Season 2
61: Tanya Mitra - The Remixed Relationship, and Managing Mental Healt…
Of the many issues impacting the South Asian diaspora, one topic we haven't discussed on this show is relations with other minority groups. So I was very excited to connect on this week's episode with Tanya Mitra , one of …
60: Neal Bakshi - Banking On Angels: From Wall Street To Spiritual Aw…
One of the most exciting parts of hosting Untether Your Life is connecting with folks with whom I "vibe" on numerous fronts, such as Neal Bakshi. Like me, Neal's parents came to the US from India, he worked for years …
59: Dylan Bernstein: Maximizing Mental and Physical Wellness Through …
Are you looking to improve your mental health and overall sense of wellbeing? Focusing on deep breathing and gentle poses through the practice of yoga may help! On this podcