The Mindful Living

Avik Chakraborty and Sana
  • 5.0 (2)
  • Mental Health
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Welcome to The Mindful Living, where we explore mental health and mindfulness. I’m your host, Sana, and in each episode, we’ll hear from inspiring guests—experts, thought leaders, and individuals with remarkable stories—who share their insights on living a healthier, more mindful life. We’ll dive into managing stress, overcoming challenges, and finding balance. Whether you seek inspiration, support, or a moment of relaxation,.Want to be a guest on The Mindful Living? Send The Mindful Living a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/themindfulliving

  1. 1d ago

    Is This It? When a Successful Life Still Feels Hollow, with Sarah Collins

    This episode includes a brief, retrospective mention of depression and past suicide attempts, shared as part of the guest's healing story. It is not graphic and not the focus of the conversation, but it may be tender for some listeners. Please be gentle with yourself, and step away if you need to. If you are struggling, in the US you can call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline), in India you can reach Tele-MANAS at 14416, and in an emergency please contact your local emergency services. You deserve support, and you do not have to navigate hard moments alone. Episode Summary:You have the house, the job, the family. The version of you your younger self wanted is standing in the room. And still a quiet voice asks, is this it? Sarah Collins joins host Sana on what happens when an outwardly successful life stops feeling like enough, and what opens up when you stop fighting that truth and start listening. About the Guest:Sarah Collins is an intuitive life coach and creator of Living Fully with Sarah. She spent over twenty years as a civil engineer before turning toward mindfulness and self-inquiry. Key Takeaways:Success is an internal state, not a number. Ask what it truly means to you.Happiness deferred to a future milestone rarely arrives. All we actually have is now.Stopping the striving is not the answer. Loosening the attachment to it is.Start small: notice a thought, like irritation at the rain, and let it be.Negative thought patterns are not wrong. Fighting them just adds more suffering.Healing is not a finish line. It is meeting yourself more kindly, today. Connect With the Guest:Website: https://www.livingfullywithsarah.com/ Instagram: @livingfully.withsarah Episode Chapters:[00:00] The quiet whisper: is this it? (approx.) [02:00] Who this conversation is really for (approx.) [05:00] Living in the future and past, and finding there was more (approx.) [08:00] What does success actually mean to you (approx.) [13:00] Awakening, or just peeling away what we thought we were (approx.) [17:00] Identifying with thought, and where it hides in a day (approx.) [25:00] Sustaining the quiet part, where progress is invisible (approx.) 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows 🤝 Be a Guest 📩 Newsletter Substack 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community 📌 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 hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #TheMindfulLiving #mindfulness #presentmoment #redefiningsuccess #innerpeace #selfinquiry #acceptance #lifecoaching #mentalhealth #personalgrowth #livingfully

