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Coffee with Warriors

16 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 14 hours ago -

How often do you feel like your mental health isn't given much importance? You are not alone. This podcast is to break stereotypes relating to mental health one episode at a time, by discussing the *beautiful* pain and hardships that comes with being human. Living in a society where mental illness is greatly downplayed, we bring warriors, who have successfully overcome these challenges, to discuss their journey over a cup of coffee!

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Episodes

Career Compass Series: Episode 2 - Breaking into Entrepreneurship and Succeeding | Ritika Saraswat, Redefined

July 03, 2024 07:31 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB

In the second episode of our 'Career Compass Series,' we dive into navigating your career journey with our inspiring guest, Ritika Saraswat. As a business analyst at Deloitte, founder of Re-Defined, and a LinkedIn TopVoice, Ritika shares her incredible story and valuable insights on overcoming career challenges, building a strong professional network, and empowering yourself to succeed. Tune in to 'Coffee with Warriors' for an episode filled with practical advice and motivational stories to ...

Career Compass Series: Episode 1 - Breaking into Consulting and Succeeding | Cole Evans, Deloitte

June 06, 2024 14:13 - 34 minutes - 32.4 MB

Have you ever felt like your dream job was just out of reach, hidden behind a maze of applications and interviews that seem designed to keep you out? If so, then you're not just a face in the crowd; you're part of a shared struggle that many of us face. Welcome back to 'Coffee with Warriors,' where we tackle real issues that affect mental health and well-being, including the stress and anxiety of launching and building a career. That's exactly why we've launched the 'Career Compass Series.'...

Demystifying mental health issues in University - Episode 13 | Avanti Nagral

February 02, 2023 03:23 - 25 minutes - 24.1 MB

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Coffee with Warriors Podcast. If you are a college student who feels lonely, anxious, free, happy, and broke all at the same time, then this episode is for you. To talk about dealing with such a bag of mixed emotions, we have with us someone who needs no introduction. She changed the perception of what it means to educate a creative by becoming the first person in the world to pursue dual degrees at Harvard University and Berklee College of Music. She...

An Olympian's way of training the mind to be successful - Episode 12 I Hutoxi Bagli Jeyakrishnan

February 24, 2022 22:29 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

As our pivotal goal has always been to bring people with mental grit, strength, and control, we have with us today, the epitome of these qualities. Having been a former Olympian hockey player, she has displayed her courage, determination, and passion for the game, like no other. However, her journey was not one that you could call- easy. She has slept by the washrooms in trains for hours on end to get to her matches, sewed her own shoes, performed exceptionally in academics and on the ground...

Destigmatizing sex and the emotions that come with it I The Coffee with Warriors Podcast - Episode 11 I Karishma Swarup

November 28, 2021 10:18 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Coffee with Warriors Podcast. If you are someone who feels as though you cannot openly talk about sex or are being judged for even saying that word,  then this episode is for those who judge you or in general create a sense of shame around it. To talk about dealing with such shame, making sex as a topic less awkward, to provide basic sex education and to address several emotions that come with it, we have with us Karishma Swarup. Karishma uses pronoun...

Understanding men's emotions and overcoming anxiety I The Coffee with Warriors Podcast - Episode 10 I Joshua Gershon

October 13, 2021 20:09 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MB

To talk about dealing with anxiety and overcoming depression by empowering yourself we have with us Joshua Gershon. Josh has been in the human development space for over 15 years as a personal development entrepreneur, men's coach, facilitator, guide, and youth leader. In 2015, he co-founded Startup Island, an experiential learning platform that has curated retreats, workshops, conscious conversations and has been a source of support and empowerment for thousands of students and profession...

Developing mental grit I The Coffee with Warriors Podcast - Episode 09 I Ashwin Jeyakrishnan

September 10, 2021 15:00 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MB

If you are someone who feels as though you are not motivated enough or don't have enough grit in life; then this episode is for you. To talk about building mental grit we have with us Ashwin Jeyakrishnan. He comes from an extremely diverse background where his mother was a former olympian in hockey and his father was a national level basketball player. He has been fortunate to have lived and traversed the majority of the Indian subcontinent before moving to North America to study Engineering...

