The Mental Health and Wealth Show is hosted by Melanie Lockert, author of Dear Debt and founder of Lola Retreat. The podcast covers all things money and mental health. On the show, Melanie interviews mental health professionals, financial professionals, and people who share their struggles with money and mental health.
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episode 79: The Power of Stories - How They Can Improve Our Mental Health and Money: An Interview with Dr. Varun Gandhi
We get to create the stories of our life. But sometimes we hold on so tightly to the stories that we create that they can negatively impact our mental health and money. In this episode, I speak with Dr. Varun Gandhi about the power of stories. Dr. Varun Gandhi is a life orchestrator, soulpreneur, Angel investor, inventor, philanthropist, and a water doctor. We talk about how to create or rewrite our life story in a way that serves our purpose, our finances, and our mental health.
“Paying attention to what stories we are creating will help us reduce the anxiety and the unnecessary stress that's going on in our lives.” - Dr. Varun Gandhi
What You Will Learn From This Episode
- How stories can improve our mental health
- How we can manage or let go of the painful or harmful stories that we create in our life
- How to rewrite our story to support our mental health and move on to the next chapter of our life
- Tips to combat stress and anxiety
- Discarding unhelpful money stories + steps and tools to create new ones
- How to zoom out from hard/painful moments and see the bigger picture without falling into despair
About Dr. Varun Gandhi:
Dr. Varun Gandhi is a life orchestrator, soulpreneur, Angel investor, inventor, philanthropist, and water doctor. He enjoys orchestrating businesses, events, and ideas about the self (self-image)! He is currently focused on creating a digital course called What's Your Story, which allows you to create your Life Film, a chart consisting of your memories, experiences, and defining moments that have left an impression. Each of these moments has a lesson to be learned for you. Your ‘My Life Film’ also allows you to create a new meaning to your past experiences, create a new future YOU, and write affirmations that help maintain the new you!
Resources:
- How To Craft Your Story To Get More Press by Melanie Lockert
- Your Body's Many Cries for Water: You're Not Sick; You're Thirsty: Don't Treat Thirst with Medications by Batmanghelidj, M.D.
- Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
- The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life by Deepak Chopra
- Chronic Pain and Emotional Trauma: An Interview with Kent Bassette and Dr. Howard Schubiner of This Might Hurt Film
Connect with Dr. Varun
- drvarungandhi.com
Connect with Melanie
- mentalhealthandwealth.com
- melanielockert.com
- Support the podcast through Ko-Fi
- Buy Melanie’s book “Dear Debt”
- Contact: mentalhealthandwealthshow@gmail.com
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