Healthy Mind, Healthy Life

You can look “fine” on paper and still feel like you’re constantly bracing for impact. In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, hosted by Sayan, clinical psychologist Bryan Gastelle breaks down how evidence-based psychology actually works in day-to-day life, not just inside a therapy room.

This conversation is for high-functioning adults, entrepreneurs, and neurodivergent listeners who are tired of pushing harder and want practical ways to understand their brain, spot what’s triggering them, and build emotional regulation that feels sustainable, not like another task.

About the Guest:

Bryan Gastelle is a clinical psychologist and founder of Empower Psychotherapy, a fully virtual group practice serving adults, couples, and families across multiple states. He focuses on ADHD, anxiety, burnout, and relationships.

Episode Chapters:

1. 00:05:14 — Meet Bryan: Tucson, time zones, and setting the theme

2. 00:07:39 — When success still feels like overwhelm

3. 00:09:05 — Why high achievers come to therapy: burnout vs. functioning

4. 00:11:04 — Why “push harder” fails: automatic thoughts and perfection pressure

5. 00:12:40 — ADHD patterns: big-picture strengths, execution struggles, and shame loops

6. 00:14:19 — Relationships under pressure: standards, panic, and how couples fight

7. 00:18:38 — Practical tools: vulnerability factors, triggers, boundaries, delegation

Key Takeaways:

• Separate “functioning” from “being mentally well” — they’re not the same thing.

• For anxiety, watch for automatic thoughts like perfection rules or catastrophe predictions.

• For ADHD, identify triggers like complex, multi-step demands and build supports (reminders, structure).

• Track vulnerability factors first: sleep, caffeine, diet, and stress load.

• For burnout, name the real driver and get serious about boundaries, delegation, and after-hours limits.

• Progress is practice, not perfection: look for what you’re avoiding and what it’s costing you.

How to Connect With the Guest:

Website: https://www.empowermytherapy.com/ 
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Sometimes life looks “right” on paper—but something inside quietly says, not anymore. In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, hosted by Sayan, we explore what it takes to listen to that inner tug without panic, and how to choose meaning over momentum.

This conversation is for anyone at a crossroads—especially later in life—wondering if it’s too risky to change direction. Diane shares how she left a successful, technical career and stepped into service with grieving families, discovering that fulfillment isn’t a title… it’s alignment.

About the Guest:

Diane Gansauer is a former nonprofit and government professional who made a major life shift toward service and storytelling. She’s the author of Waypoints: From 400 Farewells and 3,000 Miles, inspired by memorial-life interviews and her long-distance trek from Mexico to Canada.

Episode Chapter:

1. 00:06:00 — When success looks fine, but your spirit disagrees

2. 00:08:25 — The early creative tug Diane never fully lost

3. 00:10:20 — “Small-p politics” and when the joy leaves the work

4. 00:14:45 — Redefining success beyond income and resumes

5. 00:18:10 — Fear of the unknown: why we silence the inner voice

6. 00:19:33 — Feeling embraced after the leap into service

7. 00:27:10 — 400 farewells, 3,000 miles, and the overlap of lessons

Key Takeaways:

• If the “joy leaves,” don’t ignore it—treat it as honest data, not failure.

• Success defined by others can look stable while slowly draining your inner life.

• Courage often grows after the first step, not before it.

• Service becomes sustainable when it matches both your heart and your skills.

• Start small: test one act of service and notice what feels quietly true.

How to Connect With the Guest:

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What if addiction isn’t a personal failure—but a survival strategy that got stuck on repeat? In Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, hosted by Sayan, recovery coach Craig Perra offers a gentler, sharper lens on tech addiction and the inner battles many people hide.

This episode is for anyone who looks “fine” on the outside but feels fragmented inside—especially if willpower talk has only deepened shame. You’ll hear how Internal Family Systems (parts work) reframes craving as protection, why “curiosity over control” can shift everything, and two practical first steps to begin—without trying to fix yourself overnight.

About the Guest:

Craig Perra is a recovery coach and co-creator of the Mindful Habits System. He shares a lived, values-based approach to change through parts work, mindfulness, and self-leadership.

Episode Chapters:

• 00:06:21 — Why “tech addiction” is the focus

• 00:07:20 — Addiction as survival: replacing shame with curiosity

• 00:10:35 — The downside of fighting “a part of you”

• 00:12:00 — Hitting a crisis point and choosing a new path

• 00:13:17 — “Benefits of addiction”: numbing, coping, regulating

• 00:17:30 — Morals, integrity, and building real capacity to change

• 00:23:01 — Two gentle first steps: tools + talking to the reactive part

Key Takeaways:

• Ask: “What’s the benefit this habit is giving me right now?”

• Treat the reactive part like a younger self: firm, kind, curious.

• Use 3 questions: What are you trying to accomplish? What job are you doing? What are you afraid would happen if you stopped?

• Aim for values + capacity: integrity grows when the nervous system can handle change.

• Reduce “life friction” the way you’d reduce business friction—less stress, more choice.

How to Connect With the Guest:

• Podcast: Patterns of Power

• YouTube: search The Mindful Habit

• Website: https://mindfulhabitmastery.com/ 

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What if the part of you you’ve been taught to fear isn’t “wrong” — just human? In Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, hosted by Sayan, author Juno Thorne opens a brave conversation on faith, masculinity, and the quiet cost of silence.

