Liberatory Strategy

In today's episode we're diving into what your nervous system does, and why it is incredibly important to have practices right now to regulate it.  Spoiler alert: It's because without tools to regulate your nervous system, you will end up with a fried nervous system, and will be either super anxious, or, stuck in a state of freeze (you know, that numb out, scroll the social media feed type freeze)...

You have to feel it to heal it, and tears are just frozen feelings thawing out. Your love note this week is to allow the tears fall. Feel all of your feelings, the anger, the sadness, the grief, and let your tears fall. That's the only way to unfreeze yourself so that the healing can begin.   Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invi...

Why do you feel tense, on edge, and kind of like a hot mess right now in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic AND in the wake of George Floyd? Because of collective trauma. In this episode you will learn what collective trauma is, where it lives, and why it's being activated right now. I'll also introduce you to the work of Resmaa Menakem, author of the book My Grandmother's Hands. You can...

Welcome to your first love note: The permission to mess it up. If you need a quick reminder that you're going to mess it up when you start having the difficult conversations, and the permission to mess it up and do it anyway, then this love note is for you. In times like now, the worst thing we can do is say nothing because we are in fear. We need to give ourselves permission to mess it up, and do...

If current events have you frozen in the fear of "messing it up" this episode is for you.  We'll be addressing perfectionism and how there is no room for perfectionism in our world during this pivotal time.  I introduce you to the work of Ijeoma Oluo and her book, So You Want to Talk About Race. You can learn more about Ijeoma and her work here:  http://www.ijeomaoluo.com/   Links: Join the privat...

Ops, I got so excited sharing with you about what this podcast is about and why you and I are both here, that I forgot to share what you can expect from me. In this episode I share with you the format of the podcast, what you can expect from me, and ways to connect with me (hint: I'm hanging out over on IG @ShiraniMPathak  https://www.instagram.com/shiranimpathak ).  So excited you're here! Oh, an...

Welcome to the Fierce Authenticity Podcast! In this episode I share with you what this podcast is about and why we're here.  I speak about putting my perfectionism aside, the commitment I am making to anti-racism work, and how you can show up to do your work, too, no matter what that looks like. If you are a woman who is a change-maker and is here to do important things in the world, I'm so glad y...