SNK Therapy, LLC (2025)

21/07/2025

Identify fatigue… what do you think? Would love your thoughts!
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Hi! I’m Shanta Kanukollu, PhD or “Dr. K”. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who provides support to improve well-being, move people from a scarcity to thriving mindset and break stigma re: mental health through therapy, workshops and speaking engagements.

I share content (that should not be substituted for therapy) to motivate, educate and inspire. To learn more follow along and see my link in bio to:

⬇️ Download my free thriving workbook
👁️ Watch my TedX talk
➕ Add your name to my waitlist for therapy
🎧 Listen to the podcasts where I’ve been a guest
🙋‍♀️ Sign up for my next Thriving Mindset Group
💻 Request information about my workshop offerings for therapists, employers and/or people interested in therapy
📋 Reach out to discuss clinical supervision and consultation

14/07/2025

Code-switching isn’t just about language.

It’s about shrinking parts of ourselves to fit into spaces never designed with us in mind.

So many of us have learned to:
•Change our voice to sound “professional”
•Swallow our names to avoid being corrected
•Minimize our food, our faith, our families, our joy
•Translate our identity before anyone even asks

It might seem small — but the impact is big.
Because over time, code-switching becomes a kind of quiet self-erasure.

🧠 It drains our nervous systems.
💭 It feeds imposter syndrome.
💔 It teaches us we must perform safety rather than feel it.

And that’s why Zohran Mamdani’s small, powerful moment — eating with his fingers at a campaign event — meant so much to so many of us.

No apology.
No discomfort.
Just cultural ease in a space of power.

He didn’t adjust to fit the room.
He brought his full self into it.

And that matters.

Because the goal isn’t to become so fluent in code-switching that no one notices we’re different.

The goal is to be so rooted in ourselves that we no longer need to ask permission to belong.

💬 A gentle reminder:
You are allowed to speak in your rhythm.
To honor your traditions.
To take up space — without translation.

You don’t need to shapeshift to be worthy.
You don’t need to disappear to be accepted.

Showing up fully, like Mamdani did, is more than refreshing.

It’s revolutionary.

03/07/2025

📣 Freedom isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s deeply quiet.

Freedom can look like:
🌿 Saying no without guilt
🌊 Honoring your limits even when no one taught you how
🕊️ Breaking generational silence with trembling hands
🔥 Refusing to shrink just to keep the peace

For many of us—especially those raised in immigrant families or in systems of survival—freedom isn’t just about what we do. It’s about who we’re finally allowed to be.

This July, I’m holding space for inner liberation and the urgent fight for collective liberation—for those in Palestine, and for all people living under systems of control, violence, and erasure:
🪧 Protesters silenced across the globe
📵 Journalists and truth-tellers punished for speaking out
🚫 Q***r and trans folks stripped of rights
🧕🏽 Women fighting for autonomy and reproductive rights
🌎 Indigenous and marginalized communities resisting displacement and surveillance
🚨 All people impacted by this awful bill that just went through the Senate, stripping so many of medical care.

Freedom isn’t freedom if it’s only for some.

May we honor the freedom that begins within—and commit to the freedom that lifts us all.

✨ What does freedom look like in your healing journey?

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I share content (that should not be substituted for therapy) to motivate, educate and inspire. To learn more follow along and see my link in bio to:

⬇️ Download my free thriving workbook
👁️ Watch my TedX talk
➕ Add your name to my waitlist for therapy
🎧 Listen to the podcasts where I’ve been a guest
🙋‍♀️ Sign up for my next Thriving Mindset Group
💻 Request information about my workshop offerings for therapists, employers and/or people interested in therapy
📋 Reach out to discuss clinical supervision and consultation

02/07/2025

Zohran Mamdani’s win is deeply personal for so many of us raised in immigrant homes—places where our voices and stories didn’t always feel meant for public power or leadership.

