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Rani Bora: The Psychiatrist Who Stopped Looking For What's Wrong

Oct 27, 2025
Dr. Rani Bora, a psychiatrist and coach, shares her transformative journey from traditional psychiatry to a 'mental wealth' approach, focusing on uncovering the innate health and resilience in individuals. She discusses the limitations of conventional methods, revealing how they often fail to bring lasting change. Rani challenges the notion of being 'broken' and encourages exploring our true essence. With a new perspective, she provides hope and practical insights, highlighting the importance of presence and gentle, non-pharmacological treatment.
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INSIGHT

Fixing Versus Uncovering Innate Health

  • Dr Rani Bora realized traditional psychiatry focuses on fixing what's wrong rather than uncovering innate health.
  • That paradigm felt evidence-based but often left patients chronically unwell and diagnostic trajectories shifting over time.
ANECDOTE

A Personal Breakthrough Session

  • A transformative one-to-one session left Dr Rani sobbing and realizing she had been trying to fix rather than serve.
  • That profound emotional experience initiated her shift toward the Three Principles understanding.
INSIGHT

Recovery As Energy And State

  • Dr Rani describes a 360-degree turn: working from a deeper level reveals innate resilience and health.
  • She frames mood and recovery as changes in energy and state of consciousness rather than only biochemical defects.
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