The Grounded Leader: Ayurvedic Wellness for Leaders Who Want to Succeed from a Place of Balance

🎙️Podcast Description Manifestation gets talked about a lot. But is it enough to visualize the life, career, or business you want? Probably not. In this episode of The Grounded Leader , I sit down with Janet Tanguay —business advisor, creative strategist, entrepreneur, author, artist, and founder of The Hammock Way of Life —to explore manifestation through a more grounded lens. We talk about what...

🎙️ Podcast Description When did being constantly available become a measure of commitment? Emails after dinner. Slack on the weekends. Notifications during conversations. Reaching for the phone before we’ve even checked in with ourselves. Many of us may technically stop working, but our minds never actually clock out. In this solo episode of The Grounded Leader , I explore why our inability to dis...

🎙️ Podcast Description What happens when your body starts telling you that the life you’ve built is no longer sustainable? In this episode of The Grounded Leader , I sit down with Ilene Echavarria —bilingual voice actor, dance educator, performer, entrepreneur, and one of my former Ayurvedic coaching clients. Ilene shares her journey from burnout in the advertising world to building a more creativ...

🎙️ In this deeply personal episode of The Grounded Leader , I explore a subject we often avoid in professional life: grief. But grief isn’t only about death — it’s about any loss that shakes your identity, whether that’s the end of a relationship, a career shift, betrayal, illness, or a season of life closing. I share my own story of losing my father — my anchor and safe space — and how that exper...

🎙️ Podcast Description 🎧 Mid-Year Reset: Regulate, Reflect, Realign July isn’t just the midpoint of the year—it’s a mirror. It reflects how you’ve been leading, how you’ve been living, and how your body has been holding it all. In this short solo episode, I offer a grounded mid-year reset for leaders who are feeling stretched, tired, or quietly disconnected. Instead of pushing harder or chasing n...

🎙️ Podcast Description From Health Crisis to Healing Work: The Power of Aromatherapy What happens when your body forces you to pause—when your health begins to unravel, and the life you’ve built no longer feels sustainable? In this powerful episode of The Grounded Leader , I sit down with clinical aromatherapist, educator, and founder of JennScents and Aromaversity, Jennifer Pressimone . Known as...

🎙️ Podcast Description As we move into the intensity of summer, many leaders find themselves feeling sharper, faster, and more driven—but also more reactive, impatient, and overwhelmed. In this episode of The Grounded Leader , we explore a lesser-known truth: burnout doesn’t always look like exhaustion. Sometimes, it shows up as intensity. Through the lens of Ayurveda, we dive into Pitta season —a...

🎙️Podcast Description Today’s episode is more personal—and a little uncomfortable in the way meaningful conversations often are. 📣 We’re talking about men’s health. More specifically, why so many men delay care, ignore symptoms, and push through until something breaks. This isn’t about blame. It’s about reflection—and an invitation. Inspired by Men’s Health Month and the conversations many of us...

🎙️ Podcast Description In this powerful episode of The Grounded Leader , I sit down with performance coach and Golf Digest Top 50 Teacher, Will Robbins , to explore a story that goes far beyond sport—into survival, faith, and the kind of resilience that reshapes a life. Early in his career as a touring professional golfer, Will survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami while on his honeymoon in Thail...

🎙️ Podcast Description Why does self-care sometimes leave us feeling just as exhausted as before? In this episode of The Grounded Leader , I explore a quiet but common experience among high-achieving professionals: doing all the “right” self-care practices—meditation, boundaries, rest—and still feeling anxious, depleted, or emotionally flat. The truth is, many modern self-care practices assume a r...

🎙️Podcast Description What can dance teach us about leadership, business, and life? In this episode of The Grounded Leader , I sit down with Ruchika Dias —corporate leader, entrepreneur, and founder of a thriving Bollywood dance school in Houston —to explore the unexpected yet powerful intersection between dance and leadership. Deeply committed to community building, Ruchika is passionate about em...

🎙️Podcast Description Why do so many high achievers feel exhausted despite success? In this solo episode of The Grounded Leader , I explore what ancient wisdom teaches us about stress, burnout, and nervous system regulation—and why modern leadership culture may be asking our bodies to operate in ways they were never designed to sustain.  In today’s high-performance culture, stress is often framed...

🎙️Podcast Description What happens when success, as you’ve always defined it, begins to cost you your health? In this deeply honest and thought-provoking episode, I sit down with branding expert Shay Charles —an award-winning strategist known for helping small businesses become unforgettable brands. But behind the accolades is a story many high performers will recognize: pushing through, ignoring...

