Psychiatrist · Psychosexual Medicine Specialist •
Dr. Aninda Sidhana is a globally recognised psychiatrist with over 15 years of clinical and academic experience, trained at the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS)
How do biology, culture, relationships, and gender expectations shape women’s depression—and what helps women recover?In this episode of The Listening Commons, Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Dr. Aninda Sidhana explore women’s depression across the lifespan, examining hormonal influen...
How does women’s mental health change across the lifespan—from puberty and reproductive years to pregnancy, postpartum life and menopause? And what happens when biology meets work, caregiving, relationships, sexuality and the pressures of an increasingly digital world?In this epi...
Aninda Sidhana and Dr. Indu Prakash Singh on Homelessness, Feminism, and Human DignityHow do Aninda Sidhana and Dr. Indu Prakash Singh connect homelessness, feminism, mental health, and human dignity in India?Aninda Sidhana is a mental health professional, feminist advocate, ISDR...
39 hours. 9 days. 1% survival. And somehow, the story continued.This episode of The Listening Commons is especially close to my heart.Praver Awal is not simply our guest. He is a friend—and I have witnessed parts of a journey that, at times, felt nothing short of a miracle.But Pr...
Can artificial intelligence save a life in a mental health crisis, or does the true antidote to despair lie in human connection? In this episode of the listening commons Scott Douglas Jacobsen sits down with Dr. Aninda Sidhana—Indian psychiatrist, psychosexual-medicine specialist...
How does Preethi Balasubramanian connect sustainable entrepreneurship, founder wellbeing, immigrant women’s stories, and cross-cultural identity?Preethi Balasubramanian is a Toronto-based operations strategist, entrepreneur, author, and founder of Wonder EA and Wondering Pages. W...
Dr. Nimesh G. Desai on Mental Health, Psychiatry, Human Rights, and SocietyHow does Dr. Nimesh G. Desai understand the relationship Siddhanath reflects on listening, prevention, non-judgmentalitygical science, and society?Dr. Nimesh G. Desai is an Indian psychiatrist and public m...
Dr. Kersi Chavda on Suicide Prevention, Mental Health, AI, and Media EthicsDr. Kersi Chavda is a senior Mumbai psychiatrist with more than 35 years of clinical, academic, and advocacy experience. He serves as a consultant psychiatrist at P. D. Hinduja National Hospital, Hinduja H...
Vibhu Kashyap: From Asur to Dial 1975 — Cinema, Mental Health & the Power of StorytellingWhat happens when cinema meets psychology—and a story becomes more than entertainment?In this episode of The Listening Commons, filmmaker, writer, creative strategist and entertainment ex...
How can women move from being disproportionately affected by conflict to becoming central architects of peace?Patricia Elias is a French-Lebanese international lawyer, senior gender expert and humanitarian, with extensive experience in governance, rule of law, gender equality, an...
How do you rewrite the rules of a society with pride and empathy? We often think of mental health as a private journey, but true recovery requires a foundation of public policy. Today on The Listening Commons, we are looking at the legal architecture of care.We are joined by vet...
Franca Borgia joins psychiatrist Dr. Aninda Sidhana for a reflective conversation exploring consciousness, culture, mental health and creativity—and how identity, inner experience and the creative process shape how we understand ourselves and one another. Part of The Listening Co...