your nervous system and your sense of identity. If something feels off but you can’t prove it, you’ll hear practical ways to create breathing room: pausing before you respond, noticing red flags like constant mental replay, and getting support from people who truly understand toxic relationship dynamics and narcissistic traits. We also get real about recovery: therapy, meditation, self care, and why setbacks don’t erase progress once you’ve seen the system. If this resonates, share it with someone who might be quietly asking “Is it me?”, and please subscribe and leave a review so more people can find this conversation. Support the show Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 👉  DM me on PodMatch  💬 Want to come on the show? Be a Guest  🌐 Explore the full network  | 📨 Newsletter | 👥 LinkedIn Community This isn't self-help. It's self-honesty. 💼 Sponsor Our Show | 🎬 Check Our Services 📌 Disclaimer This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. Guest views are personal and do not represent the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify or endorse guest statements. Nothing here is medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional. Engage critically. Third-party content referenced under fair use. Guests are responsible for their own statements. Concerns? Contact us | Full disclaimer. By listening, you accept this disclaimer in full.

    30 min
  6. Work Is Not Family with Katie Hadiaris

    15 Jun ·  Video

    Work Is Not Family with Katie Hadiaris

    Send us Fan Mail A job can end at 6 pm, but your body might still be working at midnight. That is the quiet cost we want to name, especially when the workplace wraps it in a friendly phrase like “we’re a family here.” We sit down with trauma-informed workplace coach and HR consultant Katie Hadiaris, founder of Work Is Work Is Not Family, to talk about why that message can tighten your chest, hijack your boundaries, and keep you emotionally on call for a company that can replace you faster than you can recover. We get specific about what is actually happening under the surface: the difference between everyday workplace stress, true burnout, and what Katie calls “absorption,” a nervous system response that makes overworking feel like safety. We talk about protective behaviors high performers often carry, how trauma is defined by impact rather than the headline event, and why the office can trigger old patterns through neurosception, the brain’s nonstop safety-scanning process. If an email, a boss’s tone, or “stop by my office” flips a switch in your body, you are not being dramatic, you are being human. Then we move into practical nervous system regulation and somatic tools you can use without blowing up your career: small ways to discharge activation, reset after tense moments, and stop bringing work stress home to your relationships, sleep, and health. We also address the hard truth about toxic workplace culture: if your job punishes basic wellbeing, that tells you something important about the environment. If this conversation helps you name what you have been feeling, share it with a friend who is carrying work in their body, then subscribe and leave a review so more people can find it. What is one boundary you want to try this week? Support the show Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 👉  DM me on PodMatch  💬 Want to come on the show? Be a Guest  🌐 Explore the full network  | 📨 Newsletter | 👥 LinkedIn Community This isn't self-help. It's self-honesty. 💼 Sponsor Our Show | 🎬 Check Our Services 📌 Disclaimer This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. Guest views are personal and do not represent the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify or endorse guest statements. Nothing here is medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional. Engage critically. Third-party content referenced under fair use. Guests are responsible for their own statements. Concerns? Contact us | Full disclaimer. By listening, you accept this disclaimer in full.

    34 min
  7. You Do Not Need AI To Replace You with Drew Dorenfest

    15 Jun ·  Video

    You Do Not Need AI To Replace You with Drew Dorenfest

    Send us Fan Mail If you have ever wondered whether “automate more” really means “disappear from your own business,” you are not alone. I sit down with Drew Dorenfest, a video editor turned small business growth partner, to get honest about what AI and automation can do, what they cannot do, and why the human layer is still the competitive advantage. We talk about the fear behind the hype: when software can write, send, and publish, what is the owner’s job and how do you keep your voice intact?  We dig into practical small business automation that actually helps, like simple rule based follow ups, and we separate that from the myth of a magic prompt that runs your company. Drew explains why “AI SEO audits” often miss the real point: Google ranks the most helpful answer, not the most mechanically optimized site. That leads us into a smarter SEO mindset built on research, intent, and measurement, where AI supports the process but human judgment drives the strategy and the message.  Then we zoom out to what is changing in local search right now. AI search and AI features inside platforms are pushing customers toward quick choices, which makes reviews, reputation, and clarity more important than ever. Drew shares two high impact moves you can make this week: build a comprehensive About page that clearly states who you are, what you do, and where you do it, and automate review requests so your best customers actually leave feedback on your Google Business Profile or Yelp. If this helped, subscribe, share the episode with a business owner friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show. Support the show Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 👉  DM me on PodMatch  💬 Want to come on the show? Be a Guest  🌐 Explore the full network  | 📨 Newsletter | 👥 LinkedIn Community This isn't self-help. It's self-honesty. 💼 Sponsor Our Show | 🎬 Check Our Services 📌 Disclaimer This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. Guest views are personal and do not represent the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify or endorse guest statements. Nothing here is medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional. Engage critically. Third-party content referenced under fair use. Guests are responsible for their own statements. Concerns? Contact us | Full disclaimer. By listening, you accept this disclaimer in full.

    23 min
  8. Joy-First Entrepreneurship with Russell Nohelty

    15 Jun ·  Video

    Joy-First Entrepreneurship with Russell Nohelty

    Send us Fan Mail The most dangerous lie in entrepreneurship is also the most common: sacrifice your joy now and you can “earn” happiness later. We push back on that trade, because we have both seen what it creates: founders who hit milestones and still feel empty, creators who keep shipping while quietly resenting the work, and businesses that look successful but require constant self-betrayal to maintain. Our guest Russell Nohelty, USA Today bestselling author and the mind behind “Hapitalist,” makes a bold claim: you can build a real business, make real money, and stay a real happy human, but only if joy becomes the operating principle. We dig into why “rich and miserable” is a predictable outcome when you never define “enough,” and how chasing bigger numbers can block the very security, freedom, and belonging you were after in the first place. We also get tactical. Russell breaks down why long-term creative entrepreneurship depends on optionality, the ability to walk away, pivot, or burn down what no longer fits. We talk AI for creators as leverage, not a threat, and the unglamorous systems that actually grow a business: discovery pathways, an owned audience like an email list, and clear monetisation moments that you do not feel ashamed to mention. The thread running through it all is self-worth, because if you do not believe you have value, you cannot bake value into what you sell. If you have been hustling for a finish line that keeps moving, hit play and sit with the line that makes you uncomfortable. Subscribe to Mind Meets Machine, share this with a founder who needs it, and leave a review with your definition of “enough.” Support the show Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 👉  DM me on PodMatch  💬 Want to come on the show? Be a Guest  🌐 Explore the full network  | 📨 Newsletter | 👥 LinkedIn Community This isn't self-help. It's self-honesty. 💼 Sponsor Our Show | 🎬 Check Our Services 📌 Disclaimer This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. Guest views are personal and do not represent the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify or endorse guest statements. Nothing here is medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional. Engage critically. Third-party content referenced under fair use. Guests are responsible for their own statements. Concerns? Contact us | Full disclaimer. By listening, you accept this disclaimer in full.

    42 min
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Mind Meets Machine is a video podcast by Avik where mental health, AI, and business collide in the most human way. Real conversations with founders, therapists, doctors, and creators. Practical tools, clear insights, and zero fluff. Learn to think clearer, work smarter, and live better in a tech-driven world. 

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