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October 14, 2025 20 mins

On this episode of Sacred Harmony, host Pragya talks with trauma-recovery expert and IReAwake founder Mridula Agarwal about opting out of the hustle trap without opting out of success. From student pressures and social benchmarks to burnout and identity loss, Mridula lays out how to stop running on autopilot, reconnect with your inner compass, and design a life that’s both sustainable and self-defined. If you’ve ever “won” by external standards and still felt empty, this conversation gives you a clear, practical reset—no fluff, just honest strategy you can act on today.

 

About the guest  

Mridula Agarwal is a trauma-recovery expert and founder of IReAwake. She helps people untangle conditioning, rebuild self-trust, and align work, relationships, and health around what genuinely matters—without glorifying grind culture.

 

Key takeaways:

  • Success measured by titles, grades, and paychecks often disconnects you from what actually makes you feel alive.

  • External scripts (“elite college, hot major, high-pay job”) can override your inner compass if you don’t pause and audit them.

  • Ask better metrics: Am I healthy? Do I wake up energized? Do I contribute meaningfully?

  • Burnout is a signal: prolonged misalignment between your gifts and your daily actions.

  • Integration beats either/or thinking—blend creativity with logic to make passions economically viable.

  • Traits trained outside the classroom (sport, art, nature) often power real-world excellence (discipline, spontaneity, resilience).

  • If work triggers heaviness, anxiety, or constant procrastination, treat that as data—not a moral failure.

  • Redefine success as a both/and: fulfilled, financially stable, relationally present, and physically well.

  • Practical start: identify one activity that reliably restores you; schedule it non-negotiably and build adjacent income experiments.

  • Comparison is useless—different contexts produce different choices; two lives aren’t comparable, so neither are their “races.”

 

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Disclaimer: This video is for educational and informational purposes only. The views expressed are the personal opinions of the guest and do not reflect the views of the host or Healthy Mind By Avik™️. We do not intend to harm, defame, or discredit any person, organization, brand, product, country, or profession mentioned. All third-party media used remain the property of their respective owners and are used under fair use for informational purposes. By watching, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer.

 

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