Welcome to Authentic Living's 1st International Mental Health Summit
This first of its kind holistic mental health summit will bring together individuals and organisations to share expertise and build a more informed community. The summit includes various talks and sessions that will help the attendees gain deeper knowledge and help professionals diversify their approaches to mental health.
With the focus of bringing together people from different backgrounds to the same platform, we aim to create an experience of learning and healing at this summit!
28th, 29th & 30th April, 2022 | Virtual Summit | 09:00 AM to 06:30 PM IST
Who should attend this summit?
- Students and researchers looking to increase their knowledge of and exposure to psychology, mental health and wellbeing
- Organisations looking to support the mental health and wellbeing of their employees
- Professionals looking for insights into the connection between mental health, productivity and workplace culture
- Therapists aiming to gain increased awareness, expertise and advocacy for mental health and its various aspects
- Anyone looking to explore and understand topics such as neuroscience, Indian psychology, childhood trauma and adulthood experiences, relationships, sexuality and more
Themes to be explored
The Authentlic Living summit will cover various mental health themes such as the following
- Brain and Psyche
- Childhood Trauma and Adult Behaviours
- Workplace Psychology
- Psychology of Relationships
- Indian Psychology
- Equitable Outcomes
- Ablistic Vs Disabilitic Perspectives
- Bouquet of Modalities
- Sexuality and Mental Health
- Modern Psychology
Dr C R Chandrashekar
The People’s Psychiatrist, Founder of SAMADHANA
Dr C R Chandrashekar is a well-known doctor based in Bengaluru who specialises in Psychiatry. Having worked with several hospitals, he has 44 years of relevant experience. Apart from his association with different hospitals, he graduated with an MBBS from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore. He also has an MD in psychological Medicine from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS).
Asha Pillai
Co-chair CII Indian Women Network, Western Region
Asha Pillai is the Global Group Planner for IT at Shell. Prior to this, she served as the CFO for Hazira group of companies, Shell’s gas business in India. She mentors start-ups for Shell’s E4 Accelerator Program and i-hub, Gujarat. She is also the Co-chairperson of the Confederation of Indian Industries’ Indian Women Network, Western Region. Asha was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2016 and she is passionate about initiatives that support mental health.
Vineet Gairola
Researcher, Educator, and Ph.D. scholar of Psychology, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Neha Bhat
Psychotherapist focused in Sex and Trauma
Dr. Meghna
The Therapist Mommy | Clinical psychologist and parenting coach
Vijay Nallawala
Author and Founder of Bipolar India
Dr. Gaurav Deka
Director & Founder of Cognial Healers Academy
Dr. Sangeeta Saksena
Co-founder at Enfold Proactive Health Trust
Smriti Joshi
Lead Psychologist at Wysa.io
Dr. Archana Yemeshvary
HR Strategist | Certified Executive and Leadership Coach
Minal Kavishwar
President at Animal Angels Foundation
Meher Malik
Self Healing Coach & Meta Movement Facilitator
Dr. Nitika Sobti
Additional Director - Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cloudnine Group of Hospitals
Nidhi Dev
Pediatric Clinical Psychologist, Director of Sydney Child Psychology Services
Hannah Balogun
Executive and Leadership Coach and HR Consultant
Bhavishya Arun Kalyanpur (She/Her)
Queer-Affirmative Clinical Psychologist
Pranav Bakhshi
India’s first fashion model with autism, employee at Thomson Reuters, TEDx speaker and award winning photographer
Time | Topic | Speaker |
