Untether Your Life

What if the technology designed to make life easier is quietly making us worse at living it? In this episode, we explore the hidden psychological and emotional impact of AI - not from a hype or fear perspective, but through the lens of mindfulness, human connection, and real life. I'm joined by Jay Vidyarthi , author of Reclaim Your Mind and founder of Still Ape , and Dr. Jyothsna Bhat , a leading voice in South Asian mental health. Together, we unpack how AI is reshaping our attention, relation

Many of the beliefs that govern our adult lives were formed long before we had the ability to question them. Ideas about worth, safety, obedience, and belonging often take root in childhood and early environments where approval and survival were closely linked. What begins as adaptation can quietly harden into identity. In this conversation, I'm joined by Amy Green Smith , a certified life coach and hypnotherapist whose work focuses on self-worth, nervous-system awareness, and belief change. Dra

I first connected with this week's guest - Freeman Fung - through the Mindvalley community. At the time, both of us were actively questioning inherited templates around success, identity, and growth. What began as a conversation about travel quickly revealed itself to be something deeper - a reflection on consciousness, culture, health, and what it actually means to live intentionally in a complex world. That context feels especially relevant now. My son is currently sailing around the world thr

In this milestone 100th episode of Untether Your Life, we revisit a wide-ranging and timely conversation with Mas Vidal Maheshananda - teacher, author, and founder of Dancing Shiva. In today's climate of intense geopolitical unrest around the globe, this conversation is exactly what is needed in 2026. Mas brings a grounded, integrative perspective on yoga, Ayurveda, and spiritual practice - not as lifestyle accessories, but as practical frameworks for living with clarity, resilience, and balance

This episode originally aired in March 2023 and is being resurfaced now with added context. Robert Pardi reached out to me on LinkedIn after listening to a previous conversation I'd had on the show with Prison Break author and leadership coach Jason Goldberg . His message arrived during a pivotal moment in my life - the final days we spent with my beloved father-in-law, who was my mentor and north star in fatherhood. That timing mattered. Not because of coincidence, but because Rob was reaching

This episode is a rebroadcast of a conversation originally released in August 2023. I'm bringing it back because the themes feel even more relevant today. My guest is Neelu Kaur , author of Be Your Own Cheerleader , speaker, and organizational psychologist. Neelu works closely with South Asian and Asian women who are navigating burnout, self-advocacy, and cultural expectations in corporate America. In this conversation, we explore the tension many high performers feel between a collectivist "we"