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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.
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Send us a textJoin Seema and Dinesh for a deep dive into empathy and what it really means with Founder of RK Empathy, Dr. Payal Beri. Dr. Payal Beri shares insights into her extensive knowledge and research of empathy and how she blends her extensive organizational psychology and clinical therapy background with a deep commitment to fostering personal growth and societal impact. Seema and Dinesh have a conversation with her around her framework, what empathy looks like and how we can channel ...
Send us a textHere to discuss The Pain Gap, Seema and Dinesh welcome special guest Anushay Hoissan. They’re having the necessary conversation around women’s health, pain, and the gaps in women’s health research. Anushay shares her personal experience and what drives her to continue to advocate for women’s health and the challenges women, espeically women of color, are still facing within the U.S. healthcare system. She shares ways we can make meaningful change and what excites her about the f...
Send us a textHere to share the truth behind WHY your vote matters so much, for the presidential election and beyond, we have very special guest and National Director for South Asians for Harris, Neha Dewan. She’s here to share with us the value of elections, how to make informed decisions, and the BTS scoop on what she’s seeing during this election year. Seema and Dinesh have a conversation with her around the pressing issues South Asians face in the United States and how to use their voice ...
Send us a textCan you take a timeless tradition and ritual and revolutionize it for modern day? This is the mission Anish and Nikhil are on with their Loka Chai Maker. They’re sharing the inspiring yet difficult and heartwarming path that led them to creating Loka and the value in actually doing something about those ideas you keep in your back pocket. Join Seema and Dinesh as they have a conversation with them around the kickstarter world, what it takes to innovate and why it matters, and th...
Send us a textSeema and Dinesh dive deep into all things personal finance, money talks in marriage, and personal development in their conversation with lawyer and law firm partner turned Life Strategist for Couples, Aman. She shares the sacrifices her and her family have made on their path to financial independence and prioritize saving. As two accomplished attorneys, Aman and her husband committed to personal development and intentional living. She’s sharing their tips with others so they ca...
Send us a textNothing is off the table in this conversation with Shilpa Cacho on all things marriage, relationships, sex and more. Shilpa is sharing her insights into the South Asian view of marriage and how that’s playing out in current generations. Seema and Dinesh are asking the questions you were too afraid to ask around marriage, sex, and what does a healthy relationship really look like? Shilpa is offering Happy and Human listeners a special treat: mention the Happy and Human podca...
Send us a textDinesh and Seema welcome Kunal Makwana on today’s episode, owner of KMAK Fitness and Dinesh’s personal trainer. They get into all the juicy questions you have around weightloss, what it’s like to work with a personal trainer, is it really possible to lose weight during vacations, holidays and more. Kunal will give you his tips on meal prepping in a way that doesn’t suck, how to set boundaires around food and unraveling the myths around willpower = weightloss. Kunal Makwana ...
Send us a textAnyone can set goals, but most fall short. Where are you at with the goals you set at the beginning of 2024? Or other goals that may have taken a backseat to summer vacations and slower routines? The key is in understanding the “how” behind success. Dinesh and Seema share three tips on how to go about setting and accomplishing goals that they use themselves as they create successes in their personal and professional lives. Walk away with insights that will help you st...
Send us a textOn this episode, Seema and Dinesh have special guest, Dr. Jyothsna S. Bhat, who is a Clinical Psychologist and certified mindfulness-trained professional. She’s on the podcast sharing her experience as a Clinical Psychologist, particularly in the South Asian community. She’s sharing the common patterns she sees within the community and how we can create a more helpful narrative moving forward. They discuss the impacts of childhood to adulthood and parenting, and the importance o...
Send us a textIs stress stressing you out? In this duo episode, Seema and Dinesh are discussing the impacts of stress and the most effective ways to approach it. They point out that not all stress is bad, and can sometimes be used to our advantage. They’re getting to the root of where the stress is coming from - and it might not be what you think. They’ll share personal experiences they’ve had recently that stressed them out and how they approached it. Links: Dinesh Melwani https://...
