The Brave Table with Dr. Neeta Bhushan

I’ve been hosting brave peeps on my podcast for the past year, creating a space for vulnerable, deep, and soul-stirring conversations. So, it was an honor to be on the other side of things when my courageous soul sister, Karena Dawn, invited me on to her podcast, The Big Silence. This episode of The Brave Table is a replay of our chat where I deep dive with her about my personal journey — from the painful to the playful, the magical and the messy, and the beauty that can come from our breakdowns. Tune in as I share all the lessons from my challenging life experiences that you can apply to yours.    Some of the juicy topics we get into include…    - The painful truth I had to face that would change everything, forever.  - My complicated journey and family dynamics - Moving through major loss and grief at a young age and escaping my abusive relationship - Coping with trauma through overachieving, overworking, overcompensating, and overgiving.  - My path to spiritual healing (featuring a vivid Ayahuasca experience) - Actionable tips from my upcoming book, That Sucked. Now What?, on processing stress and anxiety.   We embrace the suck, anchor our emotions, dance like dinosaurs, and release it all back into the world as positive energy. You definitely don’t want to miss it!   If you loved this episode, make sure you check out…    - Watch the full video on YouTube here - Dinosaur Dance by: Boots + Cats - Grab your copy of The Big Silence: A Daughter's Memoir of Mental Illness and Healing  - Check out the #NotAloneChallenge and Karena’s Spiritual Reset at https://thebigsilence.com/  - Follow Karena Dawn on Instagram @karenadawn and follow The Big Silence on Instagram @The.Big.Silence - Check out episode 79 with Karena on The Brave Table here P.S. Love, we are SO CLOSE to the launch of my upcoming book, That Sucked. Now What? Once the book launches, the freebies I’m giving away with it will be GONE! So don’t delay — get your FREE That Sucked. Now What? Guidebook AND your 5-day Fly Forward Healing Practice when you order your copy of my new book today.

Today, it's common for people to live in a low vibrational state of stress, worry, anxiety and fear and this is where illness manifests. Once you learn how to shift your state into high vibrational states of feeling happiness, peace and joy, you can not only shift your biology, you can completely change the trajectory of your life. My guest in this episode, Mona Sharma, is the queen of helping others shift their vibration into a state that will allow their mind/body to heal.   Mona is a dynamic leader and entrepreneur in the health and wellness industry who works with high-profile clients worldwide. As a Nutritionist and Master NLP Practitioner, Mona approaches healing by looking at all pillars of health, combining modern science with the power of ancient rituals rooted in one's nature for optimal health for life.   As Will Smith, Julianne Hough, Jay Shetty, and Hrithik Roshan's nutritionist, Mona has also been seen on The Today Show, The Doctor's Television, and The Red Table Talk sharing her expertise. Having grown up living in an Ashram, Mona has seen first-hand the healing power of food and mindfulness, and her approach is rooted in this philosophy. Mona's philosophy led to her recovery from two heart surgeries, miscarriages, and debilitating anxiety and ultimately changed her career path from a high-profile corporate job.    Mona is also the founder of Xicama™, an innovative line of food and functional beverage products that deliver gut health and immune boosting benefits of the superfood jicama, and broke sales records as an official beverage of Coachella 2019.   What we get into in this episode…    - How to create your own Ashram setting at home - Food as medicine and why diets don't work - What it really means to be healthy (on a holistic level) - Cultivating self-love through motherhood - How to honor your soul calling - Easy tips for how to lead a happy, healthy life - And so much more   If you loved this episode, be sure to check out…   - Mona on Instagram @monasharma and @xicama - Visit her website at https://www.monasharma.com/  - Episode 31: Reclaiming Wellness to Live Your Best Life with Jovanka Ciares - Episode 84: Celebrating Womanhood, Sisterhood, and Owning Total Body Beauty with Desi Bartlett - Episode 79: Yoga Psychology, The Mind-Body Connection, and Examining Trauma Through the Energetic Body with Ashley Turner P.S. Love, we are SO CLOSE to the launch of my upcoming book, That Sucked. Now What? Once the book launches, the freebies I’m giving away with it will be GONE! So don’t delay — get your FREE That Sucked. Now What? Guidebook AND your 5-day Fly Forward Healing Practice when you order your copy of my new book today.

