Have you ever just wanted to vent? To let lose all your raw unfiltered emotional truths? Therapists are a great option but what if you don't have the time to make appointments or the money to foot the bill? In this candid conversation with Jaya Sengupta, journalist and non-violent communication practitioner, we learn all about the role of an empathy buddy; a stranger who can help you feel seen, heard and safe. Why does this matter at all? Tune in to find out how emotional and mental safety can help you improve your relationships with others but most importantly, with yourself. Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound Mix by Sachin Dwivedi

Why do you need to prevent diabetes with so many excellent drugs in the market? What's the worst that uncontrolled blood sugar could do to you? And what on earth is insulin? Learn about the fundamentals of blood sugar control and what poor management can do to your health from Dr Ritesh Gupta, director at Fortis CDOC Hospital for Diabetes and Endocrinology. Most importantly discover what really causes diabetes (hint: refined sugar is not the sole culprit), so that the next time you are at a party, you can make informed and stress-free decisions about what to eat. Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound Mix by Sachin Dwivedi

What is the difference between conversation and communication? How do you take risks by trusting your intuition? Is 'I am sorry, please forgive me' the best way to express remorse? If you thought therapy was purely for those who are 'mentally sick', 'too sensitive' or 'need to vent', ask yourself this--are those who go to a gym only there because they have arthritis, heart disease or diabetes? Most of us train our bodies before we fall sick. So why don't we do the same for our minds? In this episode, we learn about what modern therapy can or cannot do for you from someone who has been through a healing journey herself- Kanika Agarwal. She is also the co-founder of a therapy services platform, MindPeers. Peppered with personal experiences and scientific facts, this discussion is relevant for anyone who wants to understand better, train and process their emotional reflexes. Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound Mix by Sachin Dwivedi

Headaches are universal, and instantly relatable. They seem trivial and temporary but if left unaddressed, repeated headaches could worsen over time. But how do you prevent them when the causes are so arbitrary? Anything from food to light to sound (who on earth would think winter to be a trigger?) could be the culprit. With patient history being the only source of data, treating headaches are tricky. In this episode Dr Vinit Banga, associate director of neurology at BLK Max Superspeciality Hospital, will discuss the latest science behind migraine causes, prevention and treatment. Tune in to save yourself the headache of a headache. Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound Mix by Sachin Dwivedi

We all know exercise is good for you, meditation brings inner peace, and good health is fragile. So why doesn't this knowledge automatically translate into results? Simply resolving to be healthy or doing what everyone else around you is doing for their health isn't always enough. How then do we map our path to great health and make it a permanent part of life? In this episode, Saurabh Bothra, co-founder of HaBuild and yoga influencer, reveals the secret to a permanently healthy lifestyle and inner motivation. Learn the right (and wrong) ways to start building habits which are great for you, what a healthy morning routine could look like, and how your own breath can be the antidote to all that stress you've been carrying around. Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound Mix by Sachin Dwivedi

Medical research, drugs, vaccines – everything in healthcare is changing at a rapid pace. And so are our hospitals. We have robotic surgeries, transplants we never thought possible, new cancer treatments, artificial intelligence, precision diagnostics, new preventive care medicine– a lot is happening inside one of healthcare's fastest growing sectors. In this episode Dr Santosh Shetty, executive director and CEO at Kokilaben Dhirubai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai, sheds light on what new technologies lie in store for hospital care. And what we, as patients, can look forward to in the year ahead. Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound Mix by Sachin Dwivedi

What does 2024 have in store for our health? Will a machine be taking our vitals and writing out our prescriptions soon? And why on earth doesn't my weight reduce despite annual resolutions for a healthier me? Dr Randeep Guleria needs little introduction. He understands Indian healthcare not just as a former director of AIIMS, and current chairman of internal, respiratory and sleep medicine at Medanta hospital, but also as a practicing doctor and researcher. Tune in to hear Dr Guleria analyse major trends, requirements and challenges for our wellbeing this year. (He also shares a tip or two about seeing better results on the weighing scale). Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound Mix by Kapil Dev Singh

What happens when things don’t go the way you want them to? Your date ghosts you. Your weight isn’t reducing. Your promotion doesn’t come through. The newspapers are filled with war and crime. Your children don’t talk to you. You can’t find original sriracha in any supermarket because of a global shortage. Do these experiences bring stress, worry, fear, unhappiness to your mind? Even though we all know when we experience such emotions, they have an overall limiting and negative impact on our wellbeing, we just can’t stop ourselves from responding this way to bad days. In this episode, we hear from habit coach and author Ashdin Doctor about how we can find the answer to life's unpredictability within. The power to control our own thoughts, attitudes, boundaries, efforts, responses and actions is always with us. Tune in to learn how to build habits that tap into this power. Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound Mix by Kapil Dev Singh

We all know tobacco is unhealthy. We've read the warnings, seen the images, heard the research on how the leaves damage your body. Yet, most people who pick up a cigarette, vastly underestimate the addictive powers of tobacco. The Global Tobacco Survey in India shows that over half of those who smoke want to quit but cannot. Others, decide there might be healthier, less addictive, ways to beat growing stress in their lives--vape or a marijuana joint. But are any of them truly better than the other? And do any of them actually help you relax and unwind? Or is it that in our rush to find an external solution to our internal problems we are making lifestyle choices based on only half-knowledge? Tune in to hear Dr Vishal Rastogi, the head of interventional cardiology at Fortis Hospital, Okhla in Delhi, explain the full truth about cigarettes, vape and joints. Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound Mix by Kapil Dev Singh

Do you ever just get overwhelmed by the number of statistics printed in daily news and aren’t sure what to believe any longer? Have you ever wanted to be absolutely sure about the side effects of a medicine you are taking or the health impact of your favourite instant ramen? If these are thoughts you have then it is important you too discover the fundamentals of medical research and how to research on the research that internet algorithms throw at you. In this episode Dr Anurag Agarwal, dean of biosciences and health research at Ashoka University and former director Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, explains the basics of good quality research, why it matters, and how much should it matter to the common person. Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound Mix by Kapil Dev Singh