EPISODE · Mar 12, 2026 · 26 MIN
Nika Brunet Milunovic
from Melting Pot
In this episode of Melting Pot, host Payal Nayar speaks with Nika Brunet Milunovic, Founder of Calm Nest Collective and host of The Pink Nest Podcast, about well being, inclusion, and what it truly means to create humane experiences. Drawing from over a decade in the international events and music industry, Nika shares the realities behind high-pressure environments burnout, overstimulation, and emotional fatigue and how these experiences shaped her purpose-led work. She shares about designing sensory-friendly, neuro-inclusive spaces that support emotional regulation and psychological safety in events and workplaces. Blending lived experience, work experience, sustainability, and PhD research, Nika offers a thoughtful perspective on trauma-aware design, mental health, and creating spaces where people can pause, breathe, and show up as themselves beyond the mask.[Sustainable events, ecological design, human-centred experiences, Sensory rooms, wellbeing, Burnout, Mental health, Calm Nest Collective,Nika Brunet Milunovic, Design, Social, Podcast, Melting Pot, New episode, Payal Nayar] #MeltingPotPodcast #SustainableEvents #EcoDesign #HumanCentred #WellbeingAtWork #ConsciousCreation #EventIndustry #DesignWithCare Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In this episode of Melting Pot, host Payal Nayar speaks with Nika Brunet Milunovic, Founder of Calm Nest Collective and host of The Pink Nest Podcast, about well being, inclusion, and what it truly means to create humane experiences. Drawing from over a decade in the international events and music industry, Nika shares the realities behind high-pressure environments burnout, overstimulation, and emotional fatigue and how these experiences shaped her purpose-led work. She shares about designing sensory-friendly, neuro-inclusive spaces that support emotional regulation and psychological safety in events and workplaces. Blending lived experience, work experience, sustainability, and PhD research, Nika offers a thoughtful perspective on trauma-aware design, mental health, and creating spaces where people can pause, breathe, and show up as themselves beyond the mask.[Sustainable events, ecological design, human-centred experiences, Sensory rooms, wellbeing, Burnout, Mental health, Calm Nest Collective,Nika Brunet Milunovic, Design, Social, Podcast, Melting Pot, New episode, Payal Nayar] #MeltingPotPodcast #SustainableEvents #EcoDesign #HumanCentred #WellbeingAtWork #ConsciousCreation #EventIndustry #DesignWithCare Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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