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Being Mom & Beyond PodcastAutism, Acceptance & Apps: Gopika Kapoor’s Incredible JourneyIn this powerful and deeply personal episode of Being Mom & Beyond, Zahra Jani sits down with author, therapist, and mother of twins Gopika Kapoor to talk about her journey raising a child on the autism spectrum.From the moment of her son’s diagnosis to the challenges of parenting, societal stigma, therapy, guilt, and acceptance—Gopika opens up about what it really takes to support a neurodivergent child. She also shares her work with the WHO’s Caregiver Skills Training Program, and how she co-founded Buddy Up, a first-of-its-kind app that creates safe spaces and social networks for pe...2025-05-1646 min
Eyeway ConversationsEyeway Conversations with Buddy Up Network FoundersIn the light of World Autism Acceptance Week, George Abraham talks to Moneisha Gandhi and Gopika Kapoor, two mothers from Mumbai who created the BuddyUp Network app to help people with disabilities find friends and build connections.The guests share their personal journeys as parents of children with disabilities (Down syndrome and autism) and how their children's friendship inspired them to develop a secure, accessible app that now connects 4,000+ users across India. Interestingly, most of the users of this app belong to the visually impaired community.This conversation highlights how innovative solutions can address the...2025-03-2425 min
The Special Needs Children Podcast - with Chitra IyerEpisode 65 - Chitra Iyer in conversation with Gopika Kapoor & Moneisha Gandhi - The Expert Speaks SeriesIn episode 65 of The Special Needs Children Podcast, our CEO, Chitra Iyer is in talks with Gopika Kapoor, a neurodiversity consultant and author of Beyond the Blue: Love, Life, and Autism, and Moneisha Gandhi, a former entrepreneur and volunteer at Ummeed Child Development Centre. They are the mothers of neurodivergent young sons, Vir and Mihaan.
Together, they co-founded the "Buddy Up Network" app, designed to connect people with disabilities and caregivers.
In this episode, they share how their personal experiences of loneliness inspired them to create a platform fostering meaningful friendships and...2025-01-2533 min
Swishing Mindsets with Anuradha VarmaEp 41: Moms Gopika Kapoor & Moneisha Gandhi: On Buddy Up, a friendship app for people with disabilitiesWhen Mumbai-based Gopika Kapoor and Moneisha Gandhi, moms of Vir Kapoor and Mihaan Dhall, witnessed how life-changing friendship proved to be for their neurodivergent young sons, they decided to launch Buddy Up – A Friendship App for People with Disabilities & their Caregivers. While Vir, who is on the autism spectrum, is quiet, Mihaan, who has Down Syndrome, loves to talk non-stop, the two clicked and now “buddy up” for concerts, sleepovers, board games and dance parties. Listen in as Gopika and Moneisha talk about their app and how friendship is the best therapy.While Gopika is a neuro...2024-11-1858 min
The ConversationParenting a disabled childKim Chakanetsa talks to two women about the joys and challenges of parenting a disabled child.Gopika Kapoor is a writer, neurodiversity consultant and parent advocate. Her son Vir was diagnosed with autism at 3 years old. Gopika told her story in a book: Beyond the Blue: Love, Life and Autism. She lives and works in Mumbai.Julie Jones is an accessible and inclusive travel writing specialist from Sydney in Australia. She’s a mum of two and she cares for her disabled adult son, Braeden, who lives with cerebral palsy. She writes a blog, Have Wh...2023-07-0327 min
Green Zone TalksGopika Kapoor- The importance of a mother's self-care.Gopika is the Author of Beyond the Blue: Love, Life, and Autism. In this special session, we will be discussing her book and the importance of a mother's self-care. Beyond the Blue is a book that will inspire you to be a better person. Within its pages, Gopika Kapoor describes her unique, yet universally shared experiences as the parent of a child with autism. Through the intimate stories of life with her son Vir, she immerses readers in shining moments and dark episodes, brimming with refreshing honesty, sparkling humor, and undaunted courage. Beyond the Blue is...2023-02-021h 01
Mothering with Veena HariS2 Ep 2: Spiritual MotheringWhat is it like to mother twins, one who is neurotypical and one who is neuro divergent? In today’s episode, Gopika Kapoor, neurodiversity consultant, author of 5 books, Podcast Host and mother of twins shares how having a spiritual perspective has helped her in her almost 18-year-old mothering journey. We talk about the time it takes to fall in love with children and slowing growing to enjoy them for the persons they become. We discuss the challenges of seeking help, the empty nest syndrome and of course – Mom Guilt. This conversation with Gopika was reflective, warm and full of nosta...2022-08-261h 11
The xSDG PodcastForging Inclusive Pathways Ep 02 | Situating Parents’ Needs during Covid-timesAbout the Guest:Gopika Kapoor is a writer and autism consultant. She is the author of bestselling books Spiritual Parenting, Spiritual Pregnancy, Spiritual Relationships, and Spiritual Success published by Hay House India. Gopika has written for a number of leading publications and has been consulted on various communications initiatives with national and international NGOs. She has been awarded the Young FICCI Ladies Organization (YFLO) Women Achievers Award for exemplary writing. Gopika has authored the book- Beyond the Blue: Love, Life and Autism, a realistic, positive book for parents of children with autism, that includes h...2022-08-1036 min
CONVERSATIONS WITH GENTLE WARRIORSGopika KapoorA heartwarming chat with a caregiver which will give you deep insights2022-01-2348 min
Humans of AtypicalEpisode 9 • In conversation with Vineet Saraiwala and Gopika Kapoor!Catch the story of how Atypical Advantage's journey started, as our founder, Vineet Saraiwala talks about the inception and the experience of building a dream!
Humans of Atypical is a series where we host incredible #AtypicalTalent from our platform to build #awareness and #learn from the journeys of #peoplewithdisabilities
Visit us at:- http://atypicaladvantage.in/2021-11-1018 min
Humans of AtypicalEpisode 8 • In conversation with Resham Talwar and Gopika KapoorAn RJ, voiceover artist and #singer, Resham Talwar is an inspiration to many! In this episode of Humans of Atypical, we have a #talent who not only does the #voiceover of Daisy from Oswald, the cartoon, perfectly but also #sings like a nightingale!
Humans of Atypical is a series where we host incredible #AtypicalTalent from our platform to build #awareness and #learn from the journeys of #peoplewithdisabilities
Visit us at:- http://atypicaladvantage.in/ 2021-11-0933 minThe Special Needs Children Podcast - with Chitra IyerEpisode 5: The Importance of Financial Planning for Special Needs ChildrenIn this episode, Ms. Gopika Kapoor is in a conversation with Chitra Iyer. Chitra, talks about her journey as a Special Needs Parent, how she helped set up Forum for Autism (a parent support group), and the importance of Financial Planning for Special Needs Children.
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For some of you who might not know, Chitra...2021-08-2454 min