Dr. Srini Pillay · September 22, 2026

Podcast: Mindset Booster
September 22, 2026 · 42 min
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Harvard-Trained Psychiatrist, Author, Brain Researcher & Co-Founder of Reulay Digital Therapeutics.
17 years Federally funded brain researchTop 20 Leadership development mover & shaker3 Books authoredHarvard Medical School Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Dr. Srini Pillay trained as a physician in South Africa, graduating at the top of his medical school class before earning a Medical Research Council fellowship in neurochemistry. He completed his psychiatry residency at McLean Hospital through Harvard Medical School, where he became the most awarded resident in the institution’s history. He later directed both the Outpatient Anxiety Disorders Program and the Panic Disorders Research Program in Brain Imaging at McLean, and spent 17 years conducting federally funded brain research while serving as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Over time, his work moved beyond diagnosing and treating illness toward a deeper question: how do belief, attention, meaning, and emotion shape biology itself? That inquiry led him to pioneer psychogenic longevity, the science of how mindset influences healthspan and lifespan. His perspective challenges one cause explanations of disease and instead examines the constant dialogue between brain, body, and environment.
Today, Srini is Chief Medical Officer and Co Founder of Reulay, an AI driven digital therapeutics company delivering science based mindset shifts to improve well being. He also co founded MindForm Sanctuaries, which integrates neuroscience informed digital art into physical spaces to support emotional and physiological health.
Why do we hesitate even when we know exactly what to do?
Harvard-trained psychiatrist and brain researcherDr. Srini Pillayjoins Umar Hameed to explore the neuroscience behind confidence, creativity, imposter syndrome, and meaningful change.
You’ll discover why unfocused time can unlock better leadership, how expectations shape the brain, and why fear of success may keep talented people stuck. Dr. Pillay also shares CIRCA, a practical five-step method for calming overwhelm, shifting attention, and moving forward:
• Chunk it down• Ignore mental chatter• Reality-check your thoughts• Check what you can control• Aim your attention toward the solution
This thought-provoking conversation will help you understand how your beliefs shape your reality, and how to become a creator within chaos.
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