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Unplug with Ani
by Ani
For creatives, dreamers, and doers ready to reset emotionally and reconnect with their purpose
Episodes
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Alchemy (poem)
Love & Light Ani x Unplugwithani is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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The Art Of Letting Go
The Art of Letting Go - If you are questioning yourself right now, if you are struggling with making a decision, and if you are moving through deep feelings, this is FOR YOU. To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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Mind The Gap (A poem on grief)
There is a gap nobody talks about. Not the gap between who you were and who you are becoming. Not the gap between where you are and where you want to be. I mean the one that opens up inside you when something ends. When someone leaves. When you leave. When a version of life you had quietly…
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SOLACE
Allow me to steal some of your time. Thank you, Hashim Shamsi, for being in my corner and recording this. And a special thank you to Co-Lab & Pirate Studios. Love & Light Ani x Thanks for reading Unplugwithani! This post is public so feel free to share it. To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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You don’t need fixing. You need space
A reflection on why we feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected, and what we actually need instead. This episode explores the power of giving yourself space to feel and process, and why that might be the first step back to yourself. I’m hosting an intimate workshop in London for women who want to...
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You’re Not Overthinking, You’re Under-Expressing
A lot of us think we’re overthinking. But what if the truth is, we’re just not expressing what we actually feel? This episode is about what happens when emotions stay unspoken, and why learning to process them changes everything To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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The Oscar You Didn't Win
Every year, the Oscars celebrate the most visible success in storytelling. But behind every award is an invisible reality most people never talk about. The thousands of artists who didn’t get the call. This episode is for anyone creating something in the world without applause yet. To hear more,...
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You Are Allowed To Begin Again
If this resonated with you, consider subscribing. Each week, I share reflections and audio notes on growth, relationships, creativity and the subconscious patterns shaping our lives. To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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The Hidden Cost of Being the Self Aware One
Unplugwithani is a reader-supported publication. If this resonated with you, you will probably enjoy the deeper conversations happening here. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Because the truth is, love does not just require empathy. It…
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When Your Old Life No Longer Fits
If you are navigating growth, relationships, subconscious healing and the courage to outgrow what no longer fits, subscribe and walk this season with me. To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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Capacity Is A State Not A Ceiling
If someone in your life is constantly saying I am at my limit, send this to them. It might change how they see themselves. To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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Growth feels like war
The last two years have felt like I have shed layers of myself, whilst discovering new ones. I have learnt so much about me- my fears, my insecurities, this bottomless pit of love and my capacity for empathy (which seems endless- not a good thing, I must add). Every opportunity I have had, I have...
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How to Stay Soft in a Loud World
Staying emotionally available and open-hearted can feel unsafe in today’s world. This episode is a grounding reflection for the sensitive creative. Ready for an emotional reset? Enroll in my guided course designed to help you reconnect, release, and realign — available now at...
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Healing Doesn’t Mean You’re Broken
Emotional resilience isn’t about fixing what’s wrong. It’s about remembering what’s whole. This episode redefines healing for the creative heart. Ready for an emotional reset? Enroll in my guided course designed to help you reconnect, release, and realign — available now at...
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The Fear of Being Seen
Visibility is vulnerable. This episode explores the fear of sharing your voice/art and how to feel emotionally safe while being visible. Ready for an emotional reset? Enroll in my guided course designed to help you reconnect, release, and realign — available now at payhip.com/unplugwithani....
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The Burnout Loop - and How to Step Out
You don’t have to earn your worth through exhaustion. This episode explores the creative burnout cycle and how to interrupt it with rest, not shame. Ready for an emotional reset? Enroll in my guided course designed to help you reconnect, release, and realign — available now at...
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Letting Go of the Inner Critic
The inner critic is often a survival mechanism. This episode shows how to transform it into a softer, wiser inner guide. Ready for an emotional reset? Enroll in my guided course designed to help you reconnect, release, and realign — available now at payhip.com/unplugwithani. Looking for...
