Episodes

March 22, 2023

58: Happy Birthday to The Life Shift Podcast!

This week's episode features my thoughts on The Life Shift Podcast as well as a trailer for the show, which launched a year ago. One of the things I've loved most about my journey in podcasting is connecting with amazing …

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March 15, 2023

57: Natasha Levinger - Author, Healing Your Inner Child; Host, Gettin…

The central theme of Untether Your Life is going beyond traditional modalities for managing your mental and physical wellness. What does that actually mean though? It’s a very broad statement, but intuition, inner child work,...

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March 8, 2023

56: Robert Pardi - Possibility in Action: Embracing Impermanence in N…

Robert Pardi is the founder of Possibility in Action™, "a powerful personal growth philosophy that can help unlock a world of limitless possibilities and potential." Robert embodies the tenets of Untether Your Life: after his...

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March 1, 2023

55: Erwin B. Valencia - NBA Wellness Expert, the "Godfather of Gratit…

The term “polymath” gets thrown around quite a bit these days, with many people positioning themselves as experts in X, Y, or Z. However, a lot of times it's, as they say, "all hat, no cattle." And then there's Erwin …

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Feb. 22, 2023

54: Jenny Thrasher, All That We Are - Beyond Saving a Life, to Living…

Jenny Thrasher is on a mission to "shift the mental health narrative from a fear-based, crisis mentality to one of wellness and empowerment." Through her companies All That We Are and Growing Out of Darkness , as well as her …

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Feb. 15, 2023

53: Ankur Varma, LCPC - Brown Man Therapy: Sparking Dialogue on Menta…

Untether Your Life has taken a deep dive into mental health in the South Asian diaspora, inspired by the lived experiences of host Nikhil Torsekar and his wife Shelly Sood . One facet of this that merits further exploration i...

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Feb. 2, 2023

52: Shermin Kruse - TEDx Producer / Speaker, Law Professor, Global Tr…

This podcast is all about breaking free of traditional templates and barriers placed upon us by society. Today’s guest exemplifies this in spades. Shermin Kruse is a first generation immigrant from Iran, Northwestern Universi...

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Jan. 26, 2023

51: Benoit Kim: Discovering More with a Podcasting Policymaker Turned…

Benoit Kim could be seen as the poster boy for the mission of Untether Your Life , as he has broken free of the traditional templates of success for Asian Americans. Further, he’s gone above and beyond in owning his …

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Jan. 18, 2023

50: Jason Goldberg Is Ruining Everything (Re-Broadcast) and...Happy 5…

Today marks the 50th episode of Untether Your Life. We're commemorating this important milestone by rebroadcasting one of our favorite discussions, with Jason Goldberg . Enjoy! And...enjoy some more! Do personal growth books ...

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Jan. 12, 2023

49: Mike and Teresa Florence - Motth: Find Your Light and Untether fr…

Mike and Teresa Florence have been married for 24 years and have 3 sons and 1 daughter. Mike spent over 25 years in the global financial services and management consulting industry. Teresa earned a degree in early childhood ...

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Jan. 5, 2023

48: Jonaed Iqbal: Founder of NoDegree.com; Untethering from the Templ…

Happy New Year! With the start of a new year, kids are likely back to the grind - whether it's at high school, college, or other insitutions of higher learning. So this week's discussion is timely: host Nikhil Torsekar speaks...

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Dec. 28, 2022

47: JD Murgolo on "Fragile Moments" in the "Dark Days / Bright Nights…

JD Murgolo , aka JD the Jedi, is an author, ACE Certified Health Coach and Personal Trainer, speaker on anxiety and depression, and founder of the mental health community platform Fragile Moments . Host Nikhil Torsekar connec...

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Dec. 21, 2022

46: Justin S Grant: Finding Synergies Between Business and Spirituali…

Spirituality is something that seems quite elusive in a hyper-notified, always-on world where we're glued to our screens, engaged in FOMO, doom-scrolling, or curating our Instagram feed to portray a perfect social and profess...

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Dec. 14, 2022

45: Inspire with Shani: Guest IG Live Appearance: Breathwork, Mental …

Today's episode features a guest appearance by Nikhil Torsekar on an Instagram Live hosted by Shani, a coach based near Lisbon, Portugal who practices breathwork and cold water exposure therapy. After these tools pulled him ...

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Dec. 9, 2022

44: Introducing "Untether Your Life"

Today marks a new chapter for this podcast: we launched this initiative a year ago alongside our blog, the book we'd co-authored, as well as an upcoming movie. The core themes are owning your own health - i.e., looking beyond...

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Nov. 30, 2022

43: Niraj Naik, Founder, SOMA Breath: Tapping into Your "Inner Pharma…

Niraj Naik has a highly effective prescription to optimize the health of your mind, body, and soul. He is a certified UK pharmacist, turned holistic wellness, brain training and breath work expert who launched SOMA Breath . T...

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Nov. 23, 2022

42: The Power of Acceptance in "Befriending Bipolar:" Oliver Seligman…

Bipolar disorder is at its core a global issue: although the systems for managing the disease vary from country to country, it impacts more than 45 million people worldwide. With this, it is always enlightening to speak with ...

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Nov. 15, 2022

41: Excerpts from the SAAPRI Health Equity Project "Movember" Panel w…

One of the most rewarding aspects of The Shelly Story journey has been collaborating with organizations such as the South Asian American Policy and Research Institute (SAAPRI). SAAPRI is a non-profit nonpartisan organization ...

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Nov. 8, 2022

40: Rahul Kay, CEO, Sukhi: Finding Mindful Happiness In an Increasing…

The crux of The Shelly Story platform lies in "owning your own health," through healing practices beyond surgery, medication, cognitive therapy, and other traditional modalities. Additionally, it is all about untethering ours...

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Nov. 1, 2022

39: Paris Prynkiewicz: On Strategies to Live Well Bipolar - A Crooked…

Paris Prynkiewicz was diagnosed with depression at age 16, while her suspicion of having bipolar disorder was ignored by doctors because her productive life didn’t “fit the mold”. A few years later, she was hospitalized and c...

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Oct. 26, 2022

38: Mrinal Gokhale: Author of Saaya Unveiled Reflects on Mental Healt…

With the publication of her book Saaya Unveiled , Mrinal Gokhale is trying to help break the stigma surrounding mental health, especially in her community. She joins host Nikhil on The Shelly Story this week to discuss the ha...

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Oct. 19, 2022

37: Kiersten Parsons Hathcock - Little Voices, Big Impact: Intuitive …

“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” This quote attributed to Albert Einstein describes our collectiv...

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Oct. 11, 2022

36: Jason Goldberg Is Ruining Everything - and Making Us 5% Happier I…

Do personal growth books and podcasts make you roll your eyes? Are you tired of hearing the same story of “infinite inspiration” rehashed again and again? Then the guest on this episode of The Shelly Story may be the perfect …

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Oct. 4, 2022

35: Dr. Tracy Winter, "Nerd Coach," on Neurodiversity, Stormtroopers,…

Being “gifted” doesn’t only refer to intelligence; people can be highly skilled in other areas, such as emotionality, leadership, and interpersonal skills. Neurodiversity captures the broad range of unique strengths of indivi...

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