Experible with Krati Mehra

Create Authentic And Impactful Brands With Neo Khama

In this latest episode, award-winning, multi-disciplinary designer Neo Khama shares how we can create impactful brands that are authentic to our character, life story, and our mission. 
Neo Khama works with boutique wellness, lifestyle and beauty entrepreneurs to create thoughtful and compelling brands. She is passionate about bringing an entrepreneur’s creative vision to reality, and empowering founders to create a brand they love and are proud of. Having run a successful design business for the last 10 years she understands the roll-coaster ride that most entrepreneurs go through, having followed her gut to leave a fashion marketing role in London to move to Shanghai and pursue a freelance design career, despite her lack of graphic design training. Her previous marketing roles ensure that Neo learnt the importance of story-telling and being able to reach an audience with effective communication.
In today’s episode, we discuss- 
What elements should lead the way as we go about cultivating our brand persona?
What role does personal clarity play in the process? 
We always have to take into consideration - the market trends and what appeals to the target audience, how do we do that without smothering our authenticity? 
Spinning our stories or making it appealing from a marketing perspective in terms of design, how do we balance that in a way so that we still show up as we are and connect with the audience without self-distortion?
What goes into building a successful brand? 
Managing negativity especially when it's aimed at our work
Resources mentioned during the episode-
Neo's Website - https://neokhama.com/
The Brand Stylist - https://www.thebrand-stylist.com/
Raw Milk Podcast by Beth Kirby - https://tunein.com/radio/Raw-Milk---The-Creative-Business-Podcast-about-social-media-marketing-branding-blogging-p1138192/
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Resolving Conflicts & Doing Self-Work in a Healthy Relationship with Jayson Gaddis

What does a healthy relationships look like? What kind of conflicts come up in a relationship? How to resolve such conflicts? How to do intentional self-work while in a committed relationship? - Jayson Gaddis answers all of these questions and more in this episode. 
Jayson Gaddis is a relationship coach, founder of The Relationship School, writer, and podcaster on a mission to teach people the one class they didn’t get in school, "How to do Romantic Relationships.” He gets you the relationship results you want and fast. He can teach you how to use conflict to create a more fulfilling and sustainable relationship. Through virtual relationship empowerment classes, Jayson teaches you that hidden within any and all relationship pain are the seeds of you getting more empowered in your life and more connected to yourself, as we learn during this episode. We discuss- 
What does a healthy relationship look like?
Exploring your self and inner world to ensure readiness for commitment
What is inner conflict and outer conflict?
Most common types of fights
Repairing breaks in a relationship
Being with someone with mental health struggles and learning to make space for their needs
Resources mentioned during the episode- 
Getting to zero by Jayson Gaddis - https://www.gettingtozerobook.com/
Jayson Gaddis' website - https://www.jaysongaddis.com/
The Relationship School - https://relationshipschool.com/
Relationship School Podcast - https://relationshipschool.com/relationship-school-podcast/
Follow Jayson Gaddis on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jaysongaddis/
For more, visit - https://www.kratimehra.com

Master The Art Of Being A Multi-Passionate With D’Ana Joi

In this episode, I talk to D'Ana Joi, a multi-passionate educator, community builder, and content creator about how multi-passionates can live a fulfilling life, a life where they don’t have to deny any piece of themselves, where they get to express every aspect of their character without risking burn out. We discuss- 
What does it mean for Joi to be a multi-passionate?
Joi journey to this place of confidence and teaching other multi-passionates how best to manage their many roles
How to juggle all the roles effectively and without burning out
Is niching down the only way to build a profitable business
How to manage the imposter syndrome that is likely to be worse with being a multi-passionate
Consciously designing the life you want despite the self-doubt
D'Ana Joi, who goes by her middle name "Joi,"  is a multi-passionate, educator, community builder, and content creator. She believes having many passions is a gift, not a burden and she's on a mission to rewrite the narrative around "choosing one thing" being the only path to success. Through her e-book, signature course, group program, and podcast, Joi teaches creatives how to make friends with focus, overcome overwhelm, and step into their Multi-Passionate Mastery.
Resources covered during the episode- 
D'Ana Joi's Website - http://joi-knows-how.com
How to Create Clear Priorities so that You can FINALLY Break Free from the Pressure of Doing "All the Things" at Once, Webinar by Joi - https://joi-knows-how.com/free
Joi's Merch Shop - https://joi-knows-how.com/shop
Joi's Podcast, Multi-Passionate Mastery - https://multipassionatemastery.com/
Follow Joi on Instagram - https://instsagram.com/joi.knows.how
Why some of us don't have one true calling, Emilie Wapnick's Ted Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/emilie_wapnick_why_some_of_us_don_t_have_one_true_calling?language=en
Affordable Counselling - https://openpathcollective.org/
Tap That by Gala Darling - https://galadarling.com/tap-that/
Follow me (mehra_krati) on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mehra_krati/
For more information, visit - https://www.kratimehra.com