Martial arts and it's relation to a sound mental health I The Coffee with Warriors Podcast - Episode 08 I Karan Bagri

August 27, 2021 09:02 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB

Karan Bagri is a Kolkata-based fitness trainer and martial arts expert. His journey in martial arts started when he was just eight years old. He started off by practicing Taekwondo and competed in his first nationals when he was in the third grade. He progressed quickly to get his black belt when he was in the sixth grade. By the time he was 19 years old, he was a fourth-degree black belt and the youngest international Taekwondo instructor in India. After 16 years of dedicated practice to ...

Developing emotional wellbeing and intelligence in kids I The Coffee with Warriors Podcast - Episode 07 I Pragati Sureka

August 24, 2021 16:30 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MB

Pragati Sureka is a seasoned BPS licensed Clinical Psychologist, with more than 15 years’ experience in this field. She has authored two books on mental health, one of which is for children, published by Scholastic India. She has to her credit various diplomas like Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Kornash, The Lifestyle Management School); Occupational Health Psychology (University of Nottingham); Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depression and Anxiety (Beck Institute, Philadelphia) ...

Getting overwhelmed with life and its complexities? I The Coffee with Warriors Podcast - Episode 06 I Karan Kishorepuria

August 10, 2021 10:34 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

Karan Kishorepuria is a recent graduate from Northeastern University where he studied Finance and Nutrition. He has been educated in three continents: Asia, Europe and America studying at La Martiniere for boys (high school), London School of Economics (summer abroad) and Northeastern University (college). At La Martniere he founded The Dalal Street, the 1st Business Conclave at the high school level in Eastern India. At Northeastern, he has been on the founding team of multiple startups, l...

Changing the rape secrecy culture | The Coffee With Warriors Podcast - Episode 05 | Saarisha Gupta

August 04, 2021 11:21 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MB

Saarisha Gupta is a mere 17 year old IBDP student based out of Mumbai, India. Her dedication and passion for mental health awareness at such a young age is commendable. Her personal sexual assault anecdote has driven her to create a change in a society where rape and sexual assault are the most awkward conversations. #rape #sexualassault #mentaltrauma #mentalhealth

Dealing With Teenage Anxiety I The Coffee With Warriors Podcast - Episode 04 I Juhi Chowdhary

May 20, 2021 10:37 - 35 minutes - 33.3 MB

Juhi Chowdhary has completed her Masters in clinical psychology and holds a license with the government of India as a rehabilitation psychologist. She also teaches psychology at a high school and runs her own mental health practice. In this day and age of rising mental health problems , she tries to help as many people as she can by asking them to look inwards and be the change they want to then see on the outside. In this episode of the Coffee with Warriors Podcast, she provides concrete r...

Mental Toughness During Covid I The Coffee With Warriors Podcast - Episode 03

May 06, 2021 06:52 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MB

In this episode I have delved deeper with Srishti Nadhani, a fashion stylist and blogger, into guiding you through the pandemic with a more optimistic and stress-free outlook. 

Mental Toughness During Covid I The Coffee With Warriors Podcast - Episode 03 I Srishti Nadhani

May 06, 2021 06:52 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MB

In this episode I have delved deeper with Srishti Nadhani, a fashion stylist and blogger, into guiding you through the pandemic with a more optimistic and stress-free outlook. 

A Breast Cancer Warrior's Powerful Tips on Mental Strength I The Coffee With Warriors Podcast - Episode 02 I Nithika Agarwal

April 22, 2021 17:14 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MB

Nithika Agarwal is a furniture designer and space stylist, who battled her way through breast cancer and lived to tell her tale.  In this super special episode, listen to how she shares her insights on mental health and how she remained level-headed even in the most difficult of times. 

Introduction and Overview of mental health | The Coffee With Warriors Podcast - Episode 01

April 17, 2021 13:44 - 2 minutes - 2 MB

Welcome to the first episode of the Coffee with Warriors podcast, a weekly Podcast where we bring warriors who have battled mental illness and how it impacts our lives, hearts and lives.  Today, Nishtha Manaksia provides an overview of what will be discussed in the podcasts to come, so stay tuned if you want to truly change the game!