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Boundaries for Sensitive Souls
Emotional resilience starts with boundaries. This episode covers what healthy creative boundaries look like and how to set them without guilt Ready for an emotional reset? Enroll in my guided course designed to help you reconnect, release, and realign — available now at…
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Your Nervous System Is the Real CEO
If your nervous system is in survival, your creativity is in shutdown. This episode explains how regulation, rest, and somatic safety unlock creative power. Ready for an emotional reset? Enroll in my guided course designed to help you reconnect, release, and realign — available now at...
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Creating While You're Healing
How do you keep creating when your inner world is falling apart? This episode explores how grief, transition, and healing affect the creative process — and how to keep going gently. 💫 Ready for an emotional reset? Enroll in my guided course designed to help you reconnect, release, and realign —...
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When Your Self-Worth Is Tied To Your Output
You're not what you produce. This episode explores how creatives link identity with productivity, and how to untangle your value from external success. 💫 Ready for an emotional reset? Enroll in my guided course designed to help you reconnect, release, and realign — available now at...
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The Emotional Cost of Creating in 2025
This season is all about emotional resilience, purpose, identity, and healing - designed for creatives, sensitives, and visionaries in a noisy, fast-moving world. The Emotional Cost of Creating in 2025 — and How to Build Resilience Without Burning Out To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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TRAILER
This is your space to reset emotionally, rewire your mindset, and reconnect with your purpose — without the noise, without the pressure, and without pretending to have it all together. Here, you’ll hear honest conversations with creatives, dreamers, and doers from around the world — plus powerful...
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I'm back! :)
Welcome to a brand new season of Unplug with Ani. This podcast started with a simple idea: to have real conversations with creatives about their journeys — the highs, the lows, and the messy middle. But since then... my own journey's evolved... My 8 Day Emotional Reset is out soon! To hear more,...
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Who i am and what unplug is about- 2019 version!
A little introduction about me, myself and I. And what i set out to achieve with unplug. To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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Refine the mind- feeling stuck?
We reach these moments in life where we do feel stuck and that is absolutely normal, but I talk a bit about why that happens, specifically personally experiences and what can be done to change it To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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Rest in the process
I talk about resting in the process on your own timeline, and recognising you are where you're supposed to be, whatever that currently looks like. Short and sweet, and good enough to hear on your coffee break I hope! To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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Purpose in Preparation
Today I talk about finding purpose even in the everyday, disguised as adversity and sometimes hardship, preparation is what takes us to the next level To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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Self care is not selfish
Post mind over matter, I go through a few pointers emphasising the purpose of self care, and how it shouldn't be viewed as selfish but integral to our wellbeing To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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Purpose
Are we living our best versions now? If not how do we do that? We need to do more of what makes us feel alive, and enables us to step into our true purpose To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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Rejection is redirection
Could rejection simply be redirection? And what can I learn from this rejection, and ultimately this redirection? What am I taking away from this? What no longer served me, or did I get comfortable? To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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Finding strength in weakness
Inspired to talk on this subject, taken from Corinthians 2 from the Bible, what does this statement even mean? I talk about finding strength in weakness, and embracing our weaknesses To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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Ego is the enemy
Inspired by my current read, "Ego is the enemy" by Ryan Holiday, these principles i think apply to life! Join me as i talk about what these three principles are, and how we can apply them to life To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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Passion can be a weakness
Inspired by Ryan Holiday's words, passion can be a weakness. I discuss why this is, and why passion isn't enough! Especially great if your creative! Food for thought. To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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Recognizing patterns
I speak about recognising patterns in our behaviour that may no longer serve us. How do we break these? Or at least how do we start? To hear more, visit anisabutt.substack.com
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WHAT'S NEXT IS NOW
Creative director, artist and entrepreneur Enitan Bereola II is redeeming culture and building scalable value at the intersections of storytelling, commerce and tech. A 3x best selling, 8x award-winning author, who wrote the books that Oprah and The Obama’s own, Enitan emerged from Internet…
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DO IT NOW
Julie grew up in a small town in Canada called Quebec City, she then moved to Los Angeles where she learned English and graduated from CSUN in journalism. After a year in broadcasting, she realised something else was calling for her and jumped on the opportunity to move to London. During her…
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NO MAN IS AN ISLAND
Shahid Iqbal Khan is an Offies-finalist and Olivier-nominated playwright published by Methuen Drama. He has been part of BBC Writersroom and Write To Play. His recent stage plays are Stardust (Belgrade Theatre) and 10 Nights (Bush Theatre). His radio work includes Bhavika, Night of the Living...
