Dr. Sayeh Beheshti: Unveiling the Conscious Feminine | The Hopeaholics Podcast

Dr. Sayeh Beheshti: Unveiling the Conscious Feminine | The Hopeaholics Podcast Sit down with Dr. Sayeh Beheshti, a psychiatrist whose extraordinary path from Silicon Valley software engineer to mental health advocate will inspire and uplift. Born in Iran, she immigrated to the U.S. at 16 after the Iranian Revolution and war closed universities, forcing her family to seek educational opportunities abroad. Facing cultural shock and emotional struggles, she leaned on her family’s resilience, later pivoting from a tech career—halted by a disabling repetitive strain injury—to medicine, where she discovered her true calling in psychiatry during medical school rotations. Dr. Beheshti opens up about the burnout she faced battling insurance companies’ restrictive policies while treating addiction for over a decade, sharing heartbreaking realities of the fentanyl crisis that claims lives daily, like the Stanford student who unknowingly took a laced Adderall. Her passion for conscious feminism shines through as she discusses her upcoming books, which explore restoring balance between feminine and masculine energies to heal individuals and societies, addressing how suppressed emotions fuel addiction and how awareness can break these cycles. With a spirituality rooted in the statistical marvels of genetics, she advocates for simple, powerful practices like five daily conscious breaths and intentional self-love acts—such as savoring a coffee outdoors or journaling—to ground listeners in their bodies and foster inner peace. #TheHopeaholics #redemption #recovery #AlcoholAddiction #AddictionRecovery #wedorecover  #SobrietyJourney #MyStory #RecoveryIsPossible #Hope #wedorecover  Join our patreon to get access to an EXTRA EPISODE every week of ‘Off the Record’, exclusive content, a thriving recovery community, and opportunities to be featured on the podcast. https://patreon.com/TheHopeaholics  Follow the Hopeaholics on our Socials: https://www.instagram.com/thehopeaholics  https://linktr.ee/thehopeaholics Buy Merch:  https://thehopeaholics.myshopify.com Visit our Treatment Centers: https://www.hopebythesea.com If you or a loved one needs help, please call or text 949-615-8588. We have the resources to treat mental health and addiction.  Sponsored by the Infiniti Group LLC: https://www.infinitigroupllc.com  Timestamps: 00:01:35 - Transitioning from Software Engineering to Medicine 00:03:57 - Discovering Passion for Psychiatry 00:05:15 - Describing Abusive Medical School Work Hours 00:08:00 - Gaining Intuitive Diagnostic Skills 00:10:08 - Recalling Emotional Struggles as a Teenage Immigrant to the U.S. 00:12:09 - Entering Software Engineering Due to Silicon Valley’s Influence 00:13:17 - Fleeing Iran for Educational Opportunities After Revolution 00:16:24 - Introducing Conscious Feminism 00:19:22 - Explaining Shadow Behaviors Like Silent Treatment 00:25:37 - Advocating Compassionate Responses to Online Hate 00:29:52 - Defining Feminine and Masculine Energies 00:35:34 - Linking Suppressed Emotions to Addiction 00:37:14 - Expressing Burnout from Insurance Companies’ Barriers 00:49:14 - Finding Spirituality in Science 01:02:34 - Recommending Daily Conscious Breaths and Self-Love Practices