So often, we mask pain and discomfort — whether physical or emotional — with a bandaid solution. But the truth is, pain is our body’s check-engine light, signaling that something is amiss. What if you dug a little deeper into your pain? What could it reveal about what you need to heal within yourself in order to live the aligned life you desire? My guest in this episode, Charles Clay, used painful life experiences as catalysts for his most significant life awakenings. Tune in to hear his story and what it taught him about helping others achieve inner peace and find their purpose. Charles is an Inner Peace Coach, Dynamic Speaker, Published Author, and the Founder of Freedom From Pain Coaching. Throughout his career, he’s always been able to see the greatness and potential in others even if they don’t see it themselves. Through emotional intelligence and powerful Self-Healing practices, his goal is to guide you to step into your most empowered Self sharing your unique gifts, talents, and passions with the world and eliminating the resistance and fear in the way. Here’s what we get into…  - What pain in your body is trying to tell you  - How to resolve generational trauma & reparent yourself - How to cultivate inner peace by releasing trapped emotions - Alchemizing your pain into healing - Finding the gold in grief - And so much more If you loved this episode, check out…  - Get Charles’ free gift for The Brave Table audience https://www.charlesclay.coach/offerings  - Find Charles on Instagram @charlesclay.coach  - Episode 85: The Real Meaning of Self-Care and How To Maintain Health for the Long Run with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon - Episode 60: Becoming a Father, Sacred Sons, and How To Make Peace With Your Past with Aubert Bastiat - Episode 65: Transforming Loss, Cancer, & Big Trauma Into Fuel for Kindness with Mike Kim P.S. Love, we are SO CLOSE to the launch of my upcoming book, That Sucked. Now What? Once the book launches, the freebies I’m giving away with it will be GONE! So don’t delay — get your FREE That Sucked. Now What? Guidebook AND your 5-day Fly Forward Healing Practice when you order your copy of my new book today!

Alright, Brave Table fam, we’re in peak dating season! If you want to get cuffed up in a meaningful relationship with your future boo, you won’t want to miss this episode. My guest today, Bela Gandhi, always LOVED to date. But for a long time, she wasn’t very good at it. Recognizing she was the common denominator in all her relationships that had gone awry, she took a step back and came up with a dating formula that led her to date her friend of 6 years — now turned husband of 25!  Bela used this system to help her friends get out of toxic relationships and into happy, healthy ones and become a “personal trainer for people’s love lives”. Bela is celebrated for helping people to overcome old dating patterns, fix their 'pickers', and find lasting love! (There have been ZERO divorces among her clients in 13 years!) Bela is the fairy Godmother of Dating according to Steve Harvey, Kelly Clarkson, GMA, and more. She is the founder of Smart Dating Academy, a dating COACHING service that helps women date smarter and find love and helps them get psychotically optimistic about online dating, meeting people in real life, getting set up, and MORE. They wrap you in bubble wrap during the dating process so you are protected, and have FUN! Here are all the juicy topics we dive into in this episode… - What you might be doing wrong in dating  - How to manifest your dream partner - The surprising #1 thing women want from men (and why it needs to evolve) - What are the real red flags of dating and how to identify them  - The shocking reason why most marriages end in divorce - Questions to ask yourself about your relationships If you loved this episode, be sure to also check out…  - Bela’s website at https://www.smartdatingacademy.com/  - Find her on Instagram at @bela.gandhi - Bela’s podcast, Smart Dating Academy - The Podcast - And here’s her TedTalk, The Secret To Lasting Love - You might also like episode 59 with Annie Lalla, Understanding Love & Conflict Resolution With Your Partner  - And episode 91, How To Show Up in Relationships, with Girlfriends, & Dating With Christine Chang P.S. Love, we are SO CLOSE to the launch of my upcoming book, That Sucked. Now What? Once the book launches, the freebies I’m giving away with it will be GONE! So don’t delay — get your FREE That Sucked. Now What? Guidebook AND your 5-day Fly Forward Healing Practice when you order your copy of my new book today!

