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Dr. Pravesh Man Singh Basnet discusses the impact of trauma on mental health and offers insights on parenting and emotional resilience.

Suggest Guests For Our Podcast: https://forms.gle/ytt6a9jxe8YwzsGD6 Dr. Pravesh Man Singh Basnet, recipient of the 2026 Exemplary Psychiatrist Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), joins us for an insightful conversation on trauma, childhood trauma, panic attacks, health anxiety, parenting, and mental health. In this episode, Dr. Basnet explains what trauma is, how childhood experiences shape brain development, how everyday household behaviors can unintentionally become traumatic, and what parents can do to raise emotionally resilient children. He also shares practical advice on parenting teenagers, supporting vulnerable individuals, recognizing panic attack symptoms, understanding health anxiety, and the role psychiatrists play in helping people heal. We also explore whether trauma can be passed through generations, the connection between dreams and reality, how sleep and nutrition affect mental health, and whether trauma can truly heal. The conversation further covers the impact of marijuana on mental health, the difference between psychosis and schizophrenia, Nepal's current mental health landscape, and the changes needed to improve mental healthcare in…

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Host: Sushant Pradhan

Guest: Dr. Pravesh Man Singh Basnet

Topics covered

• trauma
• mental health
• panic attacks
• health anxiety
• parenting
• childhood development
• emotional resilience

Keywords

• trauma
• panic attacks
• health anxiety
• mental health
• parenting
• childhood trauma
• emotional wellbeing
• psychosis
• schizophrenia
• Nepal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Alliance on Mental Illness

Places: Nepal

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