Have you ever seen yourself in a counseling setting? What do you think about the idea of getting therapy?
Nowadays, we live in a world where asking for help is a bit challenging. In which case seeking therapy is a bad idea. We must understand that everyone requires a helping hand from time to time, particularly as we go through various struggles in life. We need to be self-aware enough to be open and honest about our own mental health. We can allow ourselves to seek assistance, even in the form of therapy, not because we have a mental illness but rather because we experience struggles, like many other individuals. And that we also encounter challenges that we occasionally are unable to handle on our own.
Dr. Mina Ratkalkar is a clinical and forensic psychologist by training. She is the founder and CEO of new spark therapy where she is a sex and relationship specialist and therapist. Having an objective of guiding people to reclaim happiness and abundance in their life.
In this special episode with Dr. Mina Ratkalkar, we'll learn about the difficulties a doctor faces in her quest to achieve her dreams. Helping us to have that self-awareness that would drive us to move forward and achieve personal growth.
“Many people want to come to someone that they can feel comfortable with and that when they start to speak in a certain way, they're not being judged because of their cultural differences, or they know that when they say a certain thing that you'll know exactly what they mean and not look at them like they have two heads.”
–Dr. Mina Ratkalkar
Topics Covered:
(00:00:00) Introduction + Episode Snippet
(00:00:13) Introducing our special guest, Dr. Mina Ratkalkar
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(00:01:39) The transition from Forensic psychology to Entrepreneurship: Who is Dr. Mina Ratkalkar?
(00:07:51) Good relationship with Mentor: You don't always know what kind of person or leadership style you're working with until you do it.
(00:08:57) Therapy shouldn’t be taboo: Seek help when you need it!
(00:11:33) Learn to be more comfortable with being uncomfortable: How does self-awareness relate to personal development?
(00:15:24) Community Accountability: You can just be real with people.
(00:16:09) The tension of meeting others' expectations: “I have to do the tried and true”
(00:17:00) The tension of meeting others' expectations: The pressure to be exceptional in some way.
(00:21:07) How do you help somebody release themselves from others' expectations?
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(00:25:32) Motivation under pressure: Stress makes you have that drive to perform and prepare
(00:30:05) I didn't sign up for this mentality: How do you overcome that?
(00:31:14) Figuring out what matters to you: What do you value?
(00:34:18) Flexibility, Autonomy, and Growth: What led you to start your own practice company?
(00:37:25) Final TimeOut with Dr. Mina Ratkalkar: How do you advise someone who finds themselves in need of therapy?
(00:38:06) Trust your gut: Nobody knows you better than you
(00:41:43) Connect with Dr. Mina Ratkalkar
Key Takeaways:
“Some people are really hands off and you don't always know till you start. What kind of person or leadership style are you working with? You don't know what it's like working with somebody until you do it. ”– Dr. Mina Ratkalkar
“Personal growth can absolutely include the way you show up in your relationships, in your friendships at work. So often personal growth is very much, "I need to do this", or "I need to eat better.”–Dr. Mina Ratkalkar
“You don't find yourself miles away from your center. You slowly drift away and many times that's because you don't have somebody holding you accountable. Everybody needs somebody to hold them accountable. ”–Dr. Derrick Burgess
“I've noticed that people beat themselves up when they're mentally not where they wanna be, or they're not meeting their goals in either the timeline or the way that they think they should be. ”– Dr. Mina Ratkalkar
“When we don't really care about something and we're not really stressed out about it then we're not driven to do something.”–Dr. Mina Ratkalkar
Connect with Dr, Mina Ratkalkar:
Website: https://newsparktherapy.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minaratkalkar
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/MinaRatkalkar
Connect with Dr. Derrick Burgess:
Website: https://www.drderrickthesportsdr.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drderrickthesportsdr/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeOut.SportsDr
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derrick-burgess-72047b246/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHGDu1zT4K_X6PnYELu8weg
Email: thesportsdoctr@gmail.com
