This is Episode #41 and you’ll hear Host Dr. Meenal Agarwal and guest Dr. Shahana Alibhai discuss the role emotions play in our mental health & wellbeing. Watch the video episode on YouTube and listen to the audio episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast spots – follow and leave a 5-star review if you’re enjoying the show!
Uncover Your Eyes with Dr. Meenal Episode #41: Most of Us Feel “Meh” with Dr. Shahana Alibhai
How many of us describe how we feel as FINE? Fine is the new 4-letter word for Meh. We know we experience several different emotions every day. Why don’t we take the time to understand them and improve our mental health? Dr. Shahana Alibhai is a TEDx speaker, family physician, and the Bestselling Author of “Feel Better.” Hear the role emotions play in our mental health & wellbeing, the importance of recognizing & understanding our emotions, the most common mental health issues, how we can improve anxiety & depression in our children, and Shahana’s best parenting tips. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:
- Is the brain the culprit?
- How to recognize signs of depression and anxiety in children?
- How is insomnia a gateway to mental health conversations?
- How can we learn to recognize and communicate our emotions?
- Are physicians taking mental health more seriously?
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Show Notes
- Most of Us Feel “Meh” with Dr. Shahana Alibhai
- [0:17] Welcome to Uncover Your Eyes
- [0:45] Introducing Shahana Alibhai
- [1:16] Why focus on mental health?
- [3:23] Are physicians taking mental health more seriously?
- [4:19] Are emotions the heart of mental health?
- [6:11] How should we be recognizing our emotions and alerting the doctor if needed?
- [7:22] What are your emotions trying to tell you?
- [9:04] When’s the last time you were quiet?
- [10:51] Understanding your emotion sandwich
- [12:16] Do we all have mental health issues?
- [13:37] Is the brain the culprit?
- [15:20] What are some tools to help train emotion recognition?
- [18:17] Dr. Alibhai’s season of living on Zombie Pilot mode
- [21:06] The secret diagnosis she was hiding in medical school
- [22:49] How had things gone so wrong?
- [24:19] Are healthcare professionals the least likely to recognize they have a mental health issue?
- [25:25] How did being the patient influence the way you counsel your patients?
- [27:10] What are common mental health concerns Dr. Alibhai sees?
- [29:10] Insomnia as a gateway to talking about mental health
- [31:24] How to recognize symptoms of anxiety and depression in our children?
- [33:40] What did you feel in your body?
- [36:05] Connect with Alibhai
- [36:34] Subscribe to Uncover Your Eyes on your favorite podcast platform and YouTube, and learn more about Dr. Meenal on Instagram @Dr.MeenalAgarwal
- Theme Song: “Upbeat Motivational Pop Rock” by Alexey Anisimov