  2. 6d ago

    The Body Remembers: Healing Trauma From Survival to Peace, with Anu Verma

    Some conversations ask us to slow down. This is one of them. It is about trauma, about the body that remembers what the mind tries to forget, and about the slow, unglamorous work of coming back to yourself through mindfulness, breath, and connection. Anu Verma walks alongside people moving from survival into peace, and she speaks with lived honesty. With host Sana, she opens up about hopelessness and the difference between not wanting to live and simply wanting the pain to stop, why isolation deepens suffering while connection heals, and how she found her own way back. It is a tender, real conversation for anyone who has quietly struggled and wondered if things could feel softer. ABOUT THE GUEST: Anu Verma is a survivor, author, speaker, and trauma recovery coach based in the UK, and the founder of Victim2Victor. Through her book, podcast, and coaching, she supports survivors of abuse and trauma on their healing journeys. She draws on modalities including Reiki, Emotional Freedom Therapy, and hypnotherapy, and shares her own story to help others feel less alone. Her experiences and views are her own. KEY TAKEAWAYS: "I didn't want to die, I wanted the pain to stop." Hopelessness can create a tunnel vision where relief feels impossible, yet relief is possible, and naming the real feeling matters.Asking for help is not weakness, it is strength and survival. Many people struggle in silence out of shame, and speaking up breaks that isolation.The opposite of depression and anxiety, in Anu's words, is connection, community, and closeness. We need to feel part of something.Drop the mask. Toxic positivity and constant "I'm fine" keep us stuck. Owning our emotions honestly is a healthier, more authentic way to live.The body can hold what the mind tries to forget. Anu shares how unresolved wounds showed up physically for her, and why she believes deeper healing goes beyond talk alone.Understanding your own story, gently mapping the timeline of your life, can help you meet your patterns with compassion rather than judgment.Anu also speaks openly about her non-linear journey toward a peaceful, kinder relationship with her body, and how healing brought balance.Self-love is not the aesthetic, performative version. It is quiet, consistent, and unglamorous: journaling, affirmations, and slowly learning to meet yourself with kindness. CONNECT WITH ANU VERMA: Website: https://victim2victor.net Social media: search Anu Verma or Victim2Victor (with the number 2) on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn Book and podcast: Victim 2 Victor Links hub: linktr.ee/healing.journeyy A GENTLE NOTE: This episode touches on suicidal thoughts, abuse, and disordered eating. If any of it resonates and you are struggling, please know you are not alone and support is available. Consider reaching out to a trusted person, a local crisis line, or a qualified professional. For eating-related concerns, the National Alliance for Eating Disorders helpline is one place to start. Be gentle with yourself. EPISODE CHAPTERS: (approx.) [00:00] Slowing Down: A Conversation About Trauma [02:00] Wanting the Pain to Stop, Not the End [06:00] Why Isolation Deepens Suffering [09:00] Dropping the Mask: Beyond Toxic Positivity [13:00] What the Body Holds [18:00] Understanding Your Own Timeline [22:00] The Journey Back to Your Body [27:00] What Actually Helped Anu Heal [33:00] Self-Love, the Unglamorous Kind 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows 🤝 Be a Guest 📩 Newsletter Substack 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community 📌 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 hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #mindfulliving #traumahealing #mentalhealth #nervoussystemregulation #selflove #innerhealing #survivortothriver #mindfulness #emotionalhealing #youarenotalone #mentalhealthawareness #healingjourney

  3. Jul 18

    Julie Hutton on Longevity, Self-Love, and Going Your Own Way

    Most of us live by committee. Parents, partners, mentors, algorithms, and one old voice that still sounds like a teacher we had at twelve. Somewhere in the noise, we stopped hearing ourselves. Julie Hutton has spent 39 years watching people arrive at that threshold. With Sana, she offers a slower definition of self-love, a different way to think about longevity, and permission to go your own way. About the Guest: Julie Hutton is a master teacher and success coach with 39 years of experience, based in Northern California. Her work centres on helping people experience their own inner brilliance, the real one. Key Takeaways: Self-love is not a spa day. Julie calls it marrying yourself: knowing your values well enough to honour them without apology.The oxygen mask rule is not selfishness. Model constant sacrifice and that is what your children learn to call love.Going your own way is not leaving. A mother fully committed to mothering is going her own way, if it matches her values.Longevity may rest less on supplements than on aliveness. Nobody knows yet what truly extends a life, so live the best one you can, right now. Connect With the Guest: Website: juliehuttoncoaching.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/juliehutton Facebook: Julie Hutton Success Coaching Episode Chapters: (approx.) [00:00] Living by Committee : the voices we mistook for our own [02:20] What We Carry Into the Room : the quiet ache of not being enough [05:20] The Childhood We Miss, The Adulthood We Wanted : and why neither felt free [08:30] Self-Love, Distorted : what got lost when the phrase got sold [11:20] The Oxygen Mask : why taking care of you is not selfish [16:25] Honouring Your Values : the real meaning of going your own way [18:00] Aliveness : the longevity ingredient no supplement can replace 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows 🤝 Be a Guest 📩 Newsletter Substack 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community 📌 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 hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #themindfulliving #longevity #selflove #mindfulliving #innerpeace #personalgrowth #selfacceptance #healthyaging #emotionalwellbeing #womenwellness #selfcarenotselfish #consciousliving #healingjourney

