Ep51 w/ Devi Mani - Why is it necessary to have a conscious conversation?
Welcome to Episode Number 51! It’s my absolute delight to have Devi Mani as the guest for this episode who drove the point that there’s nothing more impactful than ‘conversation’. Devi is a corporate professional turned entrepreneur and the founder of Skooc, a health tech start-up focussed on children's health and well being. With her own core values and experiences reflecting in all the work she does, we delve into a conscious conversation about the space and power mental health holds in our society. Expanding from the core lens of being an ambitious woman entrepreneur, she wonderfully articulates her own journey driven by career, marriage, parenting and more. From power holding structures to financial independence, she helps deconstruct concepts of guilt, loneliness, female friendships and personal integrity. Every theme we touch upon — be it masculinity, bullying or about having a yearly ‘Manifesto’ – is underlined by the sensibilities of what an empowered perspective really can do to move the needle towards better personal and collective mindset growth. "Deliberate intervention is a must for well-being"…and an Attitude Makeover starts here. Tune in!Table Of Content: 00:00Introduction The Conversation That's All Thing About Mental Health2:55 Stripping off The Titles Who's Devi after all? Digging Deeper Into Her life and The One Short Drive That Changed Everything for her 5:43 Mental Health: An Underexplored Territory The Daunting Stats of Children's Mental Health in India and How it's not merely a "Western Issue"7:27 The Driving Manifesto How A Personal Manifesto Keeps Things Grounded When the Expectations Surpass 12:36 The Turnaround of Responsibility The juggle between pursuing the passion and having an open conversation with the family 18:08The Power You Lose The Candour of Parenting: Devi's Conversation with Her Daughter Regarding Her Plunge 20:45 The Forbidden Conversation Do Men Talk About What They Really Feel? 22:35 From the Ground UpHow Do Men Initiate Conversation From The Scratch? 26:56The World of Upbringing Is Changing One needs to put in the effort in Parenting to make it Flourish 28:13 No Blurring Boundaries Initiating Conversation With Parents and Children to Ease off the Burden of Unexpected Expectations 29:41 The Burnt of Bias Reminiscing about an incident, Devi talks about the unhealthy expectations usually from Men 33:13 The Normality Curve Why is being ordinary just not accepted anymore? 34:53 Opening the DoorsIt's time that Men Initiate Conversations about what's bothering them 36:22Role Rebalance and Equal Partnership 38:42Abusing Power: An Insight Into School Bullying 46:17 It all narrows down to your personal integrity Closing Words by Devi and How Everything eventually depends upon your personal integrity and values - Connect with Me --Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attitudemakeover/?hl=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/attitudemakeover/Twitter: https://twitter.com/sowjanyashettyThe video version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoH6BT-8HDiUsjeeVJQ0KTw