In this bilingual (English‑Hindi) episode of the Werise Wellness Podcast, host Nitu Mohanka interviews Dr. Sween Saini, a mental‑health counsellor, therapist and founder of Mind Mentors. The conversation opens with Dr. Saini debunking common misconceptions and stigma surrounding mental illness – rejecting labels like “crazy,” emphasizing that mental disorders exist on a spectrum and are not linked to intelligence or personal weakness. They discuss how societal attitudes, family neglect, and environmental stressors exacerbate mental‑health challenges, especially among teenagers. The dialogue then shifts to the tight link between mental health and sleep, highlighting how insomnia, screen exposure, caffeine, and irregular sleep‑wake cycles impair cognition, mood, and productivity. Dr. Saini offers concrete sleep‑hygiene tips (consistent bedtime, limiting screens, melatonin awareness, CBT‑based strategies) and warns against the dangers of “sleep‑on‑the‑couch” habits. Burnout is identified as a pervasive issue in corporate and youth cultures; practical self‑care recommendations include setting boundaries, learning to say “no,” incorporating regular breaks, meditation, reading, and nurturing social connections as emotional oxygen. The conversation stresses that mental‑health support is a skill‑training program rather than a sign of weakness, and that personalized, individualized approaches are essential. Dr. Saini shares a transformation story of a young client from Canada who, after confronting suicidal ideation and receiving tailored counselling, completed academic backlogs and pursued personal goals, illustrating the power of acceptance, adaptation, and application of therapeutic strategies. The episode concludes with a call to listeners to seek help early, use professional mentors, and recognize mental‑health work as an actionable, life‑enhancing skill.
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दिस कॉंसीक्वेंस as i think it more about mindset also start working on the mind set you know just dont let life move on the way, it is forever if you want different results, you have to take different actions and the reason, we do this podcast the reason, we create content on this cole concept is so that something can make you take that action, i think that s why you and me a siting, here and trying to talk it out to try and make an impact in those people, who are watching this podcast police
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दैट यस आपने इतने लोगो को किया है डॉ सो कुछ न कुछ स्टोरी आप जो शेयर करना चाहेंगे जहां पर आपको लगा की रेल 1 इम्पैक्ट आया और ैक्च्वलली दैट पर्सन हैज चेंज सो कैन आसो feel that inspiration के इफ दैट पर्सन कैन चेंज इवन आई कैन नी ने पर्टिकुलर स्टोरी दैट यू वुड लाइक टू शैर विदा name वेरी हार्ड
ऐक्चवली यू नो लज more than thirty years i have invested in people lives transforming them from the lost to the most productive faces of life and you know may be just share a general
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just need that some other person to spak your lite i think that what you coaches and mentors are for and there s no home in reaching out to them to the right people, who can help you and i have to can help you know i you know in shamli talk about it that i have taking help i have also taken
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यहाँ पर फर्क यही है कि use information is avalaबlऑन सोशल प्लेटफॉर्म्स डेफिनिटली बट वेन यू गो टू सम स्पेशलिस्ट एंड टॉक अबाउट यourसेल्फदनyo have के अकॉर्डिंग टू your on नीड इतने बड़े ओशियन से अपने लिए कुछ बूंदें चुनना बड़ा मुश्किल है, और ये इंफॉर्मेशन का फ्लो पता लोगों को और ज्यादा डिस्टर्ब कर रहा है, दे आर गेटिंग मोर कंफ्यूज मोर ओवर वेल मोर स्ट्रेस्ड अबाउट के क्या करूँ? क्या न करूँ मुझे पता सब कुछ है पर हो नहीं रहा है बिकाज इट इज नोट पर्सनलाइज प्लान एवरीइंडविजवलइस डिफ्रेंट every individual s mind set is different, every individual chalanges are different so that s how they need invidualistic aproch in
speaking help also absolutely tru absolutely through थैंक यू सो much docter speen for sharing your inside। this was a lovely discussion and i hope the ordiensbokaway वित समकाइंd ऑफ इंस्पिरेशन मोटिवatonंड hope of it। you know that things to change change for good ol। about just reaching out the right person and looking for support with that will in this do a close। thank you so much once again and all the best to you and to mind mentors for doing such excellent work। please keep doing the good work and please keep us in mind that let you know can reach out to you when ever we need to thank you
so much i would love to conclude with this one statement a dear people it is not a mental heltpretment it is स्किल traning ampvring program for individuals
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