Catch me in conversation with Sachin Chidambaran, Lead Trainer at Samaritans Mumbai, as we discuss suicide prevention. Can we as a society be aware and open to have such conversations and connect with those feeling isolated and cut-off? What is the purpose of hope really? How can each of us play a role to connect (really connect) with those around us and have deeper conversations?

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Ep 24 - Let's Talk Suicide!

The last three months have been nothing but an upheaval of diverse emotions. Oscillating between overwhelm and overcompensation, chaos and calm, despair and hope. The rollercoaster is fun in the short run but these swings in our emotions can impact us in the long run and that is exactly what we are going to speak in this episode – how can we build emotional resilience to deal with the chaos on the outside. How can we anchor ourselves so we feel more tethered, balanced as we navigate through this crisis.

Ep 23: Riding the emotional rollercoaster in a pandemic

All of us consider ourselves open-minded and accepting of all kinds of people in the world, but when it comes down to our actions, we are mostly neutral. In this episode, we build awareness on gender identity and sexual orientation as a spectrum, with the hope that understanding leads to acceptance and inclusion.

Ep 22: Making our minds queer affirmative

2020 has definitely not been a year where things have gone the way we anticipated. In a world where we are surrounded by negativity and are constantly triggered, I speak about how we can manage the self in a world full of chaos.

Ep 21 - Managing the self in a world of chaos

Despite being in the 21st century, divorce still remains a stigma in countries like India. Catch me in conversation with Anusha Swamy as we discuss how sometimes marriages don't work out despite best intentions and why being happily divorced is a better outcome than both parties suffering through a relationship. Tune in to here words of wisdom shared by Anusha from her own personal experience.

Ep 20 - Accepting being happily divorced

We all battle several internal battles daily and struggle to accept ourselves wholly and fully. In this episode, we speak with 2 stellar advocates of mental health who talk about how we can bring about that congruency in our thoughts, feelings, and actions, and lead lives from a space of unconditional positive regard for ourselves.

Ep 19 - Combatting Internal Battles

I was triggered by the events that unfolded from the #boislockerroom scandal. A few thoughts on how we can and should strive for a permanent solution to weed out gender bias at its core.

Ep 18 - Letting go of Gender Bias

If you have dreamed of a life beyond 9 to 5 and have always wondered where to start or how to go about it? Then this one's for you. We speak with Saurav Arya a.k.a @IndianDigitalNomad who quit the 9-to-5 in 2011 and has never looked back. Having traveled to over 91+ countries and running a content design firm and 2 AIRBNB's based out of Bangalore, he created a lifestyle to live life on his terms. Don't forget to tune in till the very end as he shares his best secrets about living life to the fullest.

Ep 17- How to work remotely and create the life of your dreams

Having more bad days and good in these ever-changing times? Here's a quick approach that you can follow to turn around the not-so-good days.

Ep 16: How to Cope with Bad Days?

Life in the time of CoronaVirus has taken quite a different turn, hasn't it? From the hustle and bustle of being always on the run to come to a screeching halt, we are now faced with a very different reality. Tune in to the episode to learn about how we can cope in today's scenario.

Ep 15 - Life in the time of Corona

We have all been there where our ambitions get the best of us. We keep striving with overloaded agendas constantly seeking more and driving ourselves to do more. In this episode, we converse with Priyanka Varma, a leading Clinical Psychologist, as she talks about the consequences of ongoing anxiety among highly-driven individuals and how it can be managed.

Ep 14 ft. Priyanka Varma - The Anxious High Achiever

We all tell ourselves stories, what we can and cannot do. While love for someone else comes easy, we find it hard to come to terms with our own flaws. This Valentine's Day let us learn to love ourselves wholly and completely for all that we are and all that we could be.

Ep 13: Love begins with you

Happiness is the buzzword today, everyone is in pursuit of it. Happiness today is big business. Books, Life coaches, Mystics, Yoga gurus, all the way down to soaps, creams, and perfumes are sold on the pretext of making us happy. But it is almost always fleeting. In this episode, I delve into the origins of happiness and how instead of seeking it constantly, we can create everlasting happiness in our lives.

Ep 12: The Secret of Happiness

Travel has become an integral part of my life. Travel has given me perspective and changed my outlook towards life completely. Listen in to learn more about the life lessons travel has taught me over the years and share with me your best travel experiences with me on Instagram @beingmeraklis

Ep 11: Life lessons learned from Travel

A special message on what I hope for the most as we begin a brand-new decade in 2020.

Ep 10: A New Year Special

Being Meraklis is a podcast about life through my journey of self-discovery. A conversation on life in all its glory, the joys and struggles, triumphs and failures, successes, and their lessons. This podcast is a reminder of how we are not alone in this journey and on the simple things we can do to make this life a memorable and beautiful experience. 

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