GuruNischan
Uncomfortable Conversations on Predators in Business, Community and Culture
A podcast exploring the real-life stories of predatory patterns in our everyday lives. Episodes ranging from well-meaning white people to C-PTSD and High Achievers Anxiety, in a world that has a fetish for peak performance. Breaking normalized codes of silence, shame and secrecy in culture; and within our own bodies. gurunischan.substack.com
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Oct 23, 2025
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Culture, Internalized Misogyny, & the Inner Capacity to Say F*ck All the Way Off 23.10.2025 27:26
Please contribute to this work by making a one time or monthly contribution to this publication and spread the word! Don’t miss another episode by SUBSCRIBING to my Conversations You Can Feel Podcasts & Publishings . Stay tuned for more musings on taboo topics hiding in plain sight. Join my Inner Orbit Monthly and stay connected at GuruNischan.com . Get full access to Conversations You Can Feel at...
Do You Stand for Palestinian Existence? 05.07.2024 30:37
Today’s episode covers the remainder of the From the River to the Sea: A Coloring Book by Nathi Ngubani and Social Bandit Media. Coloring book reference: From the River to the Sea: A Coloring Book. To purchase, go to this link . Please Contribute to Gurunischan’s reclamation and recovery work by making a one time or monthly contribution to this publication. Don’t miss another episode by SUBSCRIBIN...
Shine on Palestine Series - The Nakba 27.06.2024 7:05
Today we continue learning with the coloring book From the River to the Sea: A Coloring Book , illustrated by Nathe Ngubane and published by Social Bandit Media . We learn about the Nakba in 1948 in order to have a better context for what the ethnic cleansing we are seeing in present day Palestine. I encourage you to educate yourself by reading The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe. Ther...
Shine on Palestine - The Land 10.06.2024 19:28
Today’s episode we continue to explore the From the River to the Sea: A Coloring Book, Illustrated by Nathi Ngubani and produced by @socialbanditmedia Please support this work by purchasing a copy @1804books (for USA purchases). Check out their social media for other locations worldwide to purchase. Page excerpts From the River to the Sea: A Coloring Book Illustrated by Nathi Ngubane Published by...
BEING SILENCED on Palestine - How Are You Using Your Power? 01.06.2024 49:38
Kagiso Lesego Molope is an Indigenous South African, an award-winning novelist and playwright. She writes post-apartheid, feminist and resistance literature. Her work centres the history and experiences of indigenous South Africans and tackles issues of race, class, sexuality and identity and her books are read in schools across Southern Africa as well as in parts of Europe. Her published novels a...
Listen to Palestinians - This is a Genocide 30.05.2024 23:51
Today’s episode offers words directly from Palestinians and further resources on Palestinian people and organizations to follow directly. We begin exploring the first page of the beautiful coloring book: From the River to the Sea illustrated by Nathi Ngubane, published by Social Bandit Media; and explore the symbolic meaning behind Freedom is Coming. Resources referenced in this episode: IG post r...
Shine on Palestine - The Cult of Zionism 28.05.2024 1:00:08
Today’s episode speaks on the Cult of Zionism and why your voice matters NOW more than ever. Get educated by following Palestinian and Jewish activists, authors, organizers and voices on the frontlines of change for the 75 year ongoing struggle for the Liberation of Palestine. Your attention on the right people, at the right time, can and will, absolutely makes a difference. Start today. Start whe...
Predatory Tactics in Business Coaching & Mentorship - Part 2 11.09.2023 2:39:35
Kalika Kanitkar is a small business owner, and cognitive scientist with a passion for mental health education. She was involved in the travel network marketing space for 7 years, and got out about a year ago. Since then she’s begun to share her experience to raise awareness around business opportunity scams, and the predatory tactics used in sales, coaching, and recruitment. You can follow her @k...
Predatory Tactics in Business Coaching & Mentorship - Part 1 04.09.2023 2:06:54
Kalika Kanitkar is a small business owner, and cognitive scientist with a passion for mental health education. She was involved in the travel network marketing space for 7 years, and got out about a year ago. Since then she’s begun to share her experience to raise awareness around business opportunity scams, and the predatory tactics used in sales, coaching, and recruitment. You can follow her @k...
Notice the Cultural Conditioning - Growing Beyond Centering Whiteness in Everyday Life 20.08.2023 2:42:04
For over 20 years, Anika has worked to advance equity and eliminate disparities, through a strategic, relationship-based approach to transforming systems. A trusted advisor with a career spanning private, nonprofit, and government sectors, Anika has advanced statewide initiatives centering equity and inclusion within education, science, workforce development, community investments, cultural arts,...
Going Beyond "Well-meaning" Requires Examining Your Contradictions 15.08.2023 1:02:13
Dr. Obari Cartman is a father, son, brother, uncle, thinker, writer, therapist, photographer, drummer, and grassroots mental health advocate. He is a Chicago native, where his cultural and educational foundations were cultivated by several African-centered institutions. He received his undergraduate degree from Hampton University and a Ph. D in clinical & community psychology from Georgia State Un...
We Live in a White World 06.08.2023 2:43:46
Ricquel Harper is an astute MBA-level professional widely experienced in global business initiatives with a strong combination of cross-functional experience in diverse industries and markets. She is a creative outside-the-box thinker who is uniquely able to grasp the big picture, focus on details, and set priorities. With 20+ years of management, sales and marketing experience in various sectors,...
