The Happiness Psychiatrist

The Happiness Psychiatrist At The Happiness Psychiatrist, our philosophy centers around treating the whole patient: mind, body, and spirit. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan.

Our Los Angeles Concierge Psychiatry practice specializes in providing compassionate, experienced, confidential, & highly personalized psychiatry, psychotherapy, medical weight care, & coaching services to patients in California + New York via telehealth We believe that the judicious use of psychopharmacology, coupled with psychotherapy and other alternative treatments, (such as meditation, kundalini yoga, and walking therapy), can bring about transformative changes in the lives of those suffering from depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and other common mental conditions. Dr. Ambardar graduated with Honors in Biological Sciences from Stanford University, received her MD from Baylor College of Medicine, did a postdoctoral research fellowship at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and completed Adult Psychiatry residency training at St. In 2011 and 2010, she was awarded the Patient's Choice Award and identified as one of "America's Most Compassionate Doctors". To set up your free 15-minute phone consultation, please call (424) 666-8058 or visit www.happinesspsychiatrist.com. We truly look forward to helping you live a life full of happiness, hope, joy, and vitality!

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02/26/2026

Honored to be interviewed for this article ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ Read more here: bit.ly/4aOhtor

Honored to be interviewed for this article. Read more here: bit.ly/4aOhtor
02/26/2026

Honored to be interviewed for this article. Read more here: bit.ly/4aOhtor

Are GLP-1s Actually A Mental Health Drug? New Findings On Mood, Cravings, and Mental Health

02/22/2026
Deeply grateful for positive patient reviews like this ๐Ÿ’• It is a joy to help patients honor their True Selves, raise the...
02/09/2026

Deeply grateful for positive patient reviews like this ๐Ÿ’• It is a joy to help patients honor their True Selves, raise their standards, and embrace authenticity and aliveness ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™

It is a joy to help patients honor their True Selves, raise their standards, and embrace authenticity and aliveness ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™ ...
02/09/2026

It is a joy to help patients honor their True Selves, raise their standards, and embrace authenticity and aliveness ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™

โš ๏ธ Today is January 19 โš ๏ธThirty-six years ago, on the night of January 19, 1990, Islamist terrorists in Kashmir unleashe...
01/19/2026

โš ๏ธ Today is January 19 โš ๏ธ

Thirty-six years ago, on the night of January 19, 1990, Islamist terrorists in Kashmir unleashed a coordinated campaign of terror and hate against the indigenous Hindu minority:

๐Ÿ“ฃ Threatening slogans were broadcast from mosques late into the night

๐Ÿ’ฅ Loudspeakers screamed calls demanding Hindus Leave, Convert to Islam, or Die

๐Ÿš๏ธ Homes were marked, Hindu women were threatened, and Hindu men were hunted

๐ŸšจThe Exodus/Ethnic Cleansing:

In the freezing winter of 1990, nearly the entire Kashmiri Pandit Hindu population (around 400,000 people) fled their ancestral homeland of Kashmir:

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿง’โ€๐Ÿง’ Families left with only the clothes on their backs

๐Ÿก Homes, temples, libraries, and sacred sites were abandoned

๐Ÿ˜ฐ Many fled to refugee camps in Jammu and New Delhi, living for years in makeshift tents and overcrowded, squalid conditions

๐Ÿฆ  Heatstroke, poverty, disease, death, depression, and despair followed

This was not voluntary โ€œmigrationโ€
This was ethnic cleansing

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธJanuary 19 is now observed as Holocaust Day or Exodus Day by Kashmiri Pandit Hindus worldwide. It is a day we honor:

โ€ข Those who were murdered
โ€ข Those who died in exile
โ€ข An indigenous culture that was nearly erased from its birthplace

This day reminds us of:

โŒ The evils of Islamist fundamentalism

โŒ The silence of the global โ€œhuman rightsโ€ community

โŒ Decades of denial, minimization, and political discomfort around naming the inconvenient truth

๐Ÿฅ€ From a trauma-informed lens, the psychological impact involves:

๐ŸชซDeep collective and individual trauma

๐Ÿงฌ Generational effects including:
โ€ข Complex grief and PTSD
โ€ข Identity fragmentation
โ€ข Cultural mourning
โ€ข A permanent sense of exile with no closure

And yet, Kashmiri Hindus preserved:

โ€ข Their language (Koshur) ๐Ÿ’•

โ€ข Their Shaivite Hindu philosophy ๐Ÿ•‰๏ธ

โ€ข Their love of learning, culture, arts, spirituality, and memory ๐Ÿ“š

๐Ÿ“ฐ January 19 reminds us that civilizations can be destroyed not only by violence but by forgetting. And **remembering** is an act of profound courage, defiance, conscience, and love ๐Ÿ’

Xoxo,
Dr. Ambardar

If you or someone you love struggles with Binge Eating Disorder (BED), there is new hope. ๐Ÿ’—As an integrative psychiatris...
01/16/2026

If you or someone you love struggles with Binge Eating Disorder (BED), there is new hope. ๐Ÿ’—

As an integrative psychiatrist who blends psychopharmacology with holistic care, Iโ€™ve seen how GLP-1s such as semaglutide (Ozempic) and tirzepatide (Zepbound) can dramatically reduce binge eating episodes (and even binge drinking behavior!) - often within the first 2โ€“4 weeks of treatment. ๐Ÿฆ‹

๐Ÿ‘‰ GLP-1s work by:

๐ŸŒˆ Targeting brain areas involved in reward-seeking and impulse control, such as the hypothalamus, amygdala, and prefrontal cortex.

๐ŸŒˆ Decreasing food-related intrusive thoughts (โ€œfood noiseโ€)

๐ŸŒˆ Slowing gastric emptying and promoting satiety and fullness faster

When combined with psychotherapy, trauma work, and lifestyle changes, GLP-1s can support deep, life-changing healing around food. ๐Ÿ’•

If youโ€™ve been struggling with binge eating disorder, itโ€™s important to know that itโ€™s not about willpower; itโ€™s about neurobiology, and help is absolutely available ๐ŸŒธ

๐Ÿ’Œ At The Happiness Psychiatristยฎ, I provide GLP-1 therapy to patients throughout California and New York.

If youโ€™re ready to explore whether GLP-1s could be right for you, please feel free to visit https://bit.ly/3B0vdOZ to learn more! ๐Ÿฆ„

To your best mental health,
Dr. Ambardar ๐Ÿ’• ๐Ÿ˜Š ๐Ÿ’—

Happy New Year!! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅณ I hope 2026 brings you much happiness, excitement, good cheer, and success! ๐Ÿฉท๐ŸŽ‡๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŽ†๐Ÿ’–xoxo,Dr. Ambardar ๐Ÿฆ„...
01/01/2026

Happy New Year!! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅณ I hope 2026 brings you much happiness, excitement, good cheer, and success! ๐Ÿฉท๐ŸŽ‡๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŽ†๐Ÿ’–

xoxo,
Dr. Ambardar ๐Ÿฆ„

Happy Holidays from our office to you! ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸผI hope you have a wonderful, peaceful, and happy holiday season! ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ”†๐Ÿฉท๐ŸŒŸ
12/23/2025

Happy Holidays from our office to you! ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿผ
I hope you have a wonderful, peaceful, and happy holiday season! ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ”†๐Ÿฉท๐ŸŒŸ

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