🎧 Podcast Episode Description 🎙️ Grief in the Corner Office: Leading When Your Heart is Heavy Leadership often asks us to be composed, focused, and reliable. But what happens when grief enters the room with us? In this deeply reflective episode of The Grounded Leader , Sweta explores the often-unspoken reality of grieving while leading . Whether it’s the loss of a loved one, a health crisis, the...

🎙️Podcast Description In this episode of The Grounded Leader , we explore how menopause intersects with trauma, chronic stress, and nervous system regulation—and why this transition can feel particularly intense for high-achieving women. Joined by mindfulness-based cognitive therapist, acupuncturist, and trauma-informed consultant Mita Mistry , we unpack how unprocessed stress and trauma can be st...

🎙️Podcast Description In honor of Women’s History Month , this episode of The Grounded Leader invites women leaders to rethink what fitness truly means. Too often, we’re taught to treat our bodies as projects to be perfected rather than allies to be trusted. Host Sweta Vikram , Ayurvedic Doctor, author, and leadership coach, explores how movement can become an act of self-respect, not self-surveil...

🎙️In this episode of The Grounded Leader , we explore what it truly means to lead with empathy, authenticity, and a healthy dose of quirk. My guest, Karla Pamanes , is an award-winning designer, branding expert, and mentor based in San Antonio, Texas. Over her 15-year career, she’s worked with powerhouse brands like HGTV , Food Network , and Brit+Co , and now helps creative professionals build bra...

🎙️Podcast Description February often arrives wrapped in red hearts and expectations — a season that tells us love must look a certain way. But what if true love begins not with someone else, but within? In this episode of The Grounded Leader , host Sweta Vikram explores the subtle emotional weight that Valentine’s Day can carry — from comparison to loneliness — and how these moments mirror deeper...

In this heartfelt episode of The Grounded Leader , host Sweta Vikram sits down with Priya Ramteke , a professional leader whose journey beautifully intertwines career success with compassion and service. At a time when leadership is often defined by metrics, titles, and outcomes, Priya reminds us that true fulfillment comes from giving back. Be it through her volunteer work teaching yoga to underp...

🎧It’s January — the season of fresh starts and fierce resolutions. But Ayurveda reminds us: we don’t need to reinvent ourselves to grow — we only need to remember who we are. In this episode, Sweta Vikram explores how to begin the year with stillness, not speed. Through Ayurvedic wisdom and mindful reflection, she shares how slowing down helps us align with winter’s rhythm, lead with clarity, and...

On today’s episode … we’re diving into a topic that so many leaders quietly struggle with—the emotional weight of the holiday season. While we’re told this is the ‘most wonderful time of the year,’ and the holidays are marketed as the season of joy, family gatherings, and picture-perfect moment … for many, it brings up grief for loved ones who are no longer with us, the stress of strained family d...

🎙️ Episode Description The Gratitude Advantage: Why Thankfulness Fuels Entrepreneurship In this illuminating episode of The Grounded Leader , I sit down with the incomparable Laura Mignott —a culture-shaper, master connector, and visionary who leads teams that build unforgettable, high-impact brand experiences. Known for her magnetic presence and her ability to “know everyone,” Laura brings wisdom...

🎙️  In this heartfelt episode I sit down with Reshma Kearney , a Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher and Healing Guide who helps individuals and families navigate life after loss.  After losing her husband to suicide in 2022, Reshma turned to mindfulness and movement as lifelines in her own healing. Today, she leads Healing Circles for those walking the difficult path of grief, creating compassionate spa...

🎙️ Podcast: Regaining Your Equilibrium: Should Shouldering the Demands of Your Life Come at a Cost? Leaders in the “sandwich generation” often carry a silent load: managing teams and businesses, raising children, and caring for aging parents—all while trying to keep their own lives intact. On the outside, they look like powerhouses. Inside? Many feel stretched thin, unseen, and close to breaking....

Sleep, Success & the Subtle Body—The Nightly Rituals of Grounded Leaders Sleep isn’t just rest—it’s leadership hygiene. In this episode of The Grounded Leader , host Sweta Vikram unpacks why insomnia is more than a personal struggle—it’s a leadership crisis. Drawing from both Ayurvedic wisdom and modern science, we explore how poor sleep depletes ojas (your vitality), disrupts your subtle body...