When healing meets wonder with Dr Rani Bora

Sep 21, 2025

Dr. Rani Bora, a holistic psychiatrist, mental health coach, and author, dives into the intersection of healing and spirituality. She shares her journey from traditional medicine to embracing a 'spiritual medic' approach, highlighting how curiosity can transform clinical experiences. Rani discusses the power of community support and the importance of viewing people as unbreakable at a spiritual level. She also teases an upcoming holistic coaching initiative alongside her husband, aimed at fostering personal empowerment and connection.

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INSIGHT

Medical Training Misses The Soul

Rani Bora says medical training ignored the spiritual dimension, leaving clinicians feeling something was missing.
She discovered coaching and spiritual practice complemented evidence-based medicine to heal more fully.

ADVICE

Invite Curiosity Before Fixing

Create safe, non-judgmental spaces and invite curiosity rather than trying to immediately fix people.
Sit with clients, let curiosity open new insights when they feel heard and safe.

INSIGHT

Wonder Reconnects To Childlike Presence

Wonder goes deeper than curiosity and reconnects us with a childlike presence.
Rani argues wonder energizes and aligns us with creative, already-present inner resources.

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How does healing happen when we invite curiosity and wonder into our lives—alongside medical wisdom?

In this episode, Dr Rani Bora – a holistic psychiatrist, coach, and author – joins me to bridge the worlds of medicine and spirituality. We talk about being a “spiritual medic” and how honouring the soul, not just the body and mind, opens new pathways for genuine transformation.

Rani shares candidly about her journey from traditional medicine through coaching, the limitations of an evidence-only approach, and the powerful results she’s witnessed by including the spiritual dimension. Together, we explore the importance of safe, non-judgmental spaces and the ripple effects of support, curiosity, and shared stories – especially for those who might otherwise slip through the cracks in our mental health system.

Key themes:

Finding healing through curiosity and childlike wonder, both for practitioners and those they serve
The value of peer support, community, and empowering individuals to own their experiences
Recognising that at a spiritual level, no one is truly broken—no matter the life challenges

Rani also previews a new community project launching in September, focused on life coaching and holistic support, created with care by herself and her husband, Dr Suraj Gogoi, both holistic psychiatrists.

I’d love to know, when was the last time you let curiosity or wonder shift your perspective—especially when things were hard? What did you notice or learn from the experience?

Website: https://holisticpsychiatryclinic.com/

Rani and Suraj's new "Aligned and Free Membership": https://holisticpsychiatryclinic.com/services/workshops-and-retreats/aligned-and-free-membership/

This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wm4l7DMvFL8

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