The Brave Table with Dr. Neeta Bhushan

Hey Brave Table squad, I have a question for you: what does it really mean to be brave? For this episode, I’m going all-in on what I think it means and why I decided to start a podcast about the topic.  Being locked down during the pandemic created opportunities to get cozy with my quaranteam and have amazing discussions about the human experience. Around the world, people were finding new ways to connect, and it was incredible to see - but I started wondering why people weren’t going deeper with each other in their conversations? We collectively entered a new season of life, so why weren’t we diving into the nitty-gritty about the emotional intelligence, self-development, and straight-up BRAVERY required to face it?  Asking what it means to be brave is going to be a throughline in all my conversations, and it’s because, in this day and age, I believe that we gotta start to get real curious, question our beliefs, open ourselves up to new ideas and perspectives and be willing to change our minds. To me, THAT is bravery.  I’m going to invite you to examine where might you still be playing small in your life, and where you are still holding back. How can you stop dimming your light so you can bring your whole self to the table? As you listen, I would love for you to contemplate what being brave means to you and how you can start embodying your brave heart in your every day and let go of things that are causing a prison in your life.  Some of the juicy nuggets you’ll experience in this episode: - My bravest moments to date and why I feel it’s crucial to share our human stories - How to harness the power of being brave to show up as your authentic self as you approach new and unfamiliar stages of life - Navigating and understanding what it means to be human during challenging times - Making peace with letting go of the old way of doing things and opening ourselves up to different ways of being - Honestly and courageously stepping into fear, even when you don’t have all the answers - How to prepare ourselves for a new frontier, learn more about ourselves, and welcome conversations with people who might not share our same perspective - without judgment - Standing up against those who want to silence you, share your truth, and be unapologetically you Thanks Brave Table squad for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, please rate the show and leave a review so you can help others join us at The Brave Table! Did you check out www.thebravetable.com/giveaway yet? I will send you a FREE gift of my exclusive Grow Your Grit Emotional Mastery course! Exclusively for you, my Brave Table Team!  It includes the full Grow Your Grit 7-day mini-workshop, plus my Emotional GRIT guidebook, and worksheets to support & help you master your emotions, transform your thoughts and change your world.   PLUS, you will automatically be entered into our giveaway! Woohoo! So go to www.thebravetable.com/giveaway and follow the instructions there. See you again soon!

Fam, you’ve been saying how you’ve been feeling run down from the past two years and I HEAR YOU. But I also want to name all the beauty in what we’ve learned about the world and ourselves during this time. This type of change can be scary, but it also invites in so much abundance and opportunity for self-development. I was on a call with some power entrepreneurs recently and was loving all the vulnerability I was feeling from those around me. We often show up at these events as bosses ready to share all these badass things about ourselves and keep things surface level. But people we're cracking themselves open about how massive unprecedented growth (which, yay!) had them so focused on others that they were abandoning themselves (not so yay). It got me thinking about how we can move through life with a softness and an openness to all possibilities and keep moving forward despite the unknowns during these unpredictable times. How can you make sure that you stay on track, stay focused on the present moment, and not get too tripped up by what’s happening around you?  I’m going to share with you my go-to ritual that I’ve been using for the past 8 years to keep calling in my desires with ease and grace and how you can use it, too, by setting intentions in the 6 main categories of your life. This burnout-free blueprint is your tool to harness your soul purpose and grow into the person you are becoming.  Loves, if you’ve been feeling stuck in your manifesting and needing a reset, this is THE episode for you! Let’s keep working towards our goals WITHOUT getting completely run down and overwhelmed - there is a way! Some of the juicy nuggets you’ll experience in this episode: - Setting intentions in the 6 main categories of your life and creating daily rituals and practices to attune to the new level that you’re operating at - Re-evaluating what we prioritize in our lives, the relationships we keep, and how we navigate the world - How to create more space, creativity, and freedom for your desires - How to DO less and PLAY more and harness the inspiration you need to take on your next project - Cutting out the clutter and prioritizing deeper relationships over metrics and analytics.  - Meeting your edge through mental health challenges and taking ownership of your own mental health and sanity - Digging deeper into your greatest gifts, your soul purpose, and being authentic about what you are sharing with the world - How much will you continue living in fear vs how much will you pivot and shift? Thank you for being here, loves! I hope you enjoyed this episode, and if you did, I would be SO grateful if you could rate the show and leave a review so you can help others find The Brave Table! ALSO - be sure to head over to www.thebravetable.com/giveaway and I will send you a FREE gift of my exclusive Grow Your Grit Emotional Mastery course! Exclusively for you, my Brave Table Team!  It includes the full Grow Your Grit 7-day mini-workshop, plus my Emotional GRIT guidebook, and worksheets to support & help you master your emotions, transform your thoughts and change your world.   Not only that, you will automatically be entered into our giveaway! Woohoo! So go to www.thebravetable.com/giveaway and follow the instructions there. See you again soon!