Initiating And Sustaining Friendships As An Adult with Julie Nguyen

“I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don't take them for granted. Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff.” - Jon Katz
 
In this episode, Julie Nguyen and I talk about the complications of initiating and sustaining friendships as an adult. We discuss - 
How the 'friendship dynamic' has changed for Julie and I
Why ghosting is unking and what to do instead
What to do when we feel that our friends are taking us for granted or abusing our trust
What are some personal qualities that can help us be a better friend
How to be friends with people who don't share our interests
How to set boundaries
Resources mentioned during the episode-
Daring Greatly by Brené Brown - https://www.amazon.in/Daring-Greatly-Courage-Vulnerable-Transforms/dp/0241257409/
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Find A Love That Goes Beyond The Ego & Connects To The Soul With Elisa Romeo & Adam Foley

In this very special episode, I talk to Elisa Romeo and Adam Foley about the concepts covered in their book, Holy Love: The Essential Guide to Soul-Fulfilling Relationships. 
We explore, at length, the concepts of soul, ego, divine, and love, the Interplay between soul and ego and how it impacts our life and how we show up in the world. This episode will change your perception around love and relationships. It will give you an idea of what a deep, abiding love that transcends all social restrictions and mores can feel like and how it can enrich your life. Adam and Elisa also share how we can commune with our soul and find a similar connection with our partner or nurture the relationship we already have through conversations that happen at a soul level, bypassing the ego.
Elisa Romeo, MFT, and Adam Foley are the authors of Holy Love: The Essential Guide to Soul-Fulfilling Relationships and cohosts of the Holy & Human Podcast. Elisa is a licensed marriage and family therapist, an intuitive, and the author of Meet Your Soul. She teaches others how to connect to the still-small voice of intuition to access their ultimate and eternal Love self. Her worldwide private practice, which grew by word of mouth, consists of thousands of clients, who she works with by merging her background in depth psychology with an ability to directly communicate with the Soul. Adam traveled India and trained with world-renowned gurus and became a certified somatic practitioner and yoga instructor. Yet it wasn’t until Adam met Elisa that he experienced himself as a Soul and understood the eternal nature of love. As a healer, he uses spiritual coaching, somatic healing and his own intuitive abilities to connect people to their Soul. Together, they help individuals awaken and deepen their soulful nature within relationship. 
In this episode, we cover-
The concept of Soul-level love
Elisa and Adam’s idea of a healthy, functioning relationship
Can relationships flourish in the absence of spiritual alignment and compatibility?
For those who are looking for love, what element should be allowed to guide their search? 
It seems that (based on the way Elisa and Adam talk about it) holy love and its accompanying concepts can almost help us create a sacred sanctuary within ourselves. Is that true? Is there power to that? 
Are these concepts meant only for people with religious inclinations/beliefs?
How does one stop limiting love?
How vital is self-love and acceptance for healthy functioning of a relationship from a spiritual perspective, and can spiritual health even flourish in the absence of self-love and acceptance?
Hearing the voice of our soul and tapping into its intuition
Resources covered during the show-
Holy Love by Elisa and Adam - https://www.holyandhuman.com/holylove
Meet your soul by Elisa Romeo - https://holyandhuman.mykajabi.com/MeetYourSoul
Holy and Human Podcast - https://www.holyandhuman.com/podcast
Adam and Elisa's website - https://www.holyandhuman.com/
Follow Elisa and Adam on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/holyandhuman/
To know more, visit - https://www.kratimehra.com
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Slow Down To Build A Meaningful Life & Raise Healthier Kids With Carl Honoré