Oh my goodness, loves. I can’t believe the holiday season is almost here! This time of year can bring up a lot of triggers and challenging feelings for people. Maybe you’re reuniting with your family for the first time in a while. You know you have differing views, opinions, and beliefs, and you’re unsure how to navigate having those tough conversations with loved ones. In this episode, I share how you can be a little braver and more compassionate during your interactions with others and some of the lessons and tips I’ve learned through experience. I also am so excited to share my That Sucked. Now What? Conversation and Affirmation cards with you, which can be another tool you use to strengthen your relationships with loved ones! Some of the topics I touch on in this episode…  - How to shift your nervous energy into excitement - How to use card decks to spark brave conversations - Normalizing healthy debate and agreeing to disagree - A practice to use when you get triggered - How to be the way-shower for your family - And so much more If you loved this episode…  - Share it with a friend or family member who could benefit from hearing it! - Leave a 5-star rating to show your love! - You might also enjoy episode 26 on setting boundaries - And episode 72 where I talk about How to Build Resilience and Master Personal Growth Through Your Relationships Loves, did you know you get my Conversation and Affirmation cards FOR FREE when you pre-order 10 copies of That Sucked. Now What? Yup — why not gift your extra copies of the book to loved ones, maybe even donate to organizations who could use them, and share the gift of building your resilience this holiday season? Check it out, plus all the other juicy bonuses you get when you pre-order your copies before the book releases! Thank you for being here, appreciate you all so much!

Have you ever felt like no matter how far along you are on your path to success, you’ve never hit your “enough”? If you’re a fellow type-A queen, you’re probably motivated to always go a little further, push harder, and do more. But sometimes, life has other plans and forces you to take a step back, reassess, and figure out YOUR definition of success and what it means to really be rich – beyond just financial wealth. In this episode, I chat with boss babe mama of 3, Sheila Bella, about recognizing your limitations, picking up the pieces when things fall apart, and finding peace and joy in what you already have.  Sheila is a celebrity brow artist & beauty business success coach. She is the founder of two 7 Figure Businesses; Sheila Bella Permanent Makeup & Pretty Rich Bosses online academy. She is the host of PRETTY RICH PODCAST, which is a top-rated Beauty Entrepreneurship show on iTunes. She is also the President of the American Academy Of Micropigmentation.  She is a speaker, social media marketing strategist, wife & #boymom. Her passion is teaching beauty bosses how to be booked out in their salons and how to create wildly profitable online coaching businesses themselves so they can expand their potential beyond the chair and create massive impact from the comfort of their homes. Some of the topics we dive into: - What is uncommon optimism?  - How to build your self-awareness - Learning to surrender to the flow of life - When to recognize it’s time to ask for help  - How to balance motherhood with building and scaling 7-figure businesses - Bouncing back from sucky and unexpected times If you loved this episode, make sure you check out…  - Sheila’s website at www.SheilaBella.com and Instagram @RealSheilaBella - The episode I recorded with Sheila on her podcast, Pretty Rich Podcast - This is the book Sheila talks about in this episode, Intellectual Foreplay - Episode 82: Shifting Identities, Discovering Your Brand, and Balancing Motherhood With Being a Boss with Jennifer Kem - Episode 42: Taking Ownership of Your Life and Reframing Your Reality with another boss mom, Emily Hirsh P.S. Love, we are SO CLOSE to the launch of my upcoming book, That Sucked. Now What? Once the book launches, the freebies I’m giving away with it will be GONE! So don’t delay — get your FREE That Sucked. Now What? Guidebook AND your 5-day Fly Forward Healing Practice when you order your copy of my new book today!

