Healthy Mind, Healthy Life

You swore this time would be different, yet here you are in the same loop. This episode is for anyone who keeps repeating the same reactions, habits and routines.
Journalist Steve Hendershot joins host Avik Chakraborty to explore how patterns become invisible, why good enough keeps us stuck, and a simple four-step cycle for choosing something new.
About the Guest:
Steve Hendershot is an investigative journalist who has spent his career writing books and magazine articles. He is the founder and host of Uningrained, a documentary-style podcast that investigates ideas we take for granted.
Key Takeaways:
Repetition makes habits easy, so we stop noticing them. Ask if today’s version still fits.
The strongest loop is good enough. Stay curious about what feels vaguely satisfying.
Step outside your routine and listen to people who live differently.
Try four steps: explore, test, commit to a 30-day plan, then review.
Keep exploring even after you find something that works.

Connect With the Guest:
Website: https://www.uningrained.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Uningrained
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevehendershot/
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] The Loop You Keep Meeting: when patterns feel like who we are (approx.)
[03:40] Noticing the Pattern: the misconception about awareness (approx.)
[05:50] The Wrong Turn: how getting off the easy path changed a year (approx.)
[08:55] Why Loops Hold On: what are we really protecting? (approx.)
[17:25] Good Enough: how patterns hide in daily life (approx.)
[21:00] Explore, Test, Commit, Review: a practical four-step approach (approx.)
[23:30] Keep Exploring: one piece of advice and where to find Steve (approx.)

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When did you last check in with your mind, not as a task but as a space to understand? This episode is for anyone who keeps striving, proving and pushing through, even when life feels quiet.
Memoir coach Shari Caudron shares how to notice the stories driving your behavior, map them, and use a pause and one small action to change them.
About the Guest:
Shari Caudron is a journalist, essayist, professor and memoir coach. After writing her own memoir, she realized the story in her head about who she must be was just a story.
Key Takeaways:
Name the story in your head, like “I must keep proving myself”. It sounds like fact.
Map it: the story, your action, the outcome, and how you read that outcome.
Ask what else might be true, then try one small micro action.
Meditate or journal to hear where your habits and your inner wish disagree.
When an uncomfortable impulse hits, pause and breathe. Start with two seconds.

Connect With the Guest:
Website: https://www.sharicaudron.com
Newsletter, On Second Thought: https://sharicaudron.substack.com
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Checking In With Your Mind: care in an ordinary week
[02:06] The Story You Never Knew Was a Story: why our inner rules sound like facts
[04:42] Map Your Story: story, action, outcome and one micro action
[10:27] Meditation and Journaling: hearing what your habits are saying
[13:12] When Discomfort Says Do Something: choosing to wait
[15:30] The Pause: becoming comfortable with discomfort
[17:58] When You Slip Back: showing up for yourself again

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Can dark humour help us survive the moments that feel impossible to process?
In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, Anthony Pellicano joins Sana for an honest conversation about dark humour, grief, regret, and the role storytelling can play in making sense of difficult experiences.
Drawing from his work in casino security in Las Vegas, Anthony explains why people working in high-pressure environments sometimes use humour to process what they witness. He also opens up about his personal journey from drinking to writing, and how creative expression became another way to work through life’s challenges.
The conversation explores his novel, Reruns of a Lost Soul, and its central question: if we could go back and change our past, would we really become different people? Through themes of repeated lifetimes, human nature, and the seven deadly sins, Anthony examines the choices we replay, the regrets we carry, and the parts of ourselves that remain.
He also shares a moving experience from his time in Las Vegas, reminding us that even when we cannot change an outcome, our actions can still make a meaningful difference to someone else's life.
This conversation is a reminder that finding hope does not mean ignoring pain. Sometimes, it means recognising the small moments of kindness, connection, and humanity that exist alongside it.
Guest bio:
Anthony Pellicano is an author and independent publisher interested in unusual stories, history, human behaviour, and the unexpected turns life can take. With experience in casino security in Las Vegas, he brings real-world observations into his writing.
His books discussed in this episode include Reruns of a Lost Soul, The Weirdest History Report Ever, and Surviving Vegas Stories from Casino Security.
Key takeaways:
Dark humour can be one way people process difficult experiences.
Different people find different ways to cope with emotional pain.
Writing and storytelling can offer a creative outlet for difficult thoughts.
Regret often comes from imagining how one different decision might have changed the past.
Changing circumstances does not necessarily change human nature.
Small acts of compassion can have lasting meaning, even when outcomes are painful.
Hope can exist alongside grief, uncertainty, and difficult experiences.