  4. Jul 17

    Making Sense of Purpose: Why You Must Know Yourself First With Suneet Bhatt

    Most of us go looking for purpose out there, in the next role, the next achievement, the next version of ourselves. But what if it was never out there at all? Suneet Bhatt, who teaches purpose at Rutgers University and wrote Making Sense of Purpose, joins Sana to make a quiet but radical case: before you can make sense of your purpose, you have to make sense of yourself. No gurus, no five-step checklist, just a steady light for the path. ABOUT THE GUEST: Suneet Bhatt teaches purpose at Rutgers University and is the founder of My Authentic Story. He is the author of Making Sense of Purpose, a book built on a three-step roadmap of gaining clarity, building momentum, and finding your Kiran, the Sanskrit word for ray of light. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Purpose isn't singular or reserved for the extraordinary. It's accessible, and found through experimentation rather than a single pursuit.Chasing titles, income, or achievement without self-awareness is like grocery shopping while hungry. You'll make decisions from scarcity, not clarity.Happiness isn't a reward for success, it's a precursor to it. Naming what makes you happy first changes how you handle setbacks later.Self-awareness comes from stacking many small reflections, not one big answer. Patterns reveal themselves over time.Purpose can be for now, for a while, or forever. Knowing which one you need today matters more than finding a permanent answer. CONNECT WITH SUNEET: Book: https://makingsenseofpurpose.comWebsite: https://myauthenticstory.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneetbhattInstagram: @suneetonpurpose EPISODE CHAPTERS: (approx.) [00:00] What If Purpose Was Never Out There — an opening reflection [08:56] Meet Suneet Bhatt — purpose professor, author, founder of My Authentic Story [09:33] From Heavy to Accessible — how purpose stopped feeling like a burden [12:41] Twenty Years of Chasing the Wrong Things — hollowness behind the achievement [20:54] The Man Who Had Everything and Still Asked Why — a story from the book [25:20] Happy, Proud, Not Yet Satisfied — the exercise that rewires negativity bias [31:12] The Sailboat, Not the Pyramid — knowing when to steady yourself and when to catch the wind 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows 🤝 Be a Guest 📩 Newsletter Substack 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community 📌 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 hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #themindfulliving #findingpurpose #selfawareness #makingsenseofpurpose #purposeworks #knowyourself #innerclarity #selfreflection #mindfulliving #personalgrowth #midlifepurpose #authenticself #purposedriven

  5. Jul 17

    Grief as Proof of Love: Processing Loss Through Writing With Niki J Borger

    There is a kind of grief that does not arrive as sadness alone. It comes mixed with relief, with guilt, with feelings we are not taught to admit out loud. This episode is for anyone quietly carrying a loss they have never quite named. Actor, writer, and producer Niki J Borger sits with host Sana to talk about losing her mother, the years of stillness the pandemic forced on her, and how she found her way back to herself through writing. Together they slow down around grief as something to be met, not managed, and what it means to let a feeling simply be present. ABOUT THE GUEST: Niki J Borger is an international writer, actor, and producer known for her original plays at the Extravaganza Theater Festival in LA and award-winning short films including Because I Could and A Portrayal of a Subtle Suicide. She recently released In Between, a book of eight gender-neutral one act plays exploring the space between life and death. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Grief is not only sadness. It arrives as a whole mix of emotion, and that mix is different for everyone.Loss often brings more loss alongside it, in career, friendships, and identity, not only in the personal.Relief and guilt can live in grief at the same time. Neither one cancels the love.Writing can hold what feels too tender to speak aloud, offering a safe container to process.You don't need to fix your grief or explain it. Presence with it is already enough. CONNECT WITH NIKI: Instagram: @nikijborger | Website: nikijborger.com | Community: Light Warrior Dojo EPISODE CHAPTERS: (approx.) [00:00] The Weight We Carry Without Naming It — an opening reflection on grief [03:35] Meet Niki J Borger — writer, actor, and the stories she tells [07:45] What We Get Wrong About Grief — beyond sadness and stages [15:45] Losing Her Mother, and the Pandemic That Followed — a season with no choice but to sit still [21:05] Grief as Proof of Love — relief, guilt, and the parts we don't say out loud [24:45] Why She Wrote the Plays — art as a safe container for what's unresolved [26:00] Where to Find Niki's Work — books, films, and Light Warrior Dojo 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows 🤝 Be a Guest 📩 Newsletter Substack 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community 📌 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 hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #themindfulliving #griefsupport #griefjourney #processinggrief #griefandloss #mindfulliving #healingthroughwriting #griefawareness #mentalhealthpodcast #gentlehealing #presentmoment #innerhealing #griefandhealing