He’s many things:
    •    Born in Uganda, raised in New York — with a career rooted in social justice
    •    A trained foreclosure-prevention counselor who helped families at risk of eviction
    •    A democratic socialist flowing from both experience and vision — advocating for rent freezes, free buses, childcare, and grocery stores as essentials, not luxuries

His campaign isn’t just about policies. It’s about:
    •    Authenticity — acknowledging multilingual identities, political art, and working-class solidarity
    •    Storytelling — weaving together different identities, points of privilege, immigrant survival, and political hope
    •    Coalitions — crafting a vision that could unite Queens renters, immigrant elders, young voters, and the politically disenchanted

This doesn’t mean immigrant representation solves every problem — but it does shift the narrative:
✅ It says: “We too can have a voice.”
✅It says: “Power CAN look like us.”
✅ It says: “Our histories — our real, intersectional histories — matter.”

This week, we celebrate more than a candidate. We celebrate an expanded vision of belonging — in government, policy, and possibility.

Thank you for giving us hope and especially during a time when we so badly need it. Thank you for your courage, your wisdom, and perseverance.

26/06/2025

We are not machines for justice. We are human beings with nervous systems, beating hearts, and breaking points.

In a world that often demands urgency, productivity, and performance — especially from those already carrying the weight of injustice — pausing to care for yourself is not quitting. It’s preparing, rebuilding and reclaiming your energy and clarity.

Whether your care looks like rest, joy, boundaries, silence, or community — it counts and matters.

It keeps you in the work in a way that’s sustainable, not sacrificial.

You don’t have to sacrifice all of yourself to make a difference. You have to play your part and stay whole.

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Hi! I’m Shanta Kanukollu, PhD or “Dr. K”. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who provides support to improve well-being, move people from a scarcity to thriving mindset and break stigma re: mental health through therapy, workshops and speaking engagements.

I share content (that should not be substituted for therapy) to motivate, educate and inspire. To learn more follow along and see my link in bio to:

⬇️ Download my free thriving workbook
👁️ Watch my TedX talk
➕ Add your name to my waitlist for therapy
🎧 Listen to the podcasts where I’ve been a guest
🙋‍♀️ Sign up for my next Thriving Mindset Group
💻 Request information about my workshop offerings for therapists, employers and/or people interested in therapy
📋 Reach out to discuss clinical supervision and consultation

24/06/2025

It seems like everyone’s doing more self-care than ever —
More therapy.
More journaling.
More skincare, somatics, sage, and sleep.

And still… so many of us feel exhausted.
Unmotivated. Disconnected.
Stuck between burnout and guilt for being burnt out.

Here’s the truth:

We are engaging in more self-care — but we’re also living in a world that’s more demanding, dysregulating, and destabilizing than ever.

🌀 Political unrest.
🌀 Economic anxiety.
🌀 Climate grief.
🌀 Generational trauma.
🌀 A culture that still confuses productivity with worth.

Self-care isn’t failing.
It’s just not meant to be a solo fix for a systemic problem.

You might be doing everything “right” — and still feel overwhelmed. That doesn’t mean you’re broken. It means you’re human.

So what helps?

✨ Redefine self-care as something deeper than bubble baths — as boundary-setting, grief-tending, collective rest, and emotional honesty.
✨ Release the pressure to “feel better” instantly. Some seasons are about sustaining, not soaring.
✨ Remember community care. We are not meant to hold it all alone.

The fact that you’re still here, still trying, still reaching for calm — that’s care, too.

You deserve support that matches the size of what you’re carrying.

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I share content (that should not be substituted for therapy) to motivate, educate and inspire. To learn more follow along and see my link in bio to:

⬇️ Download my free thriving workbook
👁️ Watch my TedX talk
➕ Add your name to my waitlist for therapy
🎧 Listen to the podcasts where I’ve been a guest
🙋‍♀️ Sign up for my next Thriving Mindset Group
💻 Request information about my workshop offerings for therapists, employers and/or people interested in therapy
📋 Reach out to discuss clinical supervision and consultation

20/06/2025

“Self-care isn’t selfish—it’s survival.”

In South Asian culture, women are often taught to sacrifice for others. But we can’t pour from an empty cup. Like the airplane mask analogy: we must put on our own first!