Chapters:
Introducing Anthony Pellicano and his unusual storytelling interests
Growing up around the strange and unexpected
Lessons from working in Las Vegas casino security
Dark humour as a way of processing difficult experiences
From drinking to writing: finding another outlet
Reruns of a Lost Soul and the question of changing the past
Grief, regret, and the choices we replay
Finding humanity in a painful emergency
What readers can take away from the novel
Where to find Anthony’s books

Guest links:
The guest mentions Amazon and the Facebook page A Pelican Publishing.
https://linktr.ee/antpelicanpublishing
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What if mental resilience isn't about staying positive, bouncing back instantly, or handling everything at once? What if it begins with something much smaller: learning to pause, focus on the present, and take one step at a time?
In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, we welcome Junna Liao, an Energy Leadership Master Practitioner and coach who has worked with more than 800 clients.
Junna shares her perspective on why people often feel overwhelmed when they try to solve too many problems at once, plan their entire future in a single moment, or place unrealistic expectations on themselves.
The conversation explores how being present can help us approach everyday challenges with greater clarity. Junna explains why listening to the body, taking a breath, and giving someone the space to feel heard can make a meaningful difference in how we respond to difficult situations.
She also discusses the importance of recognizing self-doubt, questioning the belief that something is wrong with us, and replacing self-criticism with greater understanding.
Importantly, Junna clarifies that she is not a mental health specialist or doctor. She shares her perspective as a coach and describes working alongside mental health professionals when clients need additional support.
Whether you're managing a busy life, feeling mentally overwhelmed, or simply trying to become more intentional in your daily routine, this conversation offers a reminder that resilience is built through small, consistent choices.
You don't have to figure out your entire life today. Start with the next step.
About Junna Liao:
Junna Liao is an Energy Leadership Master Practitioner and coach. She shares insights from working with more than 800 clients, focusing on presence, self-belief, listening, and managing overwhelm.
Key Takeaways:
Resilience doesn't mean being unshakable or positive all the time.
Focus on one task and one step at a time.
Being present can reduce the pressure of trying to solve everything simultaneously.
Self-judgment can reinforce the belief that something is wrong with us.
Feeling heard and understood can help people regain clarity.
Listen to your body's signals and recognize when you need to pause.
Difficult days don't erase your progress.
Give yourself credit for how far you've come.

Conversation Chapters:

Why mental resilience begins on ordinary days
The misconception that resilience means always bouncing back
Taking one step at a time
Staying present in everyday life
Self-belief, anxiety, and feeling not good enough
Why listening and feeling understood matter
Recognizing your body's signals
Handling difficult days without losing hope
Junna's message: Give yourself credit
Where to connect with Junna

Guest Links:
Website: mmdcalchemy.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mmdcalchemy

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A tough week, a harsh critic, a plan that falls apart. This episode is for anyone who thinks resilience means pushing through and hiding how they feel.
Physician and author Dr. Andrew Brandeis shares how to build resilience like a muscle, take critics less seriously, and hold beliefs lightly enough to keep learning.
About the Guest:
Dr. Andrew Brandeis is a physician and entrepreneur. His upcoming book, Pillars: Science, and Other Profitable Lies, is a satire about the beliefs we are sold.
Key Takeaways:
When you have nothing to do, build capacity: meditate, move, eat well, sleep.
Resilience is a muscle you can train, not something you are born with.
Do not take yourself or your critics too seriously.
Take one bite of the apple: one small step, like cutting sugar or starting the gym.
Hold beliefs lightly and stay willing to let go when new evidence appears.

Connect With the Guest:
Book, Pillars: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Pillars/Andrew-Brandeis/9798904670283
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Bend Without Breaking: what resilience really means (approx.)
[04:00] Build Capacity: what to do when you have nothing to do (approx.)
[05:50] Critics and Self-Seriousness: staying true to what you build (approx.)
[10:10] One Bite of the Apple: the first small step (approx.)
[11:35] Mindset, Journaling and Patience: small shifts that add up (approx.)
[16:20] Holding Beliefs Lightly: the courage to let go (approx.)
[24:50] One Piece of Advice: who is telling you the story? (approx.)

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