Eudaimonia with Rhitu is a podcast exploring what it means to flourish in a noisy, fast-paced world. Host Rhituparna Bhattacharya speaks with neuroscientists, artists, mountaineers, entrepreneurs and more — to unpack stories of purpose, discomfort, reflection, and intentional living. Expect curious questions, powerful takeaways, and soulful stories that go beyond the to-do list.

Eudaimonia with Rhitu
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Podcast Overview
Eudaimonia with Rhitu is a podcast exploring what it means to flourish in a noisy, fast-paced world. Host Rhituparna Bhattacharya speaks with neuroscientists, artists, mountaineers, entrepreneurs and more — to unpack stories of purpose, discomfort, reflection, and intentional living. Expect curious questions, powerful takeaways, and soulful stories that go beyond the to-do list.
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9/10/2025
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Recent Episodes

May 22, 2026
Why Human Connection Is Disappearing | Simone Heng on Loneliness, Belonging & Modern Life
<p>In this episode of Eudaimonia with Rhitu, Simone Heng explores one of the biggest emotional realities of our time: why people feel increasingly disconnected despite constant digital connection.</p><p></p><p>The conversation explores loneliness, vulnerability, emotional safety, communication, belonging, relationships and the psychological impact of modern life.</p><p></p><p>Topics covered include:</p><ul><li>The loneliness epidemic</li><li>Technology and emotional disconnection</li><li>Hyper-independence and modern identity</li><li>Vulnerability and emotional safety</li><li>Why meaningful relationships are becoming harder</li><li>Communication in the digital age</li><li>Belonging, self-worth and rejection</li><li>Building deeper human connection</li><li></li></ul><p>A thoughtful conversation on what human beings truly need from one another.</p><p><br /></p>

May 18, 2026
What Modern Life Is Quietly Doing to Us | Natasha Badhwar on Parenting, Identity & Selfhood 🌿
<p>What happens when you stop performing the version of yourself the world expects?</p><p></p><p>In this conversation, I sit down with Natasha Badhwar — writer, filmmaker, educator and one of the most thoughtful observers of modern life and human relationships.</p><p></p><p>This episode moved through themes that feel deeply personal and quietly universal:<br />the pressure to succeed, the narrowing of identity, parenting with vulnerability instead of control, emotional honesty, self-reflection, gentleness and the ways modern life disconnects us from ourselves and each other.</p><p></p><p>There’s a moment where Natasha says:<br /> “We do not seem to give ourselves permission to fully be who we are.”</p><p></p><p>And in many ways, that became the emotional centre of the conversation.</p><p></p><p>We spoke about:<br /> • Why modern systems reward performance over authenticity<br />• The emotional cost of becoming “one fixed version” of yourself<br />• Parenting through trust, vulnerability and emotional honesty<br />• Why children don’t need perfection — they need presence<br />• Conscious parenting and unschooling<br />• How social media and constant stimulation affect family life<br />• The quiet estrangement many people carry in relationships and within themselves<br />• The healing power of storytelling, memoir writing and community<br />• Why empathy is something we are born with, not something we should have to relearn</p><p></p><p>This isn’t a conversation built on advice. It’s a conversation built on reflection.</p><p></p><p>And perhaps that’s why it feels so human.</p><p><br /></p>

May 9, 2026
Building a Life Without a Blueprint | Steve Gove on Community, Creativity & Belonging ✨
<p>In this conversation, I sit down with <b>Steve Gove</b> — co-founder of the Prague Fringe Festival, strategist, curator, and someone who has spent much of his life building communities across cities, cultures and creative worlds.</p><p></p><p>What struck me most was how little of his life seems to have been built through certainty. And yet, somehow, that openness became the foundation for everything.</p><p></p><p>We spoke about moving countries without a fixed plan, creating spaces where strangers become collaborators, and how some of the most meaningful things in life begin before you fully know what you’re doing.</p><p></p><p>There’s a recurring idea throughout this conversation: That not knowing can sometimes be an advantage.</p><p></p><p>That naïveté, especially when you’re young, can allow you to attempt things more experienced people might dismiss as impossible.</p><p></p><p>We also explored work, joy, creativity, belonging and what it means to build something that outlasts you, not through scale or monument, but through human ripple effects.</p><p></p><p>In this episode:</p><p>• The courage of building without certainty<br />• Naïveté as an unexpected creative strength<br />• Why community became the real product behind Prague Fringe<br />• Asking for opportunities without fear<br />• Belonging across borders and cultures<br />• Building meaningful ripple effects through people<br />• Why joyful work changes how we live</p><p></p><p>This isn’t a conversation about productivity or success in the conventional sense.</p><p></p><p>It’s about participation. In life, in people, and in the communities we create around us.</p><p></p><p>If you do spend time with it, I’d love to know, what stayed with you?</p><p><br /></p>
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