Say It Out Loud with Vasavi Kumar

It can be difficult sometimes to recognize how our trauma in childhood affects us, but in today’s episode of The Being Human Podcast, we’re addressing how often our business decisions and lives overall are a response to something we faced in our early years. Trauma manifests in different ways through adulthood, but regardless of what you went through, as you work through it, there are ways to reco...

Today’s episode of The Being Human Podcast I’m welcoming Jenna Irvin and Ellen Crook, the hosts of the “She’s My Person Podcast” and we’re talking about the relationships that affect us in our lives. Jenna and Ellen are best friends who are committed to talking about real life, friendship, and everything in between with their signature cocktail of vulnerability and authenticity, and today we’re di...

On today’s episode of The Being Human Podcast, I’m talking with Kate Northrup all about how your menstrual cycle affects your productivity and how you can use this inner tool to be happier, healthier, and more effective in your business. I don’t know about you, but there’s not much out there about the female cycle and productivity. Most of the time, as women, we get lost in the ebbs and flows, the...

Today’s episode of The Being Human Podcast I got to sit down with Ruby Warrington, the voice behind the term “Sober Curious,” and we really dug into the topic of alcohol. As you all know, I’m a recovering addict, about to be 2 years sober, so this topic is near and dear to my heart. Now Ruby is the author of the 2019 book “Sober Curious” and her work has spearheaded a global movement to reevaluate...

Today’s episode of The Being Human Podcast is all about that pesky guilt we feel when we set expectations and limits for ourselves and the people in our lives. The truth is setting boundaries is one of the major factors that plays into the guilt we may have. We’ve lived for so long without addressing what we need that when we ask for it, not everyone may react well and there’s often guilt that com...

Trust is the number one most important piece of well... everything and today’s episode of The Being Human Podcast we’re talking about 5 reasons why you don’t trust yourself. You might be thinking “Psshh… I don’t need to rebuild trust with myself, Vasavi.”  The truth is, most of us have broken our self-trust and we do it almost every day. It’s the subtle moments when you don’t keep your word, when...

On today’s episode of The Being Human Podcast I’m speaking with publicity maven Selena Soo all about how to be seen in an online space that it’s easy to get lost in. This episode has a slight twist though.  There’s a fear that many of us can relate to - showing someone who we are or sharing something personal, then having them use it against us, and at the start of today’s episode, Selena shares w...

Our inner child wants to be safe and taken care of. He/she wants mommy or daddy to stand up for us, but as adults we have the responsibility of doing that for ourselves - the problem is, we’ve never been taught how. And that’s what today’s episode of The Being Human Podcast is all about, y’all. It may feel uncomfortable at first, but I promise you, those boundaries and that level of self-awareness...

On today’s episode of The Being Human Podcast we’re taking one step closer to getting what we want. Sometimes we don’t get what we want because we simply don’t ask for it. It happens way too often (especially for women) for many fear-based reasons, like seeming too pushy.  But we can’t not ask for what we want. It’s how we get our needs met - but when we feel like speaking up is being “pushy” we r...

Today on The Being Human Podcast I want to talk about journaling - but not the writing kind. No, today, we’re diving into why asking questions out loud is more effective than only writing them down in your journal. Let me start by saying that I love journaling, but as someone who needs to speak to make sense of my mind, this voice technique is simply amazing, which is why I needed to create a whol...

Today’s episode of The Being Human Podcast is a true introduction to why I started Mind Your Own Business, my private membership community for online business owners and those of us trying to figure out who we are. I wanted to create this episode because while many entrepreneurs build a membership as an easy way to increase their income (and still be of service), the real reason I started MYOB is...

The Being Human Podcast is bringing you a special solo episode today where I’m going to get real with you about giving up. Listen, I know it can feel difficult at times to keep going when you feel like you’re treading water - whether it be life, relationships, business, or a bad day - but there’s more to this than meets the eye. You might be doing things that aren’t actually helping you or aren’t...

Writing a book can feel like a big undertaking, not to mention there’s the editing process, pitching and the big question we all have: How the heck do I write my book proposal? Well in today’s episode of The Being Human Podcast, I’m sitting down with the person I wrote my book proposal with and an ah-MAZING coach and consultant, Richelle Fredson. Richelle is the founder of Purposeful Platforms, a...