💬 Join us as we discuss:
✨ Releasing guilt and rewriting generational norms
✨ How self-advocacy is self-care—especially when navigating hormone health like PCOS, fertility, or perimenopause
✨ Practical tips to protect your sleep, mental health & daily energy
✨ Why “faux” self-care won’t cut it—and what real self-care can look like

We don’t have to repeat what we learned. We get to imagine better—for ourselves and future generations.

🧠 Featuring:
Dr. Shanta N. Kanukollu – Licensed Clinical Psychologist, TEDx speaker, and South Asian mental health advocate
Dr. Ami Patel – Board Certified Pharmacist, hormone health expert, and founder of Holistic Hormones, helping women with PCOS conceive or freeze their eggs with confidence

Join us live and leave any questions you have for us in the comments!

19/06/2025

In a world that rewards urgency, reactivity, and constant consumption — calm can feel unnatural or be mistaken for “laziness”.

But calm isn’t about escaping reality. It’s about returning to yourself. It’s how we stay present without burning out.

Especially for those of us navigating the intersections of injustice, grief, and hypervisibility, moments of stillness aren’t optional — they’re vital.

Here are a few small ways to reclaim your calm:

🌿 Protect your sensory space.  Turn off notifications. Step outside. Light a candle. Reduce the noise where you can.

🫁 Breathe with intention. Not just “take deep breaths” — but notice them. Slow your exhales. Your breath is always with you.

🧠 Name what’s real. You don’t have to be “fine.” Try: I feel overwhelmed, and I’m still showing up for myself.

📵 Set digital boundaries.  You don’t have to carry every headline. It’s okay to stay informed and protect your peace.

🤲🏽 Practice mini rituals.  Tea. Stretching. Music. Prayer. Journaling. Something that brings your body back to safety, even for a few minutes. Personally, I’ve been working on meditating 5 min each morning before checking texts, posts etc on my phone. A very new practice but a good one so far.

Calm doesn’t mean everything is okay. It means you’re tending to your nervous system in a world that often forgets you have one or tells you to “move on”.

In today’s culture — where urgency is loud and stillness is rare — choosing calm is an important and vital act of care.

For your mind. For your body. For your future.

How are you finding your moments of calm?

16/06/2025

We are living through a time of deep uncertainty, unrest, and grief — globally, socially, politically.
 From the headlines to our group chats, our nervous systems are carrying more than they were built for.

And still — so many of us keep showing up. To work. To family. To expectations.
 Often without pausing to ask: How am I, really?

🧠 Mental health is health. Not an afterthought. Not a side conversation. Not a luxury.

When the world feels unsafe, unpredictable, or unjust, our minds and bodies respond — through fatigue, brain fog, irritability, shutdown, even physical pain.

And yet, we often feel guilty for tending to our emotional pain — especially in immigrant communities and cultures of resilience. But grit isn’t sustainable without care.

Here’s your reminder:
* It’s okay to step away from the news.
* It’s okay to protect your peace.
* It’s okay to go to therapy, cancel plans, cry, rest — even when others seem to be “doing fine.”
* It’s okay to feel the weight of the world and still choose moments of joy. 
Taking care of your mental health is not indulgent — it’s IMPORTANT. Especially for communities who have historically been told to “tough it out”.

In these trying times, tending to our minds is how we stay grounded, connected, and whole.

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I share content (that should not be substituted for therapy) to motivate, educate and inspire. To learn more follow along and see my link in bio to:

⬇️ Download my free thriving workbook
👁️ Watch my TedX talk
➕ Add your name to my waitlist for therapy
🎧 Listen to the podcasts where I’ve been a guest
🙋‍♀️ Sign up for my next Thriving Mindset Group
💻 Request information about my workshop offerings for therapists, employers and/or people interested in therapy
📋 Reach out to discuss clinical supervision and consultation

10/06/2025

It’s a new month and I am finding myself surprisingly tired and burnt out. From being sick to tending to little ones who have been sick at home and waking up in the middle of the night, I find myself needing rest badly. I am hearing similar themes from my patients in our sessions together.
 For so many of us from immigrant families, rest was something we were taught to earn — after the work was done, after everyone else’s needs were met, after success was secured.