  6. Jul 11

    Healing Trauma Without Reliving It: Anissa Hudak on The Mindful Living

    This episode is for women who've done years of talk therapy and still feel like the trauma is somehow still there. Anissa Hudak, founder of Phoenix Women Healing and a trauma-informed practitioner blending neurosomatic therapy, hypnotherapy, and yoga, joins host Sana on The Mindful Living to explain her core belief: you don't have to relive trauma to heal it. Anissa breaks down why trauma lives in the body and the unconscious mind before it ever reaches conscious memory, why repeating your story in talk therapy can sometimes reinforce it rather than release it, and what moving trauma out of the body and out of the unconscious actually looks like in practice. About the Guest: Anissa Hudak is the founder of Phoenix Women Healing and a trauma-informed practitioner who blends neurosomatic therapy, yoga therapy, and hypnotherapy to help women heal from trauma without having to relive it. She is a two-time rape survivor, the daughter of a Vietnam veteran, and a military spouse of 23 years. She holds certifications as a Master Hypnotherapist, Master NLP Practitioner, and Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT). Key Takeaways: Trauma happens to the body first, and the brain logs it before the conscious mind catches up; healing that only addresses the conscious mind misses most of the story.Retelling a traumatic story repeatedly in talk therapy can re-imprint it rather than release it, since the brain logs and stores whatever you keep repeating.Memory during trauma can get "misfiled" across the senses, which is why flashbacks often surface only fragments, not the whole picture.Trauma responses often show up as one of three patterns: the Anchor (over-functioning for everyone), the Shield (armoring up to protect others), or the Integrator (a blend of both).Healing isn't about becoming who you were before the trauma; it's about becoming a more resourced version of yourself with better coping tools going forward. Connect With the Guest: Website: phoenixwomenhealing.com (includes a free 3-minute quiz to identify your survivor type) LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anissahudak Episode Chapters: [00:00] Trauma Doesn't Live Only in Memory — Sana opens on the body's role in healing (approx.) [07:00] The Mat That Changed Everything — Anissa's own path into trauma-informed yoga (approx.) [10:00] Why Talking Alone Isn't Enough — trauma in the body versus the conscious mind (approx.) [17:00] Misfiled Memories — why flashbacks often bring back only fragments (approx.) [22:00] The Anchor, the Shield, and the Integrator — three survivor patterns (approx.) [24:00] Moving Trauma Out of the Body and the Unconscious — what the healing process actually looks like (approx.) [28:00] Upgrading the Software — addressing skepticism about fast, lasting change (approx.) 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows 🤝 Be a Guest 📩 Newsletter Substack 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community 📌 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 hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #traumahealing #neurosomatictherapy #hypnotherapy #traumainformed #womenshealing #sexualtraumasurvivor #militaryfamily #nervoussystemregulation #yogatherapy #ptsdrecovery #mindbodyhealing #mindfulliving

  7. Jul 11

    Finding Your Voice After a Spasmodic Dysphonia Diagnosis: Alexa Denaburg

    This episode is for anyone whose sense of self has quietly depended on something they never thought to question, until it started slipping away. At 28, Alexa Denaburg was diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia, a rare neurological voice disorder. She joins host Sana on The Mindful Living to talk about what it took to rebuild her identity from the inside out. Alexa explains what spasmodic dysphonia actually is, why she chose a holistic healing path over the more common Botox route, and how nervous system work, community, and radical self-advocacy helped her find her voice again, literally and otherwise. About the Guest: Alexa Denaburg is a creative entrepreneur who was diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia, a rare neurological voice disorder, at age 28. After conventional treatments didn't feel right for her, she pursued holistic healing, including nervous system regulation, tension release exercises, and sound healing, to rebuild her voice and her sense of self. She now volunteers with Dysphonia International, formerly the National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association. Key Takeaways: Spasmodic dysphonia is a neurological disorder where the brain's signals to the vocal folds misfire, causing spasms; there's no single known cause, and it's a lifelong condition.Botox injections are the most common treatment, but they're not the only path; holistic approaches like nervous system regulation helped Alexa when the standard route didn't feel right for her.Losing your voice isn't just physical; it can shake your sense of identity, since we rarely think about our voice until it's gone.Isolation often deepens a health crisis; finding a community of people with the same or similar conditions can restore a sense of normalcy.Self-advocacy matters: if a diagnosis or treatment doesn't feel right, it's worth continuing to search for one that does. Connect With the Guest: Email: adenaburg22@gmail.com Community: Dysphonia International (formerly the National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association) Episode Chapters: [00:00] The Voice We Never Think About — Sana opens on identity built on something unnoticed (approx.) [15:00] Before the Diagnosis — burnout, busyness, and the first signs something was wrong (approx.) [19:00] What Is Spasmodic Dysphonia — a neurological disorder explained simply (approx.) [24:00] Choosing a Different Path — why Botox didn't feel right at 28 (approx.) [27:00] Relearning How to Live — tension release, sound healing, and nervous system work (approx.) [31:00] When a Hard Day Comes Back — staying steady without losing the ground gained (approx.) [37:00] Advocate for Yourself — Alexa's closing message for anyone mid-healing-journey (approx.) 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows 🤝 Be a Guest 📩 Newsletter Substack 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community 📌 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 hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #spasmodicdysphonia #voicedisorder #holistichealing #dysphoniaawareness #nervoussystemregulation #chroniccondition #selfadvocacy #healingjourney #mindbodyconnection #mindfulliving #resilience #rareconditionawareness