We have Jessica Zweig, named by Forbes as a “personal branding expert,” author of “Be: A No-Bullsh*t Guide to Increasing Your Self Worth and Net Worth by Simply Being Yourself,” and all around bada** on today’s episode of The Being Human Podcast.  Jessica is the CEO and founder of The SimplyBe. Agency, a personal branding company that helps millions of people worldwide, having  been featured on Fo...

We always want more time and in today’s episode of The Being Human Podcast, I’m talking to thought leader and productivity expert, Thanh Pham, about how to make the most of the time we have. Thanh is the founder of Asian Efficiency, a productivity training company, where they help people become more productive at work and in life. He started Asian Efficiency in 2011 and has helped over 15,000 clie...

Well...this was meant to be recorded a looooong time ago..like back in November. Without further ado, here is Part 2 of the episode, "Addicted to Chaos, Personal Responsibility, and Getting Out of Our Own Way." Listen to Part 1 here: https://www.vasavikumar.com/blog/addictedtochaos HUGE SHOUT OUT to Mayuri for boldly coming on today's episode. Send us Fan Mail Support the show 👇🏽...

We’re diving into how Human Design can help you give yourself permission to live as your truest self in today’s episode of The Being Human Podcast with Kelsey Abbott, an intuitive Human Design Reader, a Certified Professional Coach, Instigator of Joy and the host of the Find Your Awesome podcast. She believes that the universe wants us to be sparklyAF and that joy is our natural state, which defin...

Today’s episode of The Being Human Podcast is all about one of our favorite subjects - time. You’ve probably noticed the theme this month based on the previous episode, but time is by far one of the most coveted things in the world, which means it’s worth your time (get it) to pay attention to how you spend it. You can tell a lot about yourself when you notice what you spend your time on and how y...

This episode of The Being Human Podcast was made with a very special guest and friend of mine, Shayda Torabi, and we’re talking all about the number one thing we think is running our lives: Time. We schedule our days by it, make excuses around it, and deny how much choice we have in how we spend it. Time is the most valuable asset for you, and the reality is, there’s only so much you can get done...

The latest episode of The Being Human podcast with Mel Ava is a firestorm of epic info on turning your creative idea into a business. Mel is a master at seeing the gold in any person, idea, or situation and creating a unique strategy to leverage that gold in sustainable and real business. She’s a creative business strategist with a knack for helping entrepreneurs innovate and create, giving them t...

The latest episode of The Being Human podcast blew me away. I’m joined by a woman who truly does it all, Megha Rao, who has a full-time corporate job by day and by night she serves as CEO for her South Asian-inspired contemporary clothing brand, holiCHIC by Megha, all while being a mom of two. Her brand represents her love for mixing pieces from her Eastern and Western styles, inspired by her Indi...

Have you ever asked yourself, “Why can’t I do the little things I need to be doing to take care of myself?”  Well, my guests today on The Being Human podcast are two amazing women in my membership community who took part in my 14-Day Morning Reboot Challenge to tackle just that. I’m so excited to introduce to you Kari Laskowski and Kim Barman as we talk all about how their personalized morning rou...

Today I am joined by Jen Pastiloff, an activist, public speaker, author and teacher. She is the best-selling author of “On Being Human” and even Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild, calls Pastiloff “a conduit of awakenings.” Jennifer has been featured on Good Morning America as well as in People Magazine, Shape, New York Magazine, Health Magazine, and more for her distinct style of teaching, which she...

Most of us were either raised in a chaotic household and had first-hand experience with conflict, or we were raised to avoid our problems and swap our feelings under the rug.  Both scenarios prime us for disconnection from ourselves. Learning how to think for ourselves begins with being able to withstand all of our feelings, especially the unpleasant ones.  We seek out what is familiar to us. A ho...

In today’s episode, Raya Reaves and I are talking all about money - how to make it, mindsets to shift around it, and the stories we tell ourselves about it. I’m so excited to introduce you to Raya because her approach is simply powerful. Raya teaches women how to create and stick to realistic budget plans and reach their financial goals without sacrificing all the good stuff in life. She launched...