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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.
Happy & Human
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 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 State can help us transcend rigid identities, harness our neurobiology as an ally, and reframe the way we approach success and fulfillment. Plus, they have a candid conversation on why stepping back from the checklist mindset might just be the key to unlocking your limitless potential.
About Dr. Anita Bangale:
Anita is a board-certified emergency physician based in Houston, Texas, who has practiced medicine for the past 19 years, and who recently started her own practice focused on reversing trends in the mental health epidemic. She is a national mental health leader, having served as a physician leader with Brightside Health, a ketamine infusion specialist, certified mindset coach, international TEDx speaker (TEDxBreckenridge and TEDxRaleigh), and mom of 3 girls. Anita cares deeply about the power of communication and community, and she has learned that with the combination of discipline and motivation, we can achieve absolutely anything. She enjoys creating true partnerships with her patients in the emergency department and with her clients in her private practice, The Woodlands Wellness and Mind Spa. She integrates the power of coaching in her daily work, as she uses the power of empathy and neuroplasticity to help people become their ideal version of themselves. Anita truly loves working with teens, professionals and moms to guide them as they re-discover themselves, find joy and purpose, and maximize self-worth and confidence.
In 2021, Anita delivered a TEDx talk https://www.ted.com/tedx in Breckenridge, CO, in which she spoke about how her curious toddler helped refocus her energy back to the patient and how “de-armoring” to show up as our unscripted human self helps us reconnect with each other and ourselves. At TEDxRaleigh, Anita spoke on the power of social prescription to fine tune our collective mental health. Anita also enjoys working as a physician leader with Brightside Health, a national telemedicine company focused on the treatment of anxiety and depression.
Connect with Dr. Bangale:
Website: https://www.anitabangale.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/anita_bangale_/
@anita_bangale_
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@woodlandsmindspa
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-bangale-md
Links:
Dinesh Melwani http://www.dineshmelwani.com IG @dineshmelwani
Seema Desai http://www.drseemadesai.com, IG @dr.seemadesai
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