Send us a textIn this episode we have special guest Sonia Chand to have a difficult and important conversation around the autistic spectrum. They’re discussing the taboos that come up culturally within the South Asian community and highlighting her journey to where she is now.Sonia K. Chand, LPC is a Licensed Psychotherapist in IL, she is the host of On the Spectrum with Sonia Podcast and Author of Upcoming Memoir Dropped in the Maze. Sonia is an avid Marathon and Ultra Marathon Runner. She’s...
Send us a textWhat do you do when you climb every mountain yet you’re starting to feel like they’re never-ending and you’re starting to wonder what the purpose really is? GUEST shares her experience as a high-achiever who ultimately realized focusing on the destination was not serving her in the long run. She shares how she shifted her focus from the end goal to the process and the journey and how that transformed her experience. Shibani Joshi is an experienced journalist who has covered...
Send us a textHow do you get out of a slump? On this duo episode, Seema and Dinesh are breaking down what “being in a slump” actually means, how they approach it and what they do when something has to get done but the desire to do it is simply nonexistent. Seema and Dinesh talk about the all-too-common unrealistic expectation that things should always feel “good” and why that’s simply not possible (and that’s a good thing). They share how they’ve found peace and freedom in accepting that...
Send us a textIn this episode, Seema and Dinesh are sharing the stories and meanings behind their piercings and tattoos. They talk about their personal experiences and what went into their decision making and meanings behind tattoos and piercings. This is a fun one so be sure to check it out!And let us know over on Instagram, do you have any tattoos or piercings? What’s the meaning behind them? Follow us over on @happyandhumanpodcastLinks: Dinesh Melwani https://dineshmelwani.com/ I...
Send us a textIn this episode, Seema and Dinesh welcome special guest Dr. Romit Bhattacharya to have the necessary conversation around the underrepresentation of South Asians in healthcare and research. He’s breaking down why South Asians are historically underrepresented and why that’s so harmful. Dr. Bhattacharya shares more on his mission and why it’s so important to him to create the largest database of South Asians. Dr. Romit Bhattacharya is a general and preventive cardiologist at ...
Send us a textAre you able to effectively give feedback? Giving effective feedback can be difficult to navigate, sometimes we’re too hesitant, sometimes too aggressive, but knowing how to do so effectively in both our professional and personal lives can lead to better results all around. In this episode, Seema and Dinesh are sharing their top tips and strategies to give better feedback both at home and at work. They talk about what to look out for, why it might be a good idea to plan a time, ...
Send us a textSeema and Dinesh are welcoming special guest Tejal V Patel, author of the Award Winning Book Meditation for Kids on the podcast to talk about all things parenting, people pleasing, boundaries and more. Tejal brings her insights as a mindfulness and meditation expert to share what boundary setting really looks like and misconceptions that keep us scared from setting healthy firm boundaries. They have a conversation that all parents can benefit from about why parents feel so exhau...
Send us a textOn this duo episode, Seema and Dinesh are diving into the topic of “mental toughness”. Drawing from their own experiences and what they’ve seen, they’re sharing what they’ve learned around the concept of being mentally tough, how we can find it in ourselves and encourage it in others. They discuss the ways society has normalized certain ways of decompressing and escaping our reality, and how we can identify if it’s actually helping us or if we’re using it as a crutch to keep us ...
Send us a textIn this episode, Seema and Dinesh are welcoming special guest Abhijit Bhaduri. They discuss the necessity of having a variety of skills and what it means to be a “generalist”. Abhijit shares how he helps people curate a personal brand for themselves at all levels of their career and within organizations. They have a conversation around the necessity of building your own personal brand regardless of the organization you work with and how that can end up making all the difference ...
Send us a textToday Seema and Dinesh are diving into the concept of future self, how to use it effectively, and what to do with all of your ideas. They’re sharing what they’ve found in visualizing the future self and using that to guide their day-to-day choices, as well as how they approach new ideas. They talk about how ideas are meant to be acted upon, and if you don’t do it, someone else will. Seema and Dinesh talk about what happens when we choose an expert in the area of something new we...
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