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EMBRACE THE MESS
I speak to dynamic power couple Natalie and Hamza about their journeys from Acting to Writing/Directing, dismantling South Asian stereotypes and embracing the mess of who we are as people. Natalie Perera is British actor and writer. She trained in Classical Acting at The Royal Central School of...
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MAKE ROOM FOR YOU
Naz Ahmed has a wealth of editorial experience in soap and continuing drama roles having worked across script and story on Doctors, Eastenders and Coronation Street as well as producing/directing BBC radio drama for a number of years. She also created and script edited several issue-led specials...
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CHOP CHOP
Afshan d’souza-lodhi was born in Dubai and bred in Manchester. She is a writer of scripts and poetry and was recently commissioned to write and direct a short film for Channel 4 (An Act of Terror) and a radio play for BBC Sounds (Chop Chop). Afshan is currently a Sky Writes writer-in-residence…
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GROWTH NOTES
Anthony Vander is an award winning Filmmaker and producer. In 2017 and 2018 Anthony was nominated by the Chairwoman of Media Com UK as a top ten creative trailblazer for Black History Month. Anthony's work was featured during We Are Parable and British Film Institute 'WHO WE ARE' season in July...
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GET GONE
Gurmit launched Impress in 2009, a video production company producing and directing adverts for online companies. Through BGP Ltd Gurmit produced & directed his first short film ‘7 Reasons Why’ which was selected for Cannes Film Festival ‘Short film corner’ in 2013. In early 2017 Gurmit released…
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COURAGE- WHO AM I?
On this season's finale, I host Vipul Bhesania, who is the host of the Know Your Legacy podcast, author of ‘Searching in Silence’ and seeker of truth. His words stir emotion to reach people on a deeper level. We talk about his poetry, how we conquer ourselves and commit to self growth and why...
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COURAGE- F**K BEING HUMBLE
Stefanie Sword Williams is the founder and author of F*ck Being Humble. She set up the platform to encourage individuals to be unapologetically proud of their achievements and overcome the fear of self-promotion. Named as Forbes 30 Under 30 in Europe, she has delivered workshops for global brands...
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COURAGE- TRUST YOUR INSTINCT
Adeeba Aqeel is a Self-Care & Personal Development Blogger and Motivational Speaker. Her purpose is to help people embrace who they are, to be more confident and pursue their passions. As well as living their best life, through spreading positivity. Blog: www.adeebaaqeel.online To hear more…
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COURAGE- THE DUALITY OF LIFE
Harshh was born & raised in Mumbai, India. He played professional football for junior clubs in India and internationally for clubs like AC Milan junior team & Leicester City Junior in England. He was at the peak of his performance as an athlete when a sudden knee deformity compelled him to stop...
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COURAGE- THE STORY YOU WANT TO TELL
James was selected for the Channel 4 Screenwriting Scheme and was a finalist on "Coming Up". Since then he has developed projects with Ridley Scott's Scott Free, Addictive Pictures, ITV Studios and Channel 4, and is currently writing a feature film with Screen Scotland's Scottish Film Talent...
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COURAGE- DETOX
Geeta Sidhu-Robb is an author, inspirational speaker, CEO and Founder of Nosh Detox. Her frequent appearance on Radio and National TV has given her a strong media profile as an expert on Natural Health Solutions. Geeta gave up her career as a corporate lawyer to set up her own business, Nosh…
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COURAGE- IDENTITY
Nadine Kaadan is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator from Syria now living in London. She is published in several countries and languages and her mission is to champion empowered and inclusive representation in children’s books so that every child can see themselves in a…
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For creatives, dreamers, and doers ready to reset emotionally and reconnect with their purpose
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