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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.
Episodes
101 episodes
Resilience, Family & Dentistry with Dr. Deep Shah
As a father, husband, cancer survivor and pediatric dentist for the Philadelphia Eagles, Dr. Deep Shah doesn’t shy from adversity and making the most of any and every situation. His work as a dentist is dedicated to make the child’s visit fun a...
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Episode 99
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The Truth About Sobriety with Nisha Patel
Seema and Dinesh are welcoming Nisha Patel on the podcast to have an honest conversation around sobriety. Nisha got sober at the age of 24 and shares her experience with others as well as helps her clients find healing and purpose. She answers ...
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Episode 98
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59:58
Hobbies, Happiness, and High Performance with Dr. Rahul Damania
Discussing the importance of hobbies and lifelong learning, finding professional success both in and out of your main profession, Seema and Dinesh meet with Dr. Rahual Damania, pediatric critical care physician, educator, and entrepreneur. He’s...
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Episode 97
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1:04:04
Optimizing Health and Weight Loss in 2025 with Dr. Umesh Wadhavani
Seema and Dinesh are having a conversation on not only optimizing your health, but your parents as well and how to approach conversations with them surrounding their health. He’s answering all your most-pressing health and wellness related ques...
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Season 1
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Episode 96
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1:09:02
The Power of AI, Resilience, and Being Human with Sehreen Noor Ali
Breaking down the true purpose of technology, being a woman in tech, and finding courage and peace in the light of incredibly difficult circumstances, we have Sehreen Noor Ali, co-founder of Sleuth and expert in applied technology. She’s sharin...
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Episode 95
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53:47
Joy as a Metric of Success with Chief Joy Officer Loka Pandya
What does it mean to measure your success by joy? Are we addicted to the stress of life? Can we actually experience more joy by prioritizing it each day? These are all questions Seema and Dinesh dive into during their conversation with Loka Pan...
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Episode 94
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1:11:27
Perfectionism is Making Parenting Harder with Sanah Kotadia
We are back from our holiday break to bring you our first episode of 2025 with Sanah Kotadia. She’s on the show having a conversation with Seema and Dinesh around how and why perfectionism is overcomplicating your parenting style and likely you...
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Season 1
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Episode 93
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52:03
Flow State: The Science of Being with Dr. Anita Bangale
Seema 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 p...
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Season 1
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Episode 92
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57:31
Empathy Beyond the Buzzword With Dr. Ashok Bhattacharya
Empathy 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 ...
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Episode 91
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41:16
What Happens When You Stop Living for Others’ Approval with Swati Nigam
What 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...
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Episode 90
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43:35
Honouring Your Child's Birthright with Anu Sehgal
How 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 aut...
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Season 1
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Episode 89
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1:09:16
A Conversation on Ambition and Parenting with Neha Ruch
What 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? ...
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Season 1
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Episode 88
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53:03
Comedy, Culture & Hustle with Anjali Popli
We 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...
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Season 1
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Episode 87
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40:51
Taking Care of Aging Parents with Salina Shah
Seema 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, Sali...
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Season 1
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Episode 86
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58:30
Your Primal Intention is to Uplift - Elevating Communities with Vidya Moorthy
Join 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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 85
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48:40
Why Health Should Be Your Priority Now with Dr. Akash Bajaj
Do you believe health is wealth? This is the episode for you if you need that push to finally take your health seriously. If you’re still not convinced you have “the time” or it’ll be “worth” the time, this conversation with Akash will change y...
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Season 1
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Episode 84
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53:13
Finding Music and Unexpected Successes with Vivek Agrawal
Dinesh and Seema are welcoming special guest, singer Vivek Agrawal. They have an exciting conversation around the unexpected paths we take to success, the value of embracing our passions and unique talents and how he pivoted from a career in te...
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Season 1
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Episode 83
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58:05
Empathy is not about You with Dr. Payal Beri
Join Seema and Dinesh for a deep dive into empathy and what it really means with Founder of RK Empathy, Dr. Payal Beri. Dr. Payal Beri shares insights into her extensive knowledge and research of empathy and how she blends her extensive organiz...
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Season 1
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Episode 82
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49:44
The Pain Gap with Anushay Hossain
Here to discuss The Pain Gap, Seema and Dinesh welcome special guest Anushay Hoissan. They’re having the necessary conversation around women’s health, pain, and the gaps in women’s health research. Anushay shares her personal experience and wha...
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Season 1
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Episode 81
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1:02:35
The Power of Voting with Neha Dewan
Here to share the truth behind WHY your vote matters so much, for the presidential election and beyond, we have very special guest and National Director for South Asians for Harris, Neha Dewan. She’s here to share with us the value of elections...
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Episode 80
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50:24
Chai Reimagined with Anish & Nikhil at Loka
Can you take a timeless tradition and ritual and revolutionize it for modern day? This is the mission Anish and Nikhil are on with their Loka Chai Maker. They’re sharing the inspiring yet difficult and heartwarming path that led them to creatin...
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Season 1
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Episode 79
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1:07:41
Financial Independence for Couples with Aman Costigan
Seema and Dinesh dive deep into all things personal finance, money talks in marriage, and personal development in their conversation with lawyer and law firm partner turned Life Strategist for Couples, Aman. She shares the sacrifices her and he...
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Season 1
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Episode 78
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1:06:49
The Truth About Marriage, Sex, & Relationships with Shilpa Cacho
Nothing is off the table in this conversation with Shilpa Cacho on all things marriage, relationships, sex and more. Shilpa is sharing her insights into the South Asian view of marriage and how that’s playing out in current generations. Seema a...
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Season 1
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Episode 77
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54:06
Weight Loss Tips with KMAK Fitness (Kunal Makwana) - Re-Air
Dinesh and Seema welcome Kunal Makwana on today’s episode, owner of KMAK Fitness and Dinesh’s personal trainer. They get into all the juicy questions you have around weightloss, what it’s like to work with a personal trainer, is it really possi...
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Episode 76
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1:02:46
How to Actually Achieve Your Goals (Re-Air)
Anyone can set goals, but most fall short. Where are you at with the goals you set at the beginning of 2024? Or other goals that may have taken a backseat to summer vacations and slower routines? The key is in understanding the “how...
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Season 1
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Episode 75
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23:08