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9 - 9:10 AM | Welcome | Shilpa Manari |
9:10- 10:00 AM | Keynote Address | Dr C R Chandrashekar |
10 - 10:10 AM | Ground Rules of Engagement | AL Team/EMCEE |
10:10 - 11:10 AM | Brain and Psyche - Mental Health in an unequal world - A lived perspective | Vijay Nallawala |
11:10 - 11:20 AM | Grounding Meditation | Ashwini HJ |
11:20 - 12:00 PM | Film screening - Third prize announcement | Sudeep PK |
12:00 - 12:50 PM | Childhood traumas and adult behaviors- Systemic Repercussions of an Interrupted outreach movement, how the mother wound shapes our adult world | Dr Gaurav Deka |
12:50 - 1:30 PM | Lunch | |
1:30 - 2:20 PM | Roots in Indian Psychology - Understanding the intersection between the Bhagavad Gita and psychotherapy: A cure for soul? | Vineet Gairola |
2:20 - 2:30 PM | Break to hydrate & breathe | |
2:30 - 3:20 PM | Psychology of Relationships - Tuning into our Children and Teens - A Guide for Parents | Nidhi Dev |
3:20 - 3:40 PM | Befriending your Inner Child | Ashwini HJ |
3:40 - 4:30 PM | Student panel discussion | Archana Dinesh |
4:30 - 5:20 PM | Multifaceted Approach to Mental Health | Ashwini HJ |
5:20 - 5:30 PM | Closing | |
5:30 - 6:10 PM | Networking | EMCEE |
Time | Topic | Speaker |
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9 - 9:10 AM | Welcome | |
9:10 - 9:30 AM | Activity - Perspective building | Anshul Jhambani |
9:30 - 9:40 AM | Centering Meditation | Anshul Jhambani |
9:40 - 10:30 AM | Workplace psychology - Exploring career identity and its impact on mental wellbeing | Dr Archana Yemeshvery |
10:30 - 10:40 AM | Refreshment break | |
10:40 - 11:30 AM | Workplace psychology - Creating psychological safety in workplaces | Hannah Balogun |
11:30 - 12:10 PM | Film screening | Sudeep PK |
12:10 - 12:50 PM | Ablistic Vs Disabilitic perspectives - Dear ableist, Autism is my superpower! | Pranav Bhakshi |
12:50 - 1:30 PM | Lunch | |
1:30 - 2:20 PM | Ablistic Vs Disabilitic perspectives - Conscious conception- preconception to delivery | Dr Nitika Sobti |
2:20 - 2:30 PM | Mindful movement | |
2:30 - 3:20 PM | Ablistic Vs Disabilitic perspectives - Exploring mindful parenting | Dr. Meghna - The Therapist Mommy |
3:20 - 3:30 PM | Pause | |
3:30 - 4:10 PM | Activity - Self compassion | Archana Dinesh |
4:10 - 4:20 PM | Refreshment break | |
4:20 - 5:10 PM | Queering Mental Health: Unique Life Stressors of the queer community | Bhavishya Arun Kalyanpur |
5:10 - 5:50 PM | Art Activity | Anshul Jhambani |
5:50 - 6:00 PM | Closing | |
6:00 - 6:30 PM | Networking | EMCEE |
Time | Topic | Speaker |
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9:00 - 9:10 AM | Befriending your inner child | Shilpa Manari |
9:10 - 10:00 AM | Equitable outcomes - Technological advancement in the field of mental health | Ashwini HJ |
10:00 - 10:30 AM | Activity - Reimagining the world | Anshul Jhambani |
10:30 - 11:20 AM | Sexuality and mental health - does our relationship with sexuality affect our mental wellbeing? | Dr Sangeeta Saksena |
11:20 - 12:00 PM | Film screening | |
12:00 - 12:50 PM | Sexuality and Mental Health - Dealing with sexual trauma | Neha Bhat |
12:50 - 1:30 PM | Lunch | |
1:30 - 2:20 PM | Modern Psychology - Virtual mental health care delivery - resistance and advancements | Smriti Joshi |
2:20 - 2:30 PM | Pause | |
2:40 - 3:30 PM | The bouquet of modalities - Animal assisted therapy | Minal Kavishwar |
3:30 - 4:30 PM | Authentic Living's Journey | Shilpa Manari |
4:30 - 5:00 PM | Conscious engagement | Nayana Kulkarni |
5:00 - 5:50 PM | The bouquet of modalities - Meta movement | Meher Malik |
5:50 - 6:20 PM | Closing Keynote Address | Asha P Pillai |
6:20 - 6:30 PM | Summit Closing | Shilpa Manari |
If you're looking to do more than just attend the summit, here are some other ways you can get involved