Liberatory Strategy

We're back for a brand new season of the Fierce Authenticity Podcast! In this episode your hostess, Shirani M. Pathak, relationship therapist, author, speaker, coach, consultant, and transformational leader, re-introduces herself and what this podcast is about this season (with permission to be imperfect and change her mind). Over the break there's been some clarity coming through and the podcast...

Today is the last day of what seems like the longest year of our lives, 2020. And though when the clock turns midnight on Jan 1, 2021 isn't going to magically change everything that's wrong, we can still take time to digest the year we've had. 2020 got a bad rap, and yet when we take the time to reflect, we can see the many gifts this year brought us: -Illuminating outdated systems and structures...

Your love note this week is a short practice to walk you through beginning to dismantle systems of oppression within yourself.  Remember: Do not listen to this episode while driving or operating heavy machinery. Enjoy! Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on anything I create deliver...

You've heard me talk about systems of oppression over and over again on the podcast and you've also heard me talk about the importance of dismantling it from within. In today's episode we take a deeper dive into the why we must and how we can dismantle oppression from within ourselves in order to impact greater change in our world as a whole. Enjoy! Links: Join the private newsletter community to...

In today's guest interview, powerhouse Nisha Mody and I sit down as two South Asian American women with mics and visit so many healing places. Nisha and I talked about colorism. We talked about oppression. We talked about the caste system and how that and colorism go together. We talked about anti-blackness. We talked about the way the South Asian community has been brought into the anti-blackness...

This week's love note is a gentle practice to support you in forgiving yourself and others, for the ways exploitation has shown up in your relationships.  Remember, do not engage in this practice while driving or operating heavy machinery! Enjoy! Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers...

Where's all my fellow control freaks, perfectionists, and people pleasers at?  In this week's episode we talk about how your desire to control exploits the very people that you love (or maybe even those that you don't), and how it is also exploitative to you. The toxic patriarchy has its roots in contempt and trying to control others (or ourselves) to try and get others to do what we want or be wh...

In this week's love note that partners with the weekly episode, I guide you through a practice to heal from the patterns of judgement that you've experienced. Be sure not to listen to this practice while driving or operating other heavy machinery! Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers...

We're back with anew episode of the podcast and diving deep into the reasons around why we're terrified of judgment. In this episode I share some of the research around belonging, and talk about how judgement, belonging, and the oppression work hand in hand to keep you in the status quo. Enjoy!   Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only...

I'm excited to introduce to you today one of my mentors you've heard me speak so much about, Andréa Ranae Johnson! In this episode Andréa and I touch upon so many topics, and the one main theme comes down to taking personal responsibility for ourselves, our actions and our choices--and the freedom we feel when we take responsibility for what is ours. Listen in as Andréa and I speak about: -Liberat...

It's Election Week 2020 in the US and though I don't talk directly about the election results in this week's episode (because this episode was recorded about  5 days before election day), I do talk about how no matter what the results of the election are, we need to tap into the wisdom of the unseen, and how our work isn't done yet. Your love note this week is wrapped up into this episode and I'm...

With election day 2020 just around the corner, today's guest, family constellations practitioner, Liza Miron and I have a conversation about how to heal the polarity. Listen in as Liza and I speak about what family constellations is, how it applies to our world today, and how we can pull ourselves out of the divides that currently exist. To learn more about Liza and her work, visit www.coachingand...

Have you ever engaged in strategies to try and "win" another person over in your relationships at the expense of true intimacy? If so, you're engaging in what this episode's guest, James-Olivia Chu Hillman calls: Relational Fuckery. Listen in as James-Olivia and I speak about the ways we participate in losing strategies and relational fuckeries in our relationships with each other and ourselves. S...

In this week's love note I guide you through a healing practice to release you from the illusion of failure. Be sure not to do this practice if you're driving or operating heavy machinery! Let's have a convo! Take a screenshot and share this episode on Instagram letting me know what you got out of it, and be sure to tag me @shiranimpathak so I can respond! Links: Join the private newsletter commun...

We're back after a short break with a super vulnerable conversation about how I realized I was perpetuating the systems of oppression and colonization that have been indoctrinated into me and what I'm doing to change it. Listen in to hear about how insidious the effects of colonization and oppression are and the commitments I am making to decolonize my biz. Let's have a convo! Take a screenshot an...

In this week's love note you'll learn why it's important to take time to integrate and rest (not to mention, rest is part of the rebellion!). Be back in a couple of weeks! To join the insider's community and receive access to the Liberation Meditation, click here .   Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coff...

In this week's episode we are taking a moment to look at where we've been over the past several weeks and where we're headed next after a brief break to rest. We'll be back in a couple of weeks! To join the community and receive access to your Liberation Meditation, click here .  To learn more about the Joy & Justice Summit visit https://www.joyandjusticecollab.org/summit    Links: Join the privat...

For today's love note I invite you to join me in a brief practice of envisioning what it looks and feels like when you have the love and support of the people you love as you do your world-changing work.  It's not too late to join us for the encore performance of the FREE Masterclass: How to Disrupt the Status Quo and Change the World (even when you feel misunderstood by the people you love). Regi...

You can't change the world all by yourself. It requires community. In today's episode I share why that's the case. It's not too late to join us for the encore performance of the FREE Masterclass: How to Disrupt the Status Quo and Change the World (even when you feel misunderstood by the people you love). Register to join us at www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Links: Join the private newsletter com...

Today's love note is different than any I've shared before, and it's different because today I'm taking up Andrea Ranae's #theworldiwant challenge . Listen in to hear about the world I want, and then tell me and Andrea and the rest of the world, what world you want. As a reminder, if you are ready to create the new world, join me next week, September 17, 2020 for the FREE Masterclass: How to Disru...

One of the biggest lies we've ever been told is that it's selfish to place ourselves first. In today's episode of the podcast, we'll be looking at how this lie comes from colonial trauma, no matter what color your skin, and how you can flip the script on this to learn that it is in fact the most loving thing you can do when you place caring for yourself first. Join us for the FREE Masteclass: How...

Ever felt overwhelmed, burnt out, and wondered if you are staying busy and distracted in an attempt to avoid or possibly outrun your burnout? And is it really burn out...or is it possibly capitalism fatigue? Listen in as my dear friend Robyn Mourning and I have another powerful and engaging conversation, our take 2 from episode 10, this time talking about burnout, capitalism fatigue, and the impor...

For this week's love note, I guide you through a short practice of connecting with yourself and making amends and reparations for the ways that you have exploited yourself.  Disclaimer: Do not do this practice while driving or operating heavy machinery! RSVP to join us for our community gathering as we are all walking towards our liberation: www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Links: Join the private...

Ever have a hard time slowing down, giving yourself permission to rest, or even taking good care of yourself? In today's episode we talk about how the exploitation that was done to us as a result of colonization is something that we continue to perpetuate upon ourselves... RSVP to gather with us in community as we are all navigating these revolutionary times and walking towards liberation, visit:...

Connection is the ultimate rebellion for the oppression of disconnection.  Use this practice to practice your rebellion as you are on your path towards liberation. Warning: Do not do this practice while driving or operating heavy machinery.   To receive your FREE audio download supporting you in navigating these revolutionary times as you're walking towards your liberation, visit: www.shiranimpath...