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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
Rest, Resistance, and the Fourth Trimester with Dr. Sonal Patel
What if rest wasn’t something you earned, but something essential for healing and thriving? In episode, Dr. Seema Desai and Dinesh Melwani sit down with Dr. Sonal Patel, pediatrician and fierce advocate for moms navigating the mysterious and often overlooked “fourth trimester.” But don’t let the parenting focus fool you because this conversation goes beyond childbirth and into the heart of our culture’s obsession with achievement, productivity, and the pressure to prove ourselves.
Whether you’re a parent or not, this conversation explores what it really means to slow down, why so many of us resist rest even when we know we need it, and how reclaiming ancient wisdom, from siestas to Ayurvedic practices, might offer the way forward.
About Dr. Sonal Patel:
Sonal Patel, MD. She is a pediatrician, neonatologist, & breastfeeding specialist whose education has been centered on infant nutrition with its impact on development and maternal wellbeing in the 4th trimester. She founded NayaCare in 2018. NayaCare is a home health clinic focused on improving postpartum care. She has written several articles on this subject published in Scary Mommy, Kevin MD, and Colorado Sun. She wrote her first book, The Doctor and Her Black Bag that examines maternal mortality in historical and personal context and solutions to reduce maternal mortality. She is a TEDx speaker: The Economics of the 4th Trimester. She is also the co-founder, co-executive director of Center for 4th Trimester Care, a physician-led national nonprofit organization challenging the status quo of maternal healthcare. She has co-created a breastfeeding toolkit helping mothers of premature babies achieve their breastfeeding goals: Small Steps, BIG Gains. Lastly, since 2018, she has been a member of Good Business Colorado, a nonprofit helping small businesses have a voice in policy. She lent her voice to passing FAMLI, paid family and medical leave in Colorado.
The views expressed in the podcast do not reflect the views of any organization affiliated with the hosts or any guest.
Connect with Dr. Sonal Patel:
Sonal Patel, MD - Independent Business Owner - NayaCare | LinkedIn
Tiktok: @sonalpatel4tridoc
Links:
Dinesh Melwani http://www.dineshmelwani.com, IG @dineshmelwani
Seema Desai http://www.drseemadesai.com, IG @dr.seemadesai
Happy and Human Podcast on IG @happyandhumanpodcast
