Unapologetic AF: Thrive beyond people pleasing and perfectionism

In this episode I speak about where the hell I’ve been for 6 months!! I speak on how 2025 felt like one big setback, from not receiving desired outcomes to being challenged about my work in conversations and how that felt so hard but on hindsight, supported me to go into deeper enquiry about my medicine. Key takeaways from this episode: Can we stand in firm and in devotion to our medicine even whe...

In this episode we delve deep into the idea of what it means to expand on the idea of and redefine success as WOC creative visionaries and artists who are on an entrepreneurial path. I reflect on my summer of ‘failed’ launches and how actually they could never be failures. Key takeaways from this episode: Success also gets to be about how much you’ve expanded as a human being when you push the bou...

We are BACK for a new season!!! I’m so excited for all the juice we’re about to get into over Season 2. This is for you if you’re a WOC creative visionary and artist on this beautiful, unconventional creative path. We will be exploring so many various topics from people pleasing and perfectionism to so much more! I’m so happy to be here with you again my loves! Key takeaways from this episode...

Today’s episode is a deep affirmation to you my fellow incredible cycle - breaking WOC. Your growth journey may not be easy and may come with shifts in relationships and heartbreak, but what I need you to know is that your commitment to you and your truth is one of the most beautiful and powerful things you could ever do.  Key takeaways from this episode: It takes much resilience to walk the...

Announcing my IN PERSON event, ‘I Belong: a space to soften for cycle - breaking WOC.’!! I am so excited to be holding an in-person workshop in London, UK on the 19th January! Key takeaways from this episode: This idea of belonging and how much we crave to belong in spaces and places We know how to be strong but do we know how to soften? Revealing all the juicy need to know details about the event...

We are back baby! After a month away, I was itching to get back to the mic and to you lovely lot! In this episode I explore this idea of healthy relational compromise for WOC, especially for those of us who’ve witnessed ‘compromise’ as actually being self-sacrifice and self-abandonment for the women in our lineages.  Key takeaways from this episode: On my solo holiday I realised I actually do...

In this episode I speak on the grief that emerges as your mask melts, you soften inside of you body, and cultivate the safety to be in your authentic expression. This has been feeling very alive for lately, and is definitely quite a vulnerable share! Key takeaways from this episode: It’s instrumental to create space in the body for grief as you navigate your journey of unfolding into your emotiona...

In this episode I speak on the potency of tending to and holding space for the little girl within you, as you journey towards showing up in your life and relationships, anchored to your authentic expression and emotional nakedness. Key takeaways from this episode: When shame arises in your body, the little girl within needs to know she’s never been ‘wrong.’ Feeling safe to use your voice can be cu...

This episode really speaks to the sadness and grief I’ve been moving through as I witness a dear woman in my lineage, my Dadi (paternal grandmother) move through illness, and how her living a life of invisibility is really coming to light. I speak of the importance for us as WOC descendants to learn to be in our softness, and create space from within to hold our emotions and feelings, as a way to...

In this powerful episode, I speak about a core thread within the NAKED 3 month journey, Body Reverence. I reflect on some of the pieces I believe are important to cultivating a reverent relationship with the body, and how that can help deepen your current relationships, and support you in attracting relationships that feel like home. Key takeaways from this episode: Body Reverence does not begin i...

In this short but sweet episode, we get into the SPECIFICS of who NAKED is for. The challenges you’ve faced, the lived experiences you’ve had that truly speak to what we can journey with and through in our potent 3 months together. Key takeaways from this episode: NAKED is for you if you resonate with ANY/ONE of the challenges/experiences. You don’t have to have experienced ALL of them.  Door...

Ah, I am so excited to share this episode with you my love. We delve into the world of Somatic Therapy, its potency, how it differs from talking therapy and why I truly believe this form of therapy is SO REVOLUTIONARY for WOC. This might be one of my fave episodes so far!! Enjoy it my love, and as always don’t hesitate to let me know your thoughts, reflections, and sparks of curiosity and intrigue...

