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Untether Your Life
by Nikhil Torsekar & Shelly Sood
Untether Your Life empowers listeners to own their own health and break free of "templates" for managing physical and mental wellness, along with key issues impacting the South Asian diaspora. Nikhil Torsekar and Shelly Sood speak with experts in meditation, folks who have struggled with mental illness, clinicians with insights on the South Asian experience and other incredible guests.Untether Your Life is part of The Shelly Story platform, which captures Nikhil and Shelly’s journey in a blog, book, and movie. For more info visit shellysood.com or untetheryourlife on social media.
Episodes
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103: Jay Vidyarthi & Dr. Jyothsna Bhat - AI, Friction, and the Illusion of Connection
What if the technology designed to make life easier is quietly making us worse at living it? In this episode, we explore the hidden psychological and emotional impact of AI - not from a hype or fear perspective, but through the lens of mindfulness, human connection, and real life. I'm joined by…
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102: Amy Green Smith - Self-Worth, People-Pleasing, and Nervous System Survival
Many of the beliefs that govern our adult lives were formed long before we had the ability to question them. Ideas about worth, safety, obedience, and belonging often take root in childhood and early environments where approval and survival were closely linked. What begins as adaptation can…
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101: Freeman Fung - Travel for Transformation, Identity, and Intention
I first connected with this week's guest - Freeman Fung - through the Mindvalley community. At the time, both of us were actively questioning inherited templates around success, identity, and growth. What began as a conversation about travel quickly revealed itself to be something deeper - a...
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100: Mas Vidal Maheshananda - Rethinking Evolution and Vitality
In this milestone 100th episode of Untether Your Life, we revisit a wide-ranging and timely conversation with Mas Vidal Maheshananda - teacher, author, and founder of Dancing Shiva. In today's climate of intense geopolitical unrest around the globe, this conversation is exactly what is needed in...
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99: Robert Pardi - Grief, Impermanence, and Possibility in Action
This episode originally aired in March 2023 and is being resurfaced now with added context. Robert Pardi reached out to me on LinkedIn after listening to a previous conversation I'd had on the show with Prison Break author and leadership coach Jason Goldberg. His message arrived during a pivotal...
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98: Neelu Kaur - Awakening Your Inner Cheerleader
This episode is a rebroadcast of a conversation originally released in August 2023. I'm bringing it back because the themes feel even more relevant today. My guest is Neelu Kaur, author of Be Your Own Cheerleader, speaker, and organizational psychologist. Neelu works closely with South Asian and...
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97: The Brighter Mindset (Part 2 of 2) - Becoming Unshakeable with Shyambo
This episode is Part 2 of my conversation with Shyambo, founder of The Brighter Mindset. This week, we explore how practices labeled as biohacks (i.e., cold plunges) can double as powerful tools for spiritual discipline. Shyambo shares why challenging comfort through the body can translate into...
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96: The Brighter Mindset (Part 1 of 2) - How Shyambo Cultivates Inner Luminosity
This episode explores how spiritual mentorship, emotional equanimity, and intentional social media use can transform an anxious, approval-seeking mind into what my guest calls a brighter mindset. On a day honoring Guru Nanak’s birth and the guru tradition, it felt especially fitting to sit down...
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95: Dr. Jyothsna Bhat - Relationships: The "Secret Sauce" of Mental Health
This episode explores one of the most overlooked drivers of mental health: the quality of our relationships. With a former Surgeon General warning that chronic loneliness can impact the body the same way as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day, the stakes have never been higher. So it felt fitting to...
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94: Nikhil Torsekar - Don't Call It a Comeback
EPISODE SUMMARY In today’s episode, I talk about where I’ve been over the past year, why the show went on pause, and what I’ve learned along the way. From navigating the 2024 US presidential election to rediscovering the spark that started this podcast in the first place, I share the real story...
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93: Dr. Priya Nalkur - President, The Roundtable Institute on JEDI Leadership and "Stumbling Towards Inclusion"
This episode was released on the heels of perhaps the most dramatic election of our time—one that will have a serious impact on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and leadership initiatives in corporations throughout the United States. So I felt very fortunate to speak to one of the most...
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92: Sundarri Rodriguez - The Power of Sound Healing, Kriya Yoga, Breathwork, Music, and Much More
Since moving to Southern California last year, I've been blessed to cross paths with many souls on a similar journey of spirituality and wellness. I had one of these folks on the podcast a year ago, Kyle Peche, and am now delighted to welcome his wife Sundarri Rodriguez as a guest. Sundarri is an...
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91: Nikhil Torsekar Gets Happy, Human, and Untethered
To comemorate the 90(ish)th episode of Untether Your Life, I'm rebroadcasting my appearance on the Happy and Human podcast. I always walk away from my exchanges with the hosts - my friends Dinesh Melwani and Dr. Seema Desai - with some new insight, an expansion of my network, and at the very…
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90: Mitul Desai, The Care Hack - A Powerful Champion for Caregivers of Adults with Serious Mental Illness (SMI)
This episode gives credence to the saying that "there are no coincidences in life." It's being released on the eve of World Mental Health Day, October 10th. Every year on this date, I marvel at the mental health journey I've been blessed to embark on thanks to this podcast. Further, this episode...
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89: Amy Green Smith - Hypnotherapist, Life Coach, Keynote Speaker on Being "Enough"
As busy, hard-working professionals with families, demanding jobs, and multiple other obligations, we often go into auto-pilot. We mindlessly follow scripts and templates that were passed onto us about what success looks like. We rarely stop to ask "why?" and fail to see that saying yes to too…
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88: Sam Kabert - Overcoming the Overwhelm through BREATH to Achieve SOUL/Life Balance
Always love connecting with folks who share my passion for everything from breathwork to podcasting to cold plunges to the iconic So Cal rock group Sublime. So it was a sincere treat to host this week's guest Sam Kabert. Sam is a Serial Entrepreneur turned Certified Breathwork Practitioner and…
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87: Dr. Supriya Rao (aka Gutsy Girl MD) on the Essentials of Gut Health and Her Multifaceted Journey as a GI Physician
In line with the mantra of this show - to "own your health" - this week we speak with gastroenterologist Dr. Supriya Rao, whose Gutsy Girl MD platform has evolved into the go-to resource for all things gut health, nutrition, and lifestyle-related. Supriya is quadruple board certified in internal...
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86: Camilia Berrada - Mastering the Waves of Global, Elevated, Conscious Leadership, "From Shamans to Boardrooms"
My time at one of the prestigious “Big 4” consulting firms sharpened my analytical skills and built my professional network immensely. It also contributed to me bottoming out physically and mentally. This rock bottom forced me to embrace meditation and go within, while working to shed my…
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85: Dr. Seema Desai - Transformational Success Coach on Gratitude, Finding Calm in the Chaos, and All Things Happy and Human
There's a concept in Eastern wisdom tradition called sangha, which centers on the power of community. When I launched Untether Your Life two years ago, I had no idea what an incredible sangha awaited me with the podcasting ecosystem. Connecting with fellow storytellers and content creators has…
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84: Mas Vidal Maheshananda, Dancing Shiva Founder, on Yoga, Ayurveda, "Soft Power" and Much More
Since launching this podcast two years ago, I continually marvel at the power of synchronicity, and the amazing wise souls that it's put in my path. Their books, online videos, and friendship have deepened my understanding of the wisdom traditions I've become so passionate about. This week's…
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83: Sharanya Rao - When Passion Meets Purpose: Global Coaching Works, Anklets in the Boardroom, Svadharma, and much more
Many of us lead very fragmented lives. If we're lucky, we set aside a couple hours a week to what really lights us up in between our busy "9-to-5"s and hectic social and family obligations. I find it very inspiring, therefore, to connect with people like this week's guest Sharanya Rao, who…
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82: Dr. Puja Shah - A Dharma-Filled Journey from Dentist to Award-Winning Author, Meditation Teacher, Philanthropist, Mom and Much More
This episode is a first in Untether Your Life history, in bringing on a husband and wife duo. On the heels of my interview with Amish Shah in 2023, I'm proud to release my discussion with his wife, the incredibly insightful Dr. Puja Shah. Puja is a visionary poet who shares her voice through...
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81: Piotr Ciepiel - Global Champion of Mindful Fitness and Cancer Warrior on "Unpacking Yourself" for Transformation
I've been blessed to cross paths with some of the most dynamic, impactful souls across the planet through my involvement in Mindvalley, SOMA Breath, and other global communities. One of these is Piotr Ciepiel, who I met during a breathwork retreat in Ibiza, Spain. His evolution - which includes...
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80: Nikhil Torsekar's "Pivotal" Appearance on The Life Shift Podcast
This week marks the 80th episode of Untether Your Life. It's "kind of a big deal" in the podcasting space, where 90% of shows don't make it past episode 3. For this important milestone, I chose to rebroadcast my appearance on The Life Shift, hosted by my friend Matt Gilhooly - largely to help...
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79: Dr. Anant Vinjamoori, CMO of Modern Age - On "a Mission to Add Millions of Years of Healthy Life Expectancy to the World"
One of the goals of this show is to empower you the listener to break free of templates for managing physical and mental wellness. I'm inspired by organizations that facilitate this journey for patients through clinical and technological innovation. One shining example is Modern Age, a New York...