Okay there Brave Table fam - as a recovering perfectionist, I'm going to dive into some triggers today and how to give yourself permission to shift when necessary.  Sometimes we tend to hold ourselves back if things aren’t quite ready and in this episode, I’ll share my very big initiation into my motherhood journey that taught me to fully surrender - what I learned from my birth experience leading up to it with my son, the differences with my daughter, and how you can take the steps needed to heal your past.   Thinking of motherhood - as a type A queen of your life - I got you covered here. Yup, you can’t plan it all, and what happens when you allow yourself to grieve things not working out exactly as planned? We explore what it takes to loosen our grip on life and reframe our losses and fears as a means of expanding ourselves in ways we could have never imagined.  We’ll also dive into some of the major lessons from my very first best-selling book, Emotional Grit, and learn how to master your emotions, change your thoughts and how to use Grit in your own life.  Some of the juicy nuggets you’ll experience in this episode:  - Motherhood and birthing as a metaphor for change, initiation, and surrendering to the unexpected - Defining grit and learning more about my work around Grit from my very first book: Emotional Grit: 8 steps to mastering your emotions, changing your thoughts, and transforming your world. You can grab a copy here: emotionalgrit.com. - Having the grace to forgive yourself and heal your past - Reframing loss and fear and allowing yourself to grieve the loss of an ideal - Letting go of perfection and being able to surrender to the present moment - What happens when you let go of control, allowing yourself to stretch in ways you never imagine  Thanks for listening, fam! If you liked what you heard, please leave a review so you can help others find The Brave Table! You can also head over to www.thebravetable.com/giveaway and I will send you a FREE gift of my exclusive Grow Your Grit Emotional Mastery course! You’ll find it nowhere else but here - exclusively for you, my Brave Table peeps!  It includes the full Grow Your Grit 7-day mini-workshop, plus my Emotional GRIT guidebook, and worksheets to support & help you master your emotions, transform your thoughts and change your world.   Not only that, you will automatically be entered into our giveaway! That’s right. So go to www.thebravetable.com/giveaway and follow the instructions there. Until next time!

Welcome officially to your seat at The Brave Table. I’m SO glad you are here! This is your destination, and I feel like it’s going to be a magical journey together, my friend, so again, thank you SO much for tuning in! This has been brewing for a while!  In this very first episode, I take you on a journey into my own life, about why I started this podcast and how The Brave Table came to be. We will explore topics like why it’s SO vital to practice radical self-acceptance, because there have been many, many days where I haven’t, and to give yourself permission to reinvent yourself. I also dive into my own personal struggles with motherhood since having baby #2 earlier this year and the identity shifts that accompany it, which sometimes may feel like you’re on the journey alone. Not to mention, some of the things about being a parent that NO ONE tells you.  Finally, we’ll take a closer look at how to be brave in prioritizing relationships, your children, and most importantly, for yourself, as we reflect on how we understand and define our worth in this world.  Some things to consider as you’re listening: how can we close doors to the things that no longer bring us joy, surrender to the unknown, and open ourselves to new opportunities that make us come alive?  Some of the juicy nuggets you’ll experience in this episode:  - Practice radical self-acceptance of your identity in the phase of your life that you're in  - The personal struggles and identity shifts that no one tells you about in motherhood   - Overachieving vs underachieving in understanding the depths of your worth. What is your worth defined by? - How to reparent yourself  - Allowing for reinvention, entering a new phase of life with non-judgement  - What does it mean when you cannot do “it” anymore?  - Who do you want to show up for your relationships, your children, and yourself?  - How to let go and close doors on certain things that may not be as joyful so you can open doors to new possibilities, even though it may be uncertain   - Prioritizing opportunities and your time in a season of life that makes you come ALIVE I hope you loved this conversation, and I would ABSOLUTELY love for you to leave a review so you can help others find The Brave Table. Then head over to www.thebravetable.com/giveaway  and I will send you a FREE gift of my exclusive Grow Your Grit Emotional Mastery course! You’ll find it no where else but here - exclusively for you, Brave Table fam!  It includes the full Grow Your Grit 7-day mini-workshop, plus my Emotional GRIT guidebook, and worksheets to support & help you master your emotions, transform your thoughts and change your world.   Not only that, you will automatically be entered into our giveaway! That’s right. So go to www.thebravetable.com/giveaway and follow the instructions there. See you next time! 

Grab a seat at The Brave Table for unfiltered conversations about all the unpredictable moments we face on our journey through life—the raw, the real, the messy—and how to overcome them and thrive.  This is your oasis for the next season of who you are becoming—where you conquer your fears, ditch comparing your life to others, embrace the unconventional, and recognize your evolution and expansion. Join host Dr. Neeta, a former dentist turned author, investor, serial entrepreneur, and mama of two, for weekly episodes on strengthening your mental health and emotional fitness so you can face challenges with grace and grit. Let’s get brave as we ride this human experience together with an open heart, new perspective, and a dose of laughter along the way.