This episode is for men (and couples) carrying spiritual confusion or sexual shame, especially those shaped by purity culture. You’ll hear a grounded distinction between attraction vs. objectification, why “doing everything right” can still feel like inner fracture, and a practical path toward integration — not suppression — so you can feel whole again.

Episode Chapter:

1. 00:04:45 — The question that cracks open the silence: desire, faith, and honesty

2. 00:06:15 — “Marriage didn’t fix it”: why attraction doesn’t disappear

3. 00:08:04 — The internal conflict: humanity vs. spiritual rules

4. 00:10:23 — Attraction vs. objectification: where purity culture collapses nuance

5. 00:12:33 — Feeling alive again: reclaiming youth, vitality, and wholeness

6. 00:15:15 — First step toward integration: changing the belief, then retraining the body

7. 00:20:17 — Stop silencing yourself: the freedom Juno calls “Sacred Freedom”

About the Guest:

Juno Thorne is the author of Sacred Freedom, exploring how purity culture can wound men and how faith, desire, and honesty can coexist. He shares his own long journey from internal dissonance to embodied freedom.

Key Takeaways:

• Separate attraction from objectification: noticing beauty isn’t the same as using someone.

• Expect “marriage will fix it” to fail — the real work is inner integration, not denial.

• Start by gently reshaping the belief: “There’s nothing wrong with attraction.”

• Then retrain the body: repeated safe experiences reduce fear-based conditioning over time.

• Shame doesn’t just change behavior — it can fracture identity and intimacy.

• Ask yourself: What part of me am I silencing instead of understanding?

How to Connect With the Guest:

• Book: Sacred Freedom (Amazon)

• Website: Juno Thorne's Website 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/junobthorne/

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Healthy Mind By Avik™️ is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it’s become a sanctuary for healing, growth, and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty, storyteller, survivor, and wellness advocate.

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Is mindfulness enough to heal emotional pain—or are we missing something deeper? In Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, hosted by Yusuf, we explore why simply observing emotions may not resolve them.

This episode is for anyone feeling stuck despite practicing awareness or meditation. Dr. J.D. Pincus shares a powerful framework around 12 core emotional needs, explaining how unmet needs—like safety, belonging, autonomy, and justice—shape our emotional distress. You’ll learn how to move from managing feelings to understanding what they’re truly asking for, and how meeting those needs can create real, lasting well-being.

About the Guest:
Dr. J.D. Pincus is a social psychologist and author of The Emotionally Agile Brain. He developed a peer-reviewed framework identifying 12 core emotional needs that drive human behavior and well-being.

Episode Chapters:
00:00 – Why “just meditate” may not be enough
02:22 – Emotional intelligence vs unmet needs
07:03 – The limits of mindfulness alone
12:06 – The 4 domains of emotional needs
15:31 – Are emotions constructed or real signals?
18:10 – The 12 needs explained
19:24 – A simple question to reduce stress

Key Takeaways:

• Emotions signal unmet needs—not random reactions

• Awareness without action can keep you stuck

• Psychological safety and belonging are foundational

• Stress often hides a blocked emotional need

• Ask: “What need is this feeling pointing to?”

How to Connect With the Guest:
Book: The Emotionally Agile Brain (Amazon, Barnes & Noble)
Website: https://agilebrain.com/ 

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Healthy Mind By Avik™️ is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it’s become a sanctuary for healing, growth, and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty, storyteller, survivor, and wellness advocate.

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Most leaders can recite their values. But when deadlines tighten and money is on the line, those “values” often turn into nice-sounding slogans. In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, hosted by Yusuf, we sit with the uncomfortable gap between intention and behavior—and what it actually takes to close it.

Yusuf is joined by Harrison Tash, author of Exit Without Leaving and founder of Living Water Consulting, to explore how values can become real decision-making filters. This conversation is for founders, leaders, and anyone feeling the quiet pressure to compromise—who wants a clearer, steadier way to choose what matters when the pressure is real.

About the Guest:

Harrison Tash is the author and illustrator of Exit Without Leaving and the founder of Living Water Consulting. He supports entrepreneurs and business leaders in scaling sustainably without burning themselves—or their teams—out.

Episode Chapter:

1. 00:06:13 – When pressure hits, where do values go?

2. 00:07:48 – Why leaders drift toward “shiny things”

3. 00:10:15 – Values as wall art vs. values as lived behavior

4. 00:14:02 – The money trap: when wealth becomes the hidden driver

5. 00:17:25 – Overcommitment, overhead, and the cost of misalignment

6. 00:20:25 – A practical start: the “everything burns down” exercise

7. 00:24:27 – Values as a yes/no checkpoint for daily decisions

Key Takeaways:

• Write your values down—clarity starts when it’s visible, not assumed.

• Use values as a filter, not branding: “Will this compromise what I care about?”

• Watch “shiny thing” decisions (money, status, speed) that quietly pull you off-course.

• Audit overcommitment: inflated lifestyle or overhead creates pressure to betray values.

• Treat values as evolving language across seasons, while keeping core principles steady.

• After major decisions, ask: “Which value actually guided this?”

How to Connect With the Guest:

Website: ConsultLivingWater.com

LinkedIn: Harrison Tash

Book: Exit Without Leaving (Amazon; Barnes & Noble online)

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