We inherited this ethic of overextension. Of proving. Of producing. Because our families survived by staying in motion.

But survival is not the same as healing. And exhaustion is not a badge of honor.

This National Immigrant Heritage Month, I want to name something quietly radical (echoing Tricia Hersey of The Nap Ministry):
👉 Rest is resistance.  👉 Rest is remembrance.  👉 Rest is how we break cycles.

When we allow ourselves to pause, to grieve, to breathe — we reclaim our humanity.

We say: We are not just what we do. We are who we are becoming.

So today, if you need permission to rest, this is it. I know I am committed to welcoming June with softness, rest and joy about a new season.

Your rest is not laziness. Even when that internal voice pops up to make you feel guilty for resting, you can acknowledge it and move forward. Your rest is legacy work. 💛

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I share content (that should not be substituted for therapy) to motivate, educate and inspire. To learn more follow along and see my link in bio to:

⬇️ Download my free thriving workbook
👁️ Watch my TedX talk
➕ Add your name to my waitlist for therapy
🎧 Listen to the podcasts where I’ve been a guest
🙋‍♀️ Sign up for my next Thriving Mindset Group
💻 Request information about my workshop offerings for therapists, employers and/or people interested in therapy
📋 Reach out to discuss clinical supervision and consultation

05/06/2025

A quick recap of May and in honor of AAPI Heritage Month. Forgot to post this earlier but wanted to share this in case this resonated with anyone or felt helpful.

Would love to hear your thoughts or comments!

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Hi! I’m Shanta Kanukollu, PhD or “Dr. K”. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who provides support to improve well-being, move people from a scarcity to thriving mindset and break stigma re: mental health through therapy, workshops and speaking engagements.

I share content (that should not be substituted for therapy) to motivate, educate and inspire. To learn more follow along and see my link in bio to:

⬇️ Download my free thriving workbook
👁️ Watch my TedX talk
➕ Add your name to my waitlist for therapy
🎧 Listen to the podcasts where I’ve been a guest
🙋‍♀️ Sign up for my next Thriving Mindset Group
💻 Request information about my workshop offerings for therapists, employers and/or people interested in therapy
📋 Reach out to discuss clinical supervision and consultation

02/06/2025

Hello June ☀️ and hello to some new faces around here!

With the start of summer, school winding down, and a new season of energy (or rest!) on the horizon, it feels like the perfect time to reintroduce myself.

I’m Dr. Shanta Kanukollu—a.k.a. “Dr. K”—a Licensed Clinical Psychologist based in Chicago. I work with individuals from all walks of life, especially those navigating the unique challenges of being firsts, onlys, cycle-breakers, or part of immigrant and marginalized communities.

🌿 Summer tends to stir up reflection—on where we are, where we’ve been, and what we want the second half of the year to look like. In my work, I help people move from surviving to thriving by exploring identity, healing intergenerational wounds, and defining success on their own terms.

Here’s a bit of what I do:
✨ Individual therapy (virtual + in-person)
✨ Clinical supervision + consultation for therapists
✨ Workshops for organizations on belonging, diversity, and mental health
✨ The Thriving Mindset Group, a powerful space for women ready to shift their stories
✨ Plus: my TEDx talk, workbook, podcast episodes + more in my bio

Whether you’re here to learn, reflect, or find support—I’m so glad you’re here.

Wishing you a summer filled with warmth, clarity, and moments of real rest.

With care,
Dr. K

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I share content (that should not be substituted for therapy) to motivate, educate and inspire. To learn more follow along and see my link in bio to:

⬇️ Download my free thriving workbook
👁️ Watch my TedX talk
➕ Add your name to my waitlist for therapy
🎧 Listen to the podcasts where I’ve been a guest
🙋‍♀️ Sign up for my next Thriving Mindset Group
💻 Request information about my workshop offerings for therapists, employers and/or people interested in therapy
📋 Reach out to discuss clinical supervision and consultation

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