Happy & Human

Seema Desai & Dinesh Melwani
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Happy & Human

The podcast for over-educated, busy, and ambitious South Asian professionals and entrepreneurs. In each episode, Seema and Dinesh will dive into the philosophies, strategies, and tools that can help you live happier, healthier, productive, and fulfilled lives with more success.  They will be talking about things that help you think, do, and be better in wide-ranging areas around the five pillars of a good life: health, wealth, love, happiness, and impact — to empower you to reach your highest potential without compromising what’s important. Dr. Seema Desai is a dentist, certified professional coach, and author of the book, “Connected: Discovering Your Inner Guides.” She is also a devoted wife and proud mother to two children, as well as an advocate for creating learning equality in children in underserved countries through her work with Pratham USA.  Dinesh Melwani is a law firm partner, author, speaker, and certified success and results coach. He is an internationally-recognized patent attorney that works with hi-tech clients, ranging from startups to Fortune 100 clients. He also believes deeply in the potential and capability inside of everyone. In addition, he is a loving father and husband.  Join Seema and Dinesh each week as they explore, from the male and female South Asian perspectives, what makes you individually and uniquely happy and human, and what tools and insights allow us to reach that next level and beyond. You will learn how to level up your mindset, develop the needed leadership skills in your career and personal life, and learn how to live up to your potential.

  1. DEC 17

    Flow State: The Science of Being with Dr. Anita Bangale

    Send us a textSeema and Dinesh have Dr. Anita Bangale on the podcast today to explore the transformative power of Flow State. Together, they’re talking about limits of labels, the treadmill of achievement, and the cultural paradigms that keep us stuck in a perpetual cycle of "what's next?" Dr. Bangale reflects on her own journey from hyper-specialization to embracing a more expansive, creative approach to life—and how becoming a mother reshaped her perspective.You'll learn more about how Flow...

    58 min

  2. DEC 10

    Empathy Beyond the Buzzword With Dr. Ashok Bhattacharya

    Send us a textEmpathy is not about “walking in another person’s shoes” as we commonly say, according to Dr. Ashok Bhattacharya. He’s on the show today sharing his experience in teaching empathy long before it became the buzzword it is now. He shares with us his story behind why understanding others became so important to him, the most important lessons he’s learned along the way, and how we can all strive to be more empathetic in our day to day lives - both toward each other AND ourselves. He...

    41 min

  3. DEC 3

    What Happens When You Stop Living for Others’ Approval with Swati Nigam

    Send us a textWhat do you do when you reazlie the path you’re on was chosen for you, and not the path you would have chosen for yourself? What do you do when what you really want to do isn’t going to be understood by those around you? These are questions our guest, Swati Nigam shares with us from her unique professional experience that led to her creating the organization American Friends of HelpAge India, being named in Top 50 Women Leaders in Austin 2024, and more. Her story is an inspiring...

    44 min

  4. NOV 19

    Honouring Your Child's Birthright with Anu Sehgal

    Send us a textHow do we encourage our children to honour their culture in the modern-day landscape? How do we help them normalize their duality living in the states? These are questions Seema and Dinesh explore in this episode with Anu Sehgal, children’s author and the Founder of the largest cultural literacy and language education company for kids that focuses on South Asia. They have a conversation around the importance of this work, and the ramifications of not doing the work. She shares h...

    1h 9m

  5. NOV 12

    A Conversation on Ambition and Parenting with Neha Ruch

    Send us a textWhat does it look like when an ambitious woman at the top of her game intentionally pauses paid work to focus on raising children? Is there a right and wrong way to approach the balance of work and professional ambitions with raising children? These are the questions and topics Seema and Dinesh dive into with guest Neha Ruch, founder of Mother United. Determined to represent the possibilities of being an ambitious woman or parent, choosing to pause or shift a career to focus on ...

    53 min

  6. NOV 5

    Comedy, Culture & Hustle with Anjali Popli

    Send us a textWe have our youngest guest ever on this episode of the Happy and Human Podcast! Anjali Popli is on the show today sharing her experiences in taking a less-than-traditional route as a content creator, what she’s learned along the way, and what it means to let your passion drive your actions. She shares with us what inspires her and drives her to work hard and the impact her parent’s had on her seizing opportunities in her 20s. This is a fun, enlightening conversation you won...

    41 min

  7. OCT 29

    Taking Care of Aging Parents with Salina Shah

    Send us a textSeema and Dinesh are bringing on Desi Daughters Founder Salina Shah to talk about something that’s impacting so many of us yet rarely talked about - taking care of aging parents. To bridge the gap on how and why this is an important topic, Salina Shah shares her insights and the reason behind her mission in creating Desi Daughters, an organization to empower other working professionals with aging Desi parents. While these conversations can be difficult, she shares her insights o...

    59 min

  8. OCT 22

    Your Primal Intention is to Uplift - Elevating Communities with Vidya Moorthy

    Send us a textJoin Seema and Vidya Moorthy in this episode where they discuss the value of a genuine interest in others, finding courage to dismiss preconceived rules and notions and more. Vidya shares why she believes we all have the responsibility to make it easier for someone else in some way and why our primal intention is to uplift others. They discuss the challenges women in particular face when it comes to expectations and the power in choosing the values and rules we actually want to ...

    49 min
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The podcast for over-educated, busy, and ambitious South Asian professionals and entrepreneurs. In each episode, Seema and Dinesh will dive into the philosophies, strategies, and tools that can help you live happier, healthier, productive, and fulfilled lives with more success.  They will be talking about things that help you think, do, and be better in wide-ranging areas around the five pillars of a good life: health, wealth, love, happiness, and impact — to empower you to reach your highest potential without compromising what’s important. Dr. Seema Desai is a dentist, certified professional coach, and author of the book, “Connected: Discovering Your Inner Guides.” She is also a devoted wife and proud mother to two children, as well as an advocate for creating learning equality in children in underserved countries through her work with Pratham USA.  Dinesh Melwani is a law firm partner, author, speaker, and certified success and results coach. He is an internationally-recognized patent attorney that works with hi-tech clients, ranging from startups to Fortune 100 clients. He also believes deeply in the potential and capability inside of everyone. In addition, he is a loving father and husband.  Join Seema and Dinesh each week as they explore, from the male and female South Asian perspectives, what makes you individually and uniquely happy and human, and what tools and insights allow us to reach that next level and beyond. You will learn how to level up your mindset, develop the needed leadership skills in your career and personal life, and learn how to live up to your potential.

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  • Creator
    Seema Desai & Dinesh Melwani
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    94
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Happy & Human
  • Show Website
    Happy & Human

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