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NEIL PAREKH'S
LENS ON LIFE BLOG
Thoughts and observations on mental health, technology, social media, photography and more.


Ep. 42 Managing New Year Expectations With Self-Kindness (Kirby Hansen-McNulty)
How do you feel about New Year’s resolutions? A lot of people make them. A lot of people struggle with them. Kirby Hansen-McNulty will join us to talk about how a little self-kindness can go a long way towards managing New Year expectations.

Neil Parekh
Jan 21


My Parents Got Married 54 Years Ago
I've been talking to my Mom lately about the early years including their time in India together and what their experiences were like when they came to the U.S.

Neil Parekh
Nov 26, 2025


When the Ground Shifts Beneath You (ADHD, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder and Anxiety)
When the doctor mentioned the words bipolar 2 disorder, ADHD, anxiety, and PTSD, all at once the floor crumbled underneath me.

Kate Easton
Oct 23, 2025


Ep. 38 Kate Easton | Shining Light on Shadows: When a Mental Health Diagnosis Changes Long-Held Beliefs
Getting a Mental Health Diagnosis can often bring clarity. What happens when it forces you to reframe long-held beliefs, or contradicts an earlier diagnosis?

Neil Parekh
Oct 22, 2025


Reading on Vacation; Reflections on Reading "The Oligarch's Daughter"
I don't usually take the time to relax and quiet the non-stop commentary in my head of things I want to to do, need to do, haven't done or could consider doing. I finished this book in two days on vacation, including staying up till 4am on Saturday night.

Neil Parekh
Jul 7, 2025


Updating My Diagnosis at 51—It’s Adult ADHD and RSD, Not Anxiety and Depression
I was diagnosed with Adult ADHD last Fall at the age of 51. Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria is a big way in which it manifests itself in me.

Neil Parekh
Apr 21, 2025


Ep. 28 Neil Parekh | Shining Light on Shadows: Mental Health Advocacy and a New Diagnosis at 51—Adult ADHD
This episode focuses on Neil's mental health journey, evolution as an advocate and recent Adult ADHD diagnosis.

Neil Parekh
Apr 21, 2025


A Lifetime of Being Judged
I don’t want people to know about my challenges because I do not wish to be perceived as weak or incapable.

Tiffany Westerfield
May 22, 2024
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