Classism and Racism - Thinking Differently on Structural Inequity, Culture, and Social Status 30.07.2023 1:54:39
CEO and Founder of Wolfkeeper University, Master Dog Trainer, Toriano Sanzone, has been training Professionally for 21 years all around the World (Chicago, Minneapolis, Park Slope-Brooklyn, Redondo Beach, Berlin, Mallorca, Zurich, Nairobi, and more) +Published Author: “A Wolfkeeper’s Guide to Training a Dog” +Co-Founder of C-Dog with Sam Pitroda (Former Advisor to Prime Minster of India): C-Dog is...
I Was Born in Defense - Changing Cycles of Violence in Everyday Life 23.07.2023 3:21:05
Yvonne M. Orr has been in the development, communications, and organizational management industry for nearly 30 years, and has an extensive working knowledge of religious, philanthropic, and cultural art communities. Yvonne is also an actor, dancer, choreographer, and spoken word artist who has been in the performing arts for over 25 years. She is the author of “Malaika's Soul: I Am Light, Vol. I...
The Melody of Early Childhood Illuminates the Predatory Patterns Inside of Us 09.07.2023 1:32:57
Our conversation today is with Anna Sumara, CPCC, PCC, M.Sc. She’s a leadership and wholeness coach, passionately bringing a holistic, body-oriented approach to support people in their transformative journey, to connect deeper with self and the world and to thrive in any area of their lives. She integrates unique methods--leadership, neuroscience of change, mindfulness, and embodiment--or in short...
Everyday We Step Into Uncomfortable. We Have for Generations. 02.07.2023 1:11:44
Opal is a mid 40's professional woman who identifies as a "black-woman and global citizen". She's creative, working as a designer with high-end clientele. However, growing up in a modest home with struggling parents, who were artists, has helped her remain humble and grounded. In addition to her career, she's a caregiver to her mother, the youngest daughter with 3 siblings, and newly married, with...
Get Out of Your White World and Try Some New Sh*t 25.06.2023 1:18:54
Dean Brewington is an artist/creative born in the Minnesota. He currently resides in California however, has spent a decade in Seattle, Washington and continues to travel frequently. Dean is working on several experimental music collaborations this year, along with a few other creative ventures. He’s determined to live as balanced as possible while welcoming in new experiences and tending to his c...
How We See Ourselves Currently is Relative to Our Past Experiences - Getting Out of Your Box w/ Dee Phillips 19.06.2023 1:20:54
My guest today is Dee Phillips. He’s a philosopher, creator, and deep thinker. I encourage you to listen all the way through this episode to the end. We get to the gems and he brings it all the way home for us. Support the work and share it with a friend. Music credit: Endless, The Hang Drum Project Thank you for reading Conversations You Can Feel . This post is public so feel free to share it. To...
How Do We Resolve and Evolve Ourselves into a Different Way of Being Without Violence? 11.06.2023 3:21:05
Yvonne M. Orr has been in the development, communications, and organizational management industry for nearly 30 years, and has an extensive working knowledge of religious, philanthropic, and cultural art communities. Yvonne is also an actor, dancer, choreographer, and spoken word artist who has been in the performing arts for over 25 years. She is the author of “Malaika's Soul: I Am Light, Vol. I...
Whiteness in Wellness - Trends of Extracting Indigenous Wisdom & Spirituality 04.06.2023 1:35:38
Jamaica Carter is a community organizer and artist. Her work lies in the realms of spirituality, sacred sexuality, trauma-informed shadow work, and preserving indigenous practices. She has held space through ceremonies and facilitating workshops for the collective to heal and decolonize. Her mission is to return to what is sacred and to open up the minds to what is possible when we prioritize the...
Psychological Manipulation of Leaders & Leadership Training in the Multi-Level Marketing Industry 28.05.2023 3:04:21
Jennifer Rajala spent 8 years and recruited hundreds of people into Arbonne, a skin care & wellness company in the Multi-Level Marketing Industry, eventually morphing into an MLM coach and self-development junkie. Starting with learning to recruit others into MLM, all while having a newborn baby, her part time “success” got her moving up the ranks eventually quitting her job as a social worker, to...
It's Hard to Disrupt Systems if You Don't Participate in Your Own Personal Disruption of the Systems in Which You Uphold 21.05.2023 1:18:04
Nike Aurea is an educator & consultant. She supports collectives in creating safer & more inclusive spaces that are harm reducing for Black & Indigenous Folks and People of Color. She is also host of Catalyst Podcast, a podcast that prioritizes black and indigenous healing while combating socialized and internalized oppressive mindsets. You can learn more with her at https://www.nikeaurea.com and...
If You Can't See My Color, You Can't See Me 15.05.2023 1:48:12
Yinka is a man that has worn a number of hats throughout his life. Currently, he’s a father, a son, a friend, an IT Specialist, and a speaker at various rallies and protests for racial justice/equal rights. His goal in life is to make sure this world treats his kids and other kids of color a thousand times better than he was treated growing up. Song:Pray for me by The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar Tha...
When Commitment to "Getting Better Daily" Becomes Coercion & Extraction of Yourself and Others 07.05.2023 2:05:22
Julie Anderson is a survivor of two commercial cults, which she was part of simultaneously for 5 years, one was a Multi-Level Marketing company called Monat and the other was a Multi-Level Marketing Coaching group known as Rank Makers. She began speaking out about her experiences in December 2021 by creating anti-MLM content, mixing it into her established GenX content on TikTok. She quickly bran...
How Society Forces You to Pick a Side of Yourself Based on Skin Color - The Complexity of Multi-Cultural Identity 01.05.2023 1:04:43
Danneal Castillo is 44 years old, grew up in Arizona and has his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a Masters of Science in Leadership and Development. He’s currently an Associate Pastor at a church and has been married to Andrea for 20 years, who is a white woman. Both he and his wife have had to deal with racist views from family members on both sides; and has dealt with a lot of r...
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