Healthy Mind, Healthy Life

In this episode of Healthy Mind Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with author and entrepreneur John O’Shea to decode the reality of living with ADHD and dyslexia from inside the storm. This conversation cuts past the clichés and dives into the lived experience of a fast brain, why success and self-sabotage often coexist, and how discipline becomes the lever for reclaiming stability. The ...

In this Healthy Mind Healthy Life episode, Avik sits down with author and advanced meditator Chanoa Inez to unpack what it really takes to rise from profound loss. This conversation gets straight to the point. How do you get out of emotional wreckage. How do you stop shrinking your dreams after heartbreak. How do you reconnect with authentic joy instead of forcing surface-level happiness. Chanoa sha...

High performers love speed. But speed without alignment kills clarity. In this high-impact episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, Sayan sits down with life coach and founder of Silverman Coach, Loren Silverman, to decode why burnout sneaks up on the smartest people in the room. They break down the psychology of overthinking, somatic cues of overwhelm, and why high achievers mistake chaos for product...

This episode of Healthy Mind Healthy Life drops straight into the deep end of energetic wellness. We examine the unseen forces shaping mental health, physical symptoms and emotional patterns. Connie Smock, an internationally known psychic medium, intuitive and healer, breaks down how energy blocks form, how they influence overwhelm, anxiety and low vibration cycles, and how clearing them can shift y...

This episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life cuts through the noise and delivers a grounded reality check. What if your biggest performance metric isn't your strategy deck or your calendar. It's your nervous system. Today, Loren Cellentani flips the success script and challenges the hustle mindset with a body-first lens that leaders rarely talk about but desperately need.We unpack the truth behind per...

This episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life dives straight into what keeps so many people stuck. Feeling trapped in the same emotional patterns, repeating the same habits, and postponing their dreams can quietly drain years off someone’s life. Liv Colbert, former secondary school teacher turned life, health, and mindset coach, joins Avik to unpack how mindset medicine can interrupt these loops. The c...

On today’s episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, we drill into a conversation everyone thinks they understand but barely anyone actually practices. letting go. Author and somatic therapist Melanie Smithson unpacks why the body always knows before the mind does. We challenge the cultural obsession with “move on” advice and explore what real release looks like when it’s built on nervous system safety...

On this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik sits down with career ownership coach Stephanie Cordes to unpack what really drives stress during career transitions. Spoiler. it is not the change itself, it is the uncertainty. Stephanie breaks down a practical, no fluff framework for moving from fear to informed decision making. She explains how awareness, clear goals, and education can tur...

Novelist and creative entrepreneur Kern Carter breaks down a practical creative blueprint for turning ideas into finished books and sustainable income—without chasing virality. We cover the path from self‑publishing to indie (Cormorant) and major houses (Scholastic, Penguin), how community-first marketing outperforms algorithms (Cry Magazine, a 5K+ Substack), and why emotion-led storytelling plus in...

On Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with Jake Kennington. a licensed structural engineer turned performance coach. to unpack what it really means to redefine success when the resume looks great but life feels off. Jake shares how he moved from billion-dollar projects to Actively Human, his coaching brand for mid-career professionals who want alignment, energy, and relation...

On Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik goes straight at a common executive myth: “lonely at the top.” Former CEO, five-time Ironman, and Arcqus Group founder Dusty Holcomb breaks down how isolation is often a self-selected operating system—rooted in fear and perfectionism—and how to replace it with connection discipline. We unpack identity vs. title, minimum viable discipline, keystone reflections...

On Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, Avik sits down with neuroscience-based coach Dorota Kosiorek to unpack why doing more stops working—and how elite performers can shift from pressure to presence. We get tactical on dopamine loops, subconscious “autopilot,” and boundary-setting as a performance system. Dorota breaks down her Elite Mind Framework—from clarifying values to rewiring limiting beliefs—so lea...

On Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, Avik digs into a provocative lens on bipolar experiences with author and facilitator Sean Blackwell. We unpack “bipolar awakenings,” trauma, kundalini/energy blocks, and Sean’s approach to bipolar breathwork inspired by holotropic methods. This episode challenges purely biomedical narratives and explores how safe containers, skilled facilitation, and embodied processin...

Founders wear every hat—until the hats wear them out. In this straight-talk episode, Brandon Moon (CEO & Strategic Partner, TD Pine Advisors) breaks down how to go from owner-dependent chaos to scalable clarity. We unpack replacing yourself with the right operators, building simple systems, leveraging automation without losing the human touch, and shifting identity from doer to designer. If you’...

In this enlightening episode of Healthy Waves, host Avik Chakraborty welcomes Jeff Bailey—master yoga teacher, author, and pioneer of a revolutionary approach to joint health. Jeff shares his personal story of recovering from a life-changing ski accident and how intentional joint compression became the foundation for healing not just his body but his mind. Together, they explore the science of compr...

In this deeply real episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with 19-year-old speaker and mentor Lawrence Harris, who has transformed profound personal pain into a mission of purpose. From being kicked out at 13 to battling CPTSD, Lawrence shares how he built resilience not as a buzzword, but as a way of surviving—and thriving. This conversation explores the unglamorous...

In this transformative episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with holistic life and career coach Susanna Kenyon-Moir to unpack the hidden drivers of burnout, limiting beliefs, and subconscious patterns holding us back. Susanna shares powerful insights from her journey through high-pressure corporate roles into a more aligned, soulful life. Discover how breathwork, NL...

In this heart-centered episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with Jody Durand—author of Country Boy Soul—to explore how life's unexpected storms can lead us back to purpose. From losing his father at 20 and running a call center during 9/11, to discovering healing through vulnerability, mentorship, and authentic leadership in sales, Jody shares a raw, real-life bluep...

In this heartfelt conversation, Addie Ott, founder of Gentle and Lowly Co. and host of the Gentle and Lowly Podcast, shares how she weaves faith, creativity, and entrepreneurship into a meaningful life. We explore building a purpose-driven business, the quiet strength of gratitude, and the transformative power of honest prayer. Addie invites us to embrace slower, more intentional growth while stayin...