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78: Dr. Tanmeet Sethi - Integrative, Psychedelic Medicine Physician, TEDx Speaker, Author - Joy Is My Justice
One of the most rewarding parts of hosting this podcast is connecting with brilliant, compassionate polymaths, whose knowledge and experience extend across numerous realms. Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, MD is a prime example. She is an Integrative and Psychedelic Medicine Physician, activist, TEDx speaker,...
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77: Sumit Shukla - South Asian Americans for Change (SAAFC) and Breaking the Silence on Mental Health
Two years since our first guest interview episode of Untether Your Life with clinical psychologist Dr. Jyothsna Bhat, many strides have been made in mental health in the South Asian diaspora. This is due to the work of groups like South Asian Americans for Change (SAAFC), co-founded by Rupal…
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76: Tracy Vadakumchery - The Bad Indian Therapist
This podcast takes aim squarely at the templates that many of us in the South Asian diaspora grew up with – around the ideal career path, marriage, and managing our mental health. It’s therefore gratifying to connect with others in the community who question the norms and fight against the status...
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75: Dr. Elizabeth Nguyen - Author of Aloha Vietnam, Multidimensional Psychiatrist, and Water Keeper
Mental Health is a mixed bag in 2024. I'm thrilled about the community that has blossomed since I launched this podcast two years ago - especially within the Asian diaspora. However, I'm disheartened by the assembly line approach that has evolved as a by-product of the skyrocketing demand for...
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74: Untether Your Life: A Gratitude-Filled Look Back at 2023
And that's a wrap! 2023 was such a transformational year, thanks in large part to the more than 20 epic souls I spoke with on the Untether Your Life podcast. In recognition of their contributions to the raising of our collective consciousness, I've published a highlight reel recapping the most...
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73: Amish Shah, The Natural Law - Harnessing Ayurveda (the "Wisdom of Life") to Heal Himself and the Planet
As a member of the South Asian diaspora, I'm humbled by the vast wisdom in our DNA and at our fingertips as evidenced by traditions such as Ayurveda - literally the "science or wisdom of life." I also have great respect for others in our culture who have embraced these holistic modalities to own...
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72: Kyle Peche - Jyoti Mineral Balancing, and the Benefits of a "Detoxification-Friendly" Lifestyle
One of the mantras of this podcast is to "Own Your Health;" while conventional modalities such as surgery are very helpful for addressing trauma, optimizing one's health requires a rigorous exploration of alternative approaches. This week's guest, Kyle Peche, demonstrates the benefits of "ripping...
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71: Chris McDonald - The Power of Subtle Yoga, Brainspotting, Breathwork and Other Holistic Counseling Modalities
This week's guest, Chris McDonald, is a breath of fresh air in a world beset by false dichotomies between "traditional" and "holistic" approaches to mental health. Chris is a holistic therapist, yogi, meditation teacher, author, and host of The Holistic Counseling Podcast. She owns a group online...
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70: Nikhil and Shelly Guest Appearance on Discover More Podcast with Benoit Kim
As a podcaster, I love connecting with like-minded hosts such as Benoit Kim, given our shared interests in mental health, mindfulness / mediation, the cultural implications of the Asian-American “model minority” myth, and much more. My wife Shelly Sood and I appeared on his show - Discover More -...
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69: LeRon Barton - 3x TEDx Speaker & Celebrated Author on Overcoming Immense Setbacks, Speaking Your Truth, and Disrupting the Status Quo
One of the most rewarding aspects of hosting Untether Your Life is having conversations with folks who have attained great success by overcoming adversity, fighting the status quo / ripping up templates, and staying true to themselves. This week's guest, LeRon Barton, typifies these values. LeRon...
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68: Freeman Fung - Travel to Transform and 10X Your Personal Growth
Freeman Fung is an international speaker, best-selling author and certified life coach, who has advocated new global citizenship at TEDx, Mindvalley and world tourism forums. He left his native Hong Kong at 19 to begin a journey to travel and experience life in over 35 countries. Freeman's book...
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67: Laura Carney - My Father's List: How Living My Dad's Dreams Set Me Free
Laura Carney is the author of My Father's List: How Living My Dad's Dreams Set Me Free. It's the story of how the author found the courage to go after her own dreams after tackling an ambitious 50+ item "bucket list" compiled by her late father Mick Carney, who had been killed by a distracted...
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66: Neelu Kaur - Be Your Own Cheerleader and Thrive in Corporate America
South Asians often encounter limitations in corporate America in adhering to the model minority myth, a collectivist mindset and many other "unqiue" nuances of the culture. This week’s guest, Neelu Kaur helps clients tackle these challenges head on. Neelu is an expert in leadership, wellness, and...
