College Students, Mental Health Crisis, Suicide with Dr. Seema Khanjea

Seema Khaneja graduated from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and completed her pediatrics residency at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. During medical school and after residency, she studied various complementary healing modalities including Ayurvedic nutrition, mind-body medicine, yoga, and meditation.

For ten years, Seema practiced holistic medicine, caring for children and adults, with a focus on chronic physical and mental health challenges. She facilitated numerous classes in meditation, stress management and holistic medicine for medical students at the University of Rochester Medical School as well as the local lay community in Rochester, New York, where she resides.

She is also a Clinical Instructor at the University of Rochester’s Department of Pediatrics.Seema developed Coaching for Inner Peace to support clients facing mental and physical health challenges to connect to their inner spiritual resources in a deeply transformative and immensely practical way. She created Shanti Academy, an online learning portal offering courses for students seeking a pragmatic and concrete way to experience inner peace.

For more information about Seema and Coaching for Inner Peace, visit coachingforinnerpeace.com

Seema is also the author of Physician, Heal Thyself: A Doctor’s Journey from Medicine to Miracles available on Amazon.Our Guest:

• Coaching For Inner Peace – Dr. Seema Khaneja
• Physician, Heal Thyself: A Doctor's Journey from Medicine to Miracles: Khaneja MD, Seema: 9781734332001: Amazon.com: Books

 Our Hosts:

• Linda and John (Jack) Mazur founded a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in 2022 in memory of their daughter, Emilee which provides peer support, social connection, and education for adults with eating disorders and for their family members. For more information or to contact them go to: www.theemileeconnection.com
• Linda and John (Jack) Mazur wrote, Emilee: The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia, to honor their daughter’s wish, to raise awareness, evoke compassion, and foster change in how eating disorders are viewed and treated.
• Paperback: and Kindle:https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/170092012X
• Audiobook:https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/B08R6LRPDS
• Linda and Jack can also be reached through the book website:  https://emileethestoryofagirl.com or at [e-mail]
• The Sunday Read: ‘The Unthinkable Mental Health Crisis That Shook a New England College’ - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Ellen Bennett is the director of KMB for Answers, a non-profit charity providing educational and financial support for mental health professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter Katlyn, go to: www.Kmbforanswers.com