We all have a voice and something worthy to say. But if you feel like you’re struggling with self-expression, being heard by others, or scared to speak your truth — this episode is for you. My guest today, Mark Boughton, blew me away the first time I met him with his ability to channel soul-stirring spoken word poetry and freestyle rap. (He even graces us with an impromptu session in this episode that will seriously blow your mind!) Tune in to hear him share how he lets inspiration flow through him (and how you can, too), the power and value of speaking up, how to harness your creativity, no matter what, plus so much more.  Mark is a passionate coach, entrepreneur, facilitator, poet, and business consultant for personal growth and psychedelic medicine/healthcare companies. He works in the field of Psychedelic Medicine and is on a mission to bring the gifts of mental health and wellness to the world. Mark is also the co-founder of The Connection Institute and the Event Director at the Within Center. Here’s just a bit of what we get into in this episode… - Finding your voice and braving self-expression - Using psychedelics as a catalyst for healing - Questions to ask when deciding whether to embark on a psychedelic journey - Tips for tapping into the creative process - How to find your unique gifts and share them with the world  If you loved this episode, make sure you also check out… - Mark’s Facebook profile and the Within Center for more on psychedelic experiences - Episode 18: How To Be More Of Yourself with the queen of “saying it out loud”, Vasavi Kumar - Episode 44: The Power of Plant Medicine, Healing from Painful Loss, and Transitions with Joa Rivas - Episode 47 for more on Mastering the Art of Communication with Sam Horn P.S. Love, we are just two months away from the launch of my upcoming book, That Sucked. Now What? Once the book launches, the freebies I’m giving away with it will be GONE! So don’t delay — Get your FREE That Sucked. Now What? Guidebook AND your 5-day Fly Forward Healing Practice when you order your copy of my new book today!

If you’re a high-performing woman putting yourself out there in the dating world — I see you, and before I met Ajit, I was you. You are being brave, vulnerable, and opening your heart in the name of love — and it’s no small feat! Or maybe you’re already in a relationship, but your practice in this season of life is how to create better business relationships or deeper friendships. Whatever your situation is, what we all have in common is craving meaningful connections with others. My guest in this episode, one of my long-time besties, Christine Chang, learned through healing her own relationships how to help others do the same, so they can show up with the tools they need to have the right people in their lives.  Christine is a Relationship Author & Podcast Host who helps high-performing women create ideal relationships in their personal and professional lives by showing how to improve self-awareness, boundaries, accountability, and communication skills. Her best-selling book Show Up: Finding Love for Independent Women has helped thousands of women all over the globe ease the dating process and find their life partners. Here’s what we get into… - How to find love as a high-performing, ambitious woman - How your childhood wounds can show up in your adult relationships - Finding acceptance for yourself to accept others - Getting clear on what you want versus what you need from others - Why it’s important to get outside support (therapy, coaching) before entering a relationship - How to be more vulnerable and brave in your relationships - And so much more If you loved this episode, make sure you check out…  - Find her on Instagram @cchangandco - Check out her podcast, Show Up with Christine Chang and find her on YouTube - Buy her book, SHOW UP: Finding Love For Independent Women - Episode 73: Calling In Your Partner, and Healing Through Relationships with Stefanos Sifandos - Episode 59: Understanding Love & Conflict Resolution With Your Partner with Annie Lalla - Episode 47: Mastering the Art of Communication to Level Up Your Relationships, Career, and Love with Sam Horn P.S. We talk about improving your relationships in this episode, and I have just the tool to help! When you pre-order 3 copies of my upcoming book, That Sucked. Now What? You’ll get my FREE how-to guide for creating deeper friendships & leading your own Support Soul Posse. Grab your copies and juicy bonuses here, available for a limited time!