Carl Honoré, the godfather of the slow movement, discussed slowing down in a way that brings home to us just how mindlessly we have been living and how deeply it can impact our health, happiness, and wellbeing. The hustle culture will have us believe that happiness hinges on success and competition, purpose means pursuit of social accolades, and living your passion necessitates late nights and a relentless pace - we question all that and more in this episode. Slow living gives us the space to examine our priorities and what our 'happy' really looks like.
We learn about helping our kids grow up with better values, normalise boredom for their benefit, and encourage them to prioritise their wellbeing and cultivate a value system that supports healthy living. I especially appreciated the narrative that Carl creates around the benefits of slowing down so that instead of looking at it as something that can potentially derail our professional or social growth plans as most of us do, we appreciate the benefits of slow living. 
Carl Honoré is a bestselling author, broadcaster, and two-time TED speaker. He is also the voice of the Slow Movement. He has published four books, and his latest book, Bolder: How To Age Better And Feel Better About Aging, is a spirited manifesto against ageism. Published in 35 languages, Carl has landed on bestseller lists in many countries. Carl has been featured in a series for BBC Radio 4 called The Slow Coach in which he helped frazzled, over-scheduled people slow down. He also presented a television show called Frantic Family Rescue on Australia’s ABC 1. 
We discuss- 
Why Carl chose to focus on the slow movement
The downside of the pace we maintain and the benefits of more deliberate living 
How do we talk ourselves past the fear of slowing down
Bad Slow vs Good Slow
Building better relationships with our digital devices
Normalising boredom for the kids we are raising 
As kids reach an age where they start to get competitive about their performance (academic, extra-curricular, and social), how do we help them cultivate the right value system and prioritise their health and wellbeing
Rituals that can help + practical steps we can take to slow down a busy life (addressing people who have no other choice but to keep going all day long)
Carl's favourite meditation/mindfulness practice
Resources mentioned during the episode-
Carl's Website- http://www.carlhonore.com/
Carl's Ted Talks and other content - https://linktr.ee/carlhonore
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For more information, visit - https://www.kratimehra.com/
 

Integrating Authenticity And Vulnerability Into Our Work Personas With Mike Robbins

In the latest episode, I talk to Mike Robbins about integrating authenticity and vulnerability into our work personas and our personal lives and in doing so, creating a safe space for open emotional expression so that we can all speak our truth, live more honest lives, raise emotionally intelligent kids, and contribute to building a world that has a lot more understanding and a lot less judgement.
Mike Robbins is an author, a former pro baseball player, a sought-after keynote speaker, and a media personality. He has also been a guest on hundreds of TV and radio shows throughout the United States and Canada and his work has been featured in several publications. Mike is also the host and creator of his own podcast, We're All in This Together, and previously hosted two internet radio shows.  Mike’s fifth book, We're All in This Together, just came out.
We discuss-
Which piece of his content (the books, ted talks, all the articles, and the interviews) is Mike most  invested in, to date.
How to pursue big goals + bring our ‘A-Game’  at work without self-distorting? 
Despite the insecurities engendered by the pandemic, people are moving towards more purposeful, authentic career choices; is there a way for us to bring all that to our corporate careers so we don’t feel compelled to take unsustainable risks?
When we are in our work environment (especially, in a leadership capacity), is there a way for us to make space for our emotions without fearing that it would make us look less ready & qualified for the job?
How do we embrace vulnerability without feeling exposed and ashamed? Why it’s important to do that, not just for our own selves but for others as well?
The value of intentionality when it comes to personal interactions and life choices, and how it helps us nurture and create more secure environments.?
What did Mike learn from his experience sharing personal stories with people all over the world? How did he feel in the moment and after? How did he get past the fear of vulnerability?
When our performance is a key metric for inclusion, we are bound to feel judged, how do we create a sense of security and belonging in such spaces?
Mike Robbins' Website - https://mike-robbins.com/
We're All In This Together by Mike Robbins - https://mike-robbins.com/together/
We Are All In This Together Podcast by Mike Robbins - https://mike-robbins.com/podcasts/
Ted Talks + keynote & workshops by Mike Robbins - https://mike-robbins.com/speaking/
Explore Brené Brown's work - https://brenebrown.com/
Explore Glennon Doyle's work - https://momastery.com/
Uncommon Ground with Van Jones - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/425151a8-67b5-4127-bdeb-c54e5a4ee787/uncommon-ground-with-van-jones
For more visit, https://www.kratimehra.com
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Elizabeth Svoboda On What Makes A Hero, Practicing Compassion, & Being Your Own Safe Space