WE ARE BACK BABY! IT honestly felt so good to juice up my throat chakra and let her do her thing! And today’s a VERY exciting episode as doors to my 1:1 offering, NAKED are now open and that’s exactly what we talk about in this episode! What is it, why it exists and what threads make up its parts! Eeee so excited for you to listen to this one. Key takeaways from this episode: As a cycle-breaking w...

In this episode, I share a thread of lived experience relating to not needing to know exactly how to navigate relationships, but rather giving yourself permission to be human, learning as you go, and actually how important this is for deepening connection with the people in your life, whether new or existing. Key takeaways from this episode: All parts of you deserve to be shared in relationships,...

We’re doing something a little different in this episode. I am guiding you through some mirror work, a very potent practice I do with 1:1 clients and in workshops. This practice is so helpful in stripping back the societal noise so that you can start to see who you are away from all you've been told about you. It's a beautiful practice to connect to the little girl within and remind yourself of th...

In this episode, I open up about what’s changed for me & what I’ve learnt since connecting to and getting more honest about my wants, needs, capacity, and making choices that feel true to me. Challenging parts of me that wants to people please and be ‘perfect’ for the people around me. It’s honest, vulnerable and from the heart.  Key takeaways from this episode: Your people pleasing and p...

Is the inner good girl within you leading the way? In this episode, we look at what being a ‘good girl’ is and whether she’s running the show in 3 keys areas; in relation to your body, sex and pleasure and in using your voice. It’s a spicy one! Key takeaways from this episode: Being unhappy and exhausted on this journey of needing the ‘ideal, perfect body’ highlights that its to fulfil societal/cu...

Setting and communicating boundaries aren’t selfish. This isn’t your ‘selfish era.’ This is you recognising that your wants, needs, energy levels and capacity matters just as much as anyone else’s. This episode explores boundaries and why they’re so important on your journey of thriving beyond people pleasing. Key takeaways from this episode: Boundaries don’t have to be this binary ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ r...

Through no fault of your own, you may just be on a hamster wheel of constantly needing to prove yourself. This episode explores how it’s become second nature to be in this state of proving and how doing this makes self & body acceptance challenging to really experience.  Key takeaways from this episode: The need to constantly prove yourself keeps you on a hamster wheel of exhaustion and f...

Does the fear of disappointing others keep you attached to people pleasing and perfectionism tendencies? This episode explores why disappointing people is key, if you want to make choices that feel true to you, as opposed to ones that just fulfil everyone else’s expectations. Key takeaways from this episode: You’re not doing anything wrong when you disappoint people in your life and their reaction...

External validation isn’t a ‘bad’ thing, but is it keeping you attached to people pleasing behaviours? In this episode, I speak on the power of external validation and being affirmed by those around you, but also how being attached to people’s validations can be unhelpful, if you’re clinging onto what they say before understanding what you think and believe about something.  Key takeaways fro...

If I said that your perfectionist and people pleasing tendencies have links to your relationship with your body, how does that land? In this episode I talk about the connection between these tendencies, how you’ve learnt to relate to your body and the notion of the ‘perfect body.’ Key takeaways from this episode: What you’ve learnt about what your body should like, doesn’t just come from the messa...

TW: I talk about Anorexia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder Welcome to the very first episode of Unapologetic AF baby! I’m your host Rakhi Sachdev, and I am SO excited to bring this podcast fully alive! In this episode, I get down, dirty and vulnerable into my story with 2 eating disorders, where I believe my people pleasing and perfectionist journey started, and how my life experiences have bough...

Welcome back boo! In this episode, we are getting spicy. I’m talking about the reasoning behind making the RE-committed decision to work solely with WOC and why the importance of this decision outweighs the fears I’ve had to do this. Key takeaways from this episode: The coaching industry is white washed and much coaching practice takes place through an Eurocentric lens, with little to no nuance of...

Are you ready to give less fucks about people’s opinions and feel more connected to your body, your creativity and full expression? In this episode I reveal a VERY powerful practice I use in my coaching, to help you connect and develop a relationship with the version of you who has some goddamn AUDACITY, can really elicit the parts of you that want to take up space, and release the shame you’ve le...