The Conscious Artist®: Mental Health Conversations with Pallavi Mahidhara

The Conscious Artist®: Mental Health Conversations with Pallavi Mahidhara

Welcome to The Conscious Artist®, a safe space for conversations around mental health awareness for musicians, artists, and all human beings. Join us every Monday to hear new episodes. Subscribe for access to premium content: https://theconsciousartist.substack.com Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theconsciousartist Follow us on Instagram: @theconsciousartistofficial Online Shop: https://the-conscious-artist-shop.printify.me

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July 28, 2025 43 mins

Afro-Latina conductor, Kalena Bovell, shares her unique journey into classical music. Largely self-taught in her early years, she came to music later than most and navigated a path that was far from traditional. She discusses the importance of forging one's own path in the face of systemic barriers, and reflects on the deeper risks women face when their voices are ignored or dismissed, onstage in the music world, and especially...

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Dr. Esther Kim is a former violinist turned psychiatrist, practicing at Adelpha Psychiatric Group. We discuss her intense beginnings of a musical career, the subsequent burnout, and the sudden spark and shift into medicine and psychiatry.


Learn more about Dr. Kim: https://www.adelphapsych.com/provider/esther-kim-m-d


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TW: This episode discusses personality disorders.


This week we are joined by Dr. Frederic Bien, President of the Personality Disorders Awareness Network (PDAN). He has served as Director of Development and was on the Board of National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder. This conversation sheds light on the different types of personality disorders, to help bring awareness and offer support to those with disord...

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July 7, 2025 41 mins

Hungarian flutist Ágnes Vass speaks about her work as Co-Principal Flutist of the Bremerhaven Philharmonic Orchestra, alongside being a certified yoga teacher and meditation and breathwork instructor. Also the creator of Body Mind Music Lab, her diverse passions and skills combine art and mindfulness, enriching both her musical practice and her personal development.


Learn more about Ágnes: https://en.agnesvass.com/


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May 26, 2025 1 min

Announcing the official launch of The Conscious Artist®️ Online Shop! Logo and merchandise designed exclusively for the store by Pallavi Mahidhara. You can browse t-shirts, mugs and more to help support mental health awareness. Site currently intended for US customers only - international shipping rates and taxes apply - but stay tuned for the EU site, coming soon! Happy shopping - be sure to show off your purchases on social media...

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A special bonus episode with your host, Pallavi Mahidhara, reflecting on the conversations in Season 6, and looking forward to Season 7. 

I love being able to give back with this podcast and the content I share. That's why I invest my time and money into The Conscious Artist® - because I am committed to contributing positive change to our industry and to helping the next generation of artists. At the same time this is an indepe...

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IIN Certified Health and Wellness Coach Neelam Daswani talks us through nutrition, supplements, and hormone balance, as she guides us with advice on how to be our optimal selves.

Book a complimentary consultation with Neelam: https://neelampurehealth.com/

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This episode features Susan Zhang, co-founder of The Concert Truck - a traveling music venue that strengthens communities by redefining the concert experience and making live music accessible to everyone. We chat about the importance of failing, how growing through discomfort frees us from internal and external restraints, and the importance of community for healing. 

Discover more about The Concert Truck: http://theconcerttruck.org

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Composer and arranger Stephen Emmer takes us on a very personal journey through loss of hearing in his left ear, developing tinnitus, and finding the will to continue creating art and music through it all. 

Listen to Stephen's music: https://stephenemmer.com/

Learn about the foundation: https://artistsagainsttinnitus.org/en/

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April 21, 2025 36 mins

Multi-faceted singer and pianist Rachel Fenlon reflects how stepping beyond the traditional classical path has given her artistic freedom and a truer sense of identity, while learning to embrace failure has shifted her perspective from judgment to curiosity. 

Discover Rachel's work: https://www.rachelfenlon.com/

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April 14, 2025 51 mins

Ab Sengupta, Director of Artistic Planning at Carnegie Hall, shares his experiences growing up as a multicultural child of immigrant parents. Through a variety of roles as a student of both Economics and Music, an orchestral musician, and a music administrator, Ab shares his wisdom about the "lived experiences" each of us can attest to, and the importance of showing up with those different lived experiences that contribut...

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In the opening episode of Season 6, your host, Pallavi Mahidhara, shares her perspective on perfectionism, boundaries, and having compassion for yourself. This season very spontaneously developed common themes through the conversations with our guests around finding ones identity, struggling with perfectionism and failure, and learning how to trust oneself and fight for what aligns with us. Part of sharing our struggles and being v...

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February 26, 2024 44 mins

In this season finale, we are joined for the first time by a past guest, cellist and interdisciplinary artist Suuvi. Formerly known as Sophia Bacelar, she shares with us her personal transformation journey, through transcendental meditation, neuro feedback therapy, and learning to know herself truly in spite of all the outside noise.

Discover more about Suuvi: https://suuvi.xyz/


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February 19, 2024 49 mins

Secretary General of the Geza Anda Foundation and Competition, Markus Wyler, joins us in a discussion about the relationship between an artist and their agent, and the expectations versus reality aspects in his vast experience in music management, advisory roles, and dramaturg.

Read more about the Geza Anda Foundation: https://geza-anda.ch/the-foundation/#about-us

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February 12, 2024 11 mins

Your very own host, Pallavi Mahidhara, shares her experiences and insights into what it means to show up for oneself, so that we can show up well for others.

Discover more about Pallavi: https://www.pallavimahidhara.com/

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Content Warning: Eating Disorders

Violist Marina Naredo joins us in a very personal conversation about her healing through eating disorders, physical injuries, and the courageous path of self-acceptance.

If you or anyone you know are experiencing an eating disorder, here are some resources:

US: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help/
US Suicide Prevention Hotline: https://988lifeline.org/

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In this episode, we chat with Liz VanZandt, an  energy healer and intuitive, as she guides us through a psychology-informed roadmap to connect with and strengthen our relationship with joy and the senses. 

Book a session with Liz: https://www.evzhealing.com/about

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January 22, 2024 35 mins

Talented tenor Joshua Stewart shares an honest view of why it is necessary to fight to stay authentic to yourself in a sometimes inauthentic world, and how he is committed to helping better our industry.

Discover more about Josh here: https://joshuasstewart.com/

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January 15, 2024 36 mins

Violinist and Social media expert Sumina Studer joins us in a lively conversation about finding your place and forging your own path as an artist and a human being.

Read more about Sumina here: https://www.suminastuder.com/

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January 8, 2024 55 mins

In this episode, pianist Denis Kozhukhin shares a raw and intimate view into an artist's life, the challenges of a traveling artist, and the difficulties one faces during constantly changing geo-political climates.

Discover more about Denis here: https://deniskozhukhin.com/

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