Episodes

Do you feel like you move through the days without accomplishing everything you need to? According to host Kavita Melwani, you just need a little organization and alignment. In today’s episode, Kavita discusses three ways you can make the most of your time. While it can feel counterproductive to take time off, Kavita explains that the key to feeling in alignment is to nourish your mind, body, and spirit. Before adding anything to your schedule, pencil in your downtime and commit to making it yo...

With the holiday season in full swing, it is important to take care of your mental well-being. In today’s episode, your host Kavita Melwani discusses how to navigate overwhelming emotions during this time of year. If you are emotional around the holidays, take time to understand where those feelings are coming from and remind yourself that it is okay to seek support. According to Kavita, people often make the mistake of focusing on external circumstances with mental stressors and emotions. Beca...

In a male-dominated society, women often struggle with asserting their self-confidence. While this issue applies to women around the world, there are many struggles specific to BIPOC women. In today’s episode, host Kavita Melwani dives into the importance of self-confidence and the challenges BIPOC women face to reach their self-confidence potential. In addition to the underrepresentation of mentors and apparent cultural differences, a prominent objection that BIPOC women face is social standar...

Do you ever doubt your abilities to the point where you feel like an imposter in your own life? According to host Kavita Melwani, this universal feeling can be defined as imposter syndrome. In today’s episode, Kavita dives into the impacts this troublesome phenomenon has on women of color. Even though most women grapple with the weight of imposter syndrome, several factors differentiate the experience for women of color. According to Kavita, when the concept of imposter syndrome was being devel...

Vanessa Nixon, The Mid-Life Wellness Goddess, began her journey in natural healing over thirty years ago. After struggling with chronic illness for years, Vanessa realized that conventional treatments were not working for her, and she needed to try something new. Shortly after Vanessa was introduced to herbal medicine, she felt in control of her health and changed the trajectory of her life forever. Today, Vanessa helps mid-life women create radiant health in their minds, bodies, and spirits thr...

As the end of the year approaches, it is easy to become overwhelmed with stress. In today’s episode, host Kavita Melwani shares her three-step process to achieve self-care during the busy holiday season. Oftentimes, women feel a lot of responsibility around this time of the year. However, while there might be a lot of external pressure, Kavita explains that you are allowed to create your own experience. As the holidays approach, it is important to acknowledge any prior feelings you have about t...

When Isabelle Giroux experienced uncontrollable pain from childhood trauma and an undiagnosed auto-immune disease, she began her search for new healing strategies. After implementing daily healing modalities and releasing negative energy, Isabelle accumulated the knowledge to support a healthy relationship with her mind, body, and spirit. For over thirty years, Isabelle has worked as a licensed naturopath and holistic life coach, supporting women during midlife to reach their health goals and re...

In today’s episode, Kavita Melwani continues her conversation on WOC experiencing professional dissatisfaction. She discusses people’s tendencies when experiencing a career rut and the cultural conditioning that prevents us from tapping into our intuitive guidance. Kavita explains that seeing our peers’ milestones online can make us feel insecure about our accomplishments. Although comparisons are natural, especially for immigrant families, it’s essential to check in with yourself and determine...

In today’s episode, Kavita Melwani discusses the Great Resignation, a term that describes the current worldwide trend of workers seeking a career change. Kavita provides three self-reflexive steps you should take to determine if a professional shift is right for you or if another solution is needed to combat burnout. Kavita explains how the pandemic has motivated many people to reevaluate their careers and question if they may find more fulfillment elsewhere. However, before making a move, Kavi...

On today’s episode, Kavita Melwani continues her exploration of multicultural women seeking leadership positions but struggling to make their desires known. She discusses the three reasons BIPOC women shut down in the work environment and identifies the one element that every leader must have to succeed: a voice. Kavita explains that BIPOC women are conditioned to respect authority, which often prevents them from speaking up in the workplace out of fear of seeming disrespectful. Many women have...

Hayley Ebersole, Founder of the Body-Mind Freedom Membership, supports soulful visionaries to release overwhelm and stress by cultivating inner and outer strength and wellbeing so they can embody the change they wish to see in the world. As a personal trainer, holistic wellness coach and yoga teacher, her work offers a pathway to physical, emotional and soul healing through reconnection to the wisdom of nature inside of our own bodies through group movement rituals, classes and courses. In a cu...

Your host, Kavita Melwani, continues her conversation on multicultural women looking to step into their authentic selves in ways that don’t necessarily fit within their cultural norms. In this episode, Kavita introduces three challenges that BIPOC women and first and second generation immigrants commonly face. Each of the challenges has one very important element in common: intuition. Kavita explains that BIPOC women are often taught that their feelings are not valid and that they must fit in t...

You may have noticed that some changes have been made to the podcast: we have a new title, new cover art, and a slightly redirected mission. While your host, Kavita Melwani, is still dedicated to supporting highly sensitive people and empaths, she has narrowed in her focus. Throughout the pandemic, Kavita realized that a specific type of person has been coming to her for guidance: multicultural women looking to step into their authentic selves in ways that don’t necessarily fit within their cul...