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65: Niraj Naik, Tapping Into Your "Inner Pharmacy" via SOMA Breath - Breathwork, Dance, Ayurveda, Community, and More (Encore Episode)
Niraj Naik has a highly effective prescription to optimize the health of your mind, body, and spirit. He is a certified UK pharmacist, turned holistic wellness, brain training and breath work expert who launched SOMA Breath. Through SOMA, Niraj has trained thousands of coaches in the powerful,...
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64: Julian Guderley - Legacy Coach & Podcast Host on Empowering Mission-Driven Entrepreneurs
Julian Guderley is a legacy coach for founders, with a mission to help clients unlock their full potential to become more effective leaders who create positive impact with heart. Originally hailing from Germany, Julian "untethered his life" from a successful corporate career at blue chip firms…
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63: Vasavi Kumar - The Transformative Power of "Saying It Out Loud"
Vasavi Kumar is often described as the "Queen of Saying It Out Loud." A first-generation Indian immigrant raised on Long Island, NY, Vasavi has relentlessly searched to find her own voice, access the freedom of her creative spirit, and help others along the way...out loud. When diagnosed with...
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62: Dr. Nilesh Satguru - The Science of Compassion and Self-Mastery Coaching
Gratitude is a topic that gets a great deal of attention in the personal growth space. However, an area that is less discussed is compassion - a subject that this week's guest (Dr. Nilesh Satguru) is very knowledgeable and passionate about. Dr. Nilesh Satguru is a self-mastery coach, compassion...
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61: Tanya Mitra - The Remixed Relationship, and Managing Mental Health in the South Asian Diaspora
Of the many issues impacting the South Asian diaspora, one topic we haven't discussed on this show is relations with other minority groups. So I was very excited to connect on this week's episode with Tanya Mitra, one of the most prominent voices on the topic of Blindian (Black and South Asian)...
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60: Neal Bakshi - Banking On Angels: From Wall Street To Spiritual Awakening
One of the most exciting parts of hosting Untether Your Life is connecting with folks with whom I "vibe" on numerous fronts, such as Neal Bakshi. Like me, Neal's parents came to the US from India, he worked for years in the very stressful financial services industry, and he developed a strong...
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59: Dylan Bernstein: Maximizing Mental and Physical Wellness Through Yoga and Other Eastern Practices
Are you looking to improve your mental health and overall sense of wellbeing? Focusing on deep breathing and gentle poses through the practice of yoga may help! On this podcast, we love to go beyond medication and cognitive behavioral therapy and other traditional modalities in exploring…
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58: Happy Birthday to The Life Shift Podcast!
This week's episode features my thoughts on The Life Shift Podcast as well as a trailer for the show, which launched a year ago. One of the things I've loved most about my journey in podcasting is connecting with amazing fellow podcasters such as the show's host, Matt Gilhooly. The Life Shift...
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57: Natasha Levinger - Author, Healing Your Inner Child; Host, Getting to Know Woo Podcast: Intuition, Inner Child Work, Energy Healing
The central theme of Untether Your Life is going beyond traditional modalities for managing your mental and physical wellness. What does that actually mean though? It’s a very broad statement, but intuition, inner child work, and energy healing are some of the essential elements of this holistic...
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56: Robert Pardi - Possibility in Action: Embracing Impermanence in New York City, Dubai, and Abruzzo, Italy
Robert Pardi is the founder of Possibility in Action™, "a powerful personal growth philosophy that can help unlock a world of limitless possibilities and potential." Robert embodies the tenets of Untether Your Life: after his young wife passed away of metastatic breast cancer, Robert re-imagined...
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55: Erwin B. Valencia - NBA Wellness Expert, the "Godfather of Gratitude," Non-Profit & Web3 Founder on the Power of Gratitude and Much More
The term “polymath” gets thrown around quite a bit these days, with many people positioning themselves as experts in X, Y, or Z. However, a lot of times it's, as they say, "all hat, no cattle." And then there's Erwin B. Valencia who despite wearing many hats - both literally and figuratively…
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54: Jenny Thrasher, All That We Are - Beyond Saving a Life, to Living a Life We Love
Jenny Thrasher is on a mission to "shift the mental health narrative from a fear-based, crisis mentality to one of wellness and empowerment." Through her companies All That We Are and Growing Out of Darkness, as well as her writings, she was able to untether herself from the traditionally dire…
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Untether Your Life empowers listeners to own their own health and break free of "templates" for managing physical and mental wellness, along with key issues impacting the South Asian diaspora. Nikhil Torsekar and Shelly Sood speak with experts in meditation, folks who have struggled with mental illness, clinicians with insights on the South Asian experience and other incredible guests.Untether Your Life is part of The Shelly Story platform, which captures Nikhil and Shelly’s journey in a blog, book, and movie. For more info visit shellysood.com or untetheryourlife on social media.
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