Overnight, the world has become a place of chaos and uncertainty. We are all struggling in one way or another. Some of us have lost loved ones, opportunities, and even our home countries while a lot of us are reeling with anxiety and fear. During such tumultuous periods, It is important that we take care of ourselves and be a support system for others as well which is what we discuss in this episode. To be a part of someone's pain and absorb some of its impact is not an easy thing to do, it requires a lot of compassion and empathy but both those elements seem to be in short supply considering the way we have all been behaving. As much as we believe (and hope) that we are all naturally compassionate beings, I think for it to seep into our interactions, we have to nurture that instinct and learn to treat our own selves with kindness and generosity before we can learn to be a safe space for others. I discuss all that and more with Elizabeth Svoboda in this episode. We discuss-
How compassion differs from empathy
Why it’s such an essential part of our emotional toolkit
How kindness and generosity impact our brain health
How to cultivate self-compassion
How to create a place of safety and love within ourselves
How we can show compassion to others without letting go our own peace or sense of safety
Talking about it and teaching others to be compassionate
Elizabeth Svoboda is the author of What Makes A Hero: The Surprising Science of Selflessness. She is also a science journalist and she has written for publications like the New York Times, Psychology Today, the Washington Post, and Scholastic Choices, and she has even received the Evert Clark/ Seth Payne Award for Young Science Journalists. Her stories have covered a myriad of topics, from the biology of resilience to the psychology of thoroughly modern breakups. Her second book, The Life Heroic: How to Unleash Your Most Amazing Self is meant especially for young heroes-in-training who want to transform their communities.
Resources mentioned during the episode-
Elizabeth Svoboda's Website: https://elizabethsvoboda.com/
Power Of Kindness, Effective Empathy, And Benefits Of Volunteering With Brad Aronson: https://www.kratimehra.com/kindness-effective-empathy-benefits-volunteering/
What Makes a Hero?: https://www.amazon.com/What-Makes-Hero-Surprising-Selflessness-ebook/dp/B00C5R75AY/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
 
The Life Heroic (for kids): https://www.amazon.com/Life-Heroic-Elizabeth-Svoboda/dp/1942186258/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1646077164&sr=1-2
 
Greater Good Magazine: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
 
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To know more, visit: https://www.kratimehra.com
 

Managing Uncertainty During The Ukraine-Russia Crisis with Julie Nguyen & Krati Mehra

In this episode, Julie and I discuss the ongoing Ukraine-Russia crisis and how best to cope with the resulting uncertainty and the stress and anxiety caused by it.
As we deal with the new normal and all the other (ongoing) traumatic events, we must continue to invest in our dreams and ambitions so in our conversation, we talk about how we can let go of the heaviness and the sadness that seems to almost surround us, cleanse our energy, and some more practical tips that can help us stay healthy and happy(ier) during this difficult period. 
We discuss- 
How have we been handling the Ukraine-Russia conflict?
What is our relationship to the news?
Trauma and the intergenerational impacts on a community
Talking to children about the ongoing crisis and using it as an opportunity to raise more empathetic humans
How can people manage their anxiety about the war on top of everything else happening in their life?
The guilt we feel for enjoying our lives while someone else is in distress and also learning to deal with the helplessness we feel in such situations
Is meditation effective during such high stress periods? Other options we can explore to enjoy the benefits of mindfulness
How we can support others through such periods
If you have questions, concerns, or if you need help, write to hello@kratimehra.com or askjulienguyen@gmail.com - if we can't help you, we can find someone who can
Resources -
Book an Airbnb for Ukraine: https://www.airbnb.com/ukraine/stays
Help people in Ukraine - https://t.co/ul0VI2kNbw
Bill Perry (Doctor Doom) - What nuclear war would look like - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caP6uTk5ob0
Julie's Website - https://www.julienguyen.love/
Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mehra_krati
To know more, visit - https://www.kratimehra.com/

Empowering Women To Conquer Old Fears & Show Up As They Are With Kathrin Fox

Happy Women's History Month! This episode explores how women can embrace their personal power, find their purpose, and show up as their authentic self with more confidence and ease.
Episode guest, Kathrin Fox is a trauma-informed leadership coach, transpersonal psychologist, university lecturer, and skilled facilitator for personal & collective transformation with more than 12 years of international working experience. 
In 2020, she founded WOMENRISING, a personal and professional development firm dedicated to helping female leaders & visionaries increase their impact from the inside out. Kathrin offers a unique approach that combines deep inner (healing) work, business energetics and embodied feminine leadership. As an expert for trauma-informed and transformational coaching she also supports depth coaches & healers in deepening and mastering their craft and in stepping into leadership. 
Trained by the best in their fields, Kathrin is considered an expert when it comes to transformational coaching, leadership development & facilitation. During the episode, we discuss-
How Kathrin is helping women and the methods and tools she prefers
What led her to this work and her mission
What is the sisterhood wound + why it’s important that we heal it
Learning to appreciating your imperfections and uniqueness
How to independently exploring past traumas and fears
What does 'purpose' mean and the myths around it
What keeps women stuck and away from growth
The archetypes that woman have banned from their psyche and that may guide them to identifying their fears
Confidence vs Self-worth + How to nurture a strong sense of self-worth
Resources mentioned during the episode-
Kathrin's website - www.womenrising.co
Follow Kathrin on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/womenrising_co
Workbook to help you find your soul-inspired purpose - https://womenrising.co/workbook-landing-page
Free Guided Meditation to remind you of your unique power in this world -  https://womenrising.co/meditation-landing-page
Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mehra_krati
To learn more, visit - https://www.kratimehra.com/