  8. Jul 9

    From Brain Injury to Spiritual Awakening: Jessica Taylor's Story

    This episode is for anyone who has had to rebuild themselves from nothing at all. At 31, Jessica Taylor survived a traumatic brain injury that erased everything she knew. Twenty years later, she joins host Sana on The Mindful Living to share how she rebuilt her mind, and found an unexpected spiritual awakening along the way. Jessica describes what she calls a headquake, the near-total loss of memory and skill, and how choosing to study rather than give up became both her recovery and her spiritual education. About the Guest: Jessica E. Taylor is a brain injury survivor, author, and educator based in Canada. After a life-threatening brain injury at 31 left her with no memory of how to function, she spent the next two decades relearning everything and studying spirituality and theology. She has written two books, including her memoir From Tragedy to Triumph, and has campaigned publicly for brain injury awareness. Key Takeaways: A brain injury can erase learned skills entirely; recovery may mean starting over from nothing, without a map or a diagnosis.Choosing to study, anything at all, can help stimulate healing in the brain; you don't need a complex subject to begin.Near-death and dissociative experiences after trauma can open unexpected spiritual questions worth exploring rather than dismissing.Spirituality doesn't require intellectualizing; the simplest explanation is often the truest one.Healing isn't linear or fast; Jessica's process unfolded across twenty years of research, reflection, and rebuilding. Connect With the Guest: Website : jessicaetaylor.org X (Twitter): x.com/jessicaetaylor1 Books: From Tragedy to Triumph: Journey Back From the Edge, and its follow-up, A Spiritual Awakening in Search of Hidden Jewels Episode Chapters: [00:00] What If One Moment Took Everything — Sana opens on losing everything at once (approx.) [06:00] The Fall That Changed Everything — surviving an undetected brain injury at 31 (approx.) [10:00] A Headquake, Not Damage — relearning life from zero (approx.) [13:00] Third Eye, Past Lives, and Other Unexplained Moments — Jessica's experiences during recovery (approx.) [20:00] Choosing to Learn Instead of Give Up — twenty years of self-directed study (approx.) [27:00] Writing as Healing — turning two decades of research into two books (approx.) [36:00] Simple Truths Over Intellectualized Spirituality — why the plainest explanation often lands deepest (approx.) 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows 🤝 Be a Guest 📩 Newsletter Substack 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community 📌 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 hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #braininjuryawareness #traumaticbraininjury #spiritualawakening #survivorstory #resilience #mindovermatter #healingjourney #consciousness #mindfulliving #selfdiscovery #innerhealing #spiritualgrowth

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Welcome to The Mindful Living, where we explore mental health and mindfulness. I’m your host, Sana, and in each episode, we’ll hear from inspiring guests—experts, thought leaders, and individuals with remarkable stories—who share their insights on living a healthier, more mindful life. We’ll dive into managing stress, overcoming challenges, and finding balance. Whether you seek inspiration, support, or a moment of relaxation,.Want to be a guest on The Mindful Living? Send The Mindful Living a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/themindfulliving

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    Avik Chakraborty and Sana
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