Some people seem naturally confident — as if they were innately born with the ability to charm a room. If being more charismatic is something you want to cultivate in your life — I have some good news: you can learn it. Yep. Confidence is a science. And with the right tools and practices, it’s available to anyone. My guest in this episode of The Brave Table, Vanessa Van Edwards, is a self-declared recovering “awkward person” who teaches people how to harness and proudly own what makes them unique.  Vanessa is the bestselling author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People, translated into 17 languages, and Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication. More than 50 million people watch her engaging YouTube tutorials and TEDx Talk. She shares tangible skills to improve interpersonal communication and leadership, including her insights on how people work. She’s developed a science-based framework for understanding different personalities to improve our EQ and help us communicate with colleagues, clients, and customers. Vanessa works with entrepreneurs, growing businesses, and trillion-dollar companies; and has been featured on CNN, BBC, CBS Mornings, Fast Company, Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, USA Today, The Today Show, and many more. Here’s a quick look at what we get into…  - An exercise to map out your life and find your tipping points - Overcoming awkwardness and how to build confidence and charisma - Learning how to understand non-verbal cues  - Understanding how you source your energy (so that you can properly manage it) - Discovering and embracing your definition of success - And so much more If you loved this episode, make sure you check out…  - Vanessa’s Instagram at @vvanedwards - Visit her website at https://www.scienceofpeople.com/  - Episode 82: Shifting Identities, Discovering Your Brand, and Balancing Motherhood With Being a Boss with Jennifer Kem - Episode 55: How To Be More Bold & Colorful in All Areas of Your Life with Paola Mathé - Episode 48: Shifting Your Career, The Power of You-Turns, Transitions, and Finding Your Super Power with Ashley Stahl P.S. When you pre-order 3 copies of my upcoming book, That Sucked. Now What?, you’ll get my FREE how-to guide for creating deeper friendships & leading your own Support Soul Posse plus so many more juicy bonuses. Grab your copies and juicy bonuses here, available for a limited time!

When it comes to building a business, we’ve long heard entrepreneurs talk about the value of hustling, grinding, and working 80-hour weeks to “get sh*t done”. And while this might result in success, it also often ends in burnout. What if there were another way? One where you could build a business from your feminine essence, where you allow yourself to pivot and follow your joy, and where you surround yourself with a team of people who want to see you flourish. Well, loves, in this super inspiring episode of The Brave Table, my guest Jadah Sellner has so many nuggets of wisdom for all you ambitious women out there building your empire — and how to do it on your terms with ease and flow.  Jadah Sellner is a bestselling author, business coach, international keynote speaker, TEDx presenter, poet, and host of the Lead with Love® podcast. She's the author of SHE BUILDS: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life. She’s also the co-author of the best-selling book Simple Green Smoothies where over one million people have embraced this simple and healthy habit.   Here’s a taste of what we get into… - Finding and honoring your limits of “enough”  - How to cultivate bravery in just 10 seconds - Using social media to build your community - Saying NO to hustle culture  - Following your instinct when it’s time to pivot - How to find your support squad and cope with “micro-rejections” - And so much more If you loved this episode, make sure you check out…  - Jadah’s new book, SHE BUILDS, at www.shebuilds.com  - Find her on Instagram @jadahsellner  - Visit her website at https://jadahsellner.com/ - Episode 42: Taking Ownership of Your Life and Reframing Your Reality with Emily Hirsh - Episode 70: How To Be Brave in Creating Deep Friendships and Meaningful Support Circles - Episode 82: Shifting Identities, Discovering Your Brand, and Balancing Motherhood With Being a Boss with Jennifer Kem P.S. We talk about finding your support squad in this episode, and I have just the tool to help! When you pre-order 3 copies of my upcoming book, That Sucked. Now What? You’ll get my FREE how-to guide for creating deeper friendships & leading your own Support Soul Posse. Grab your copies and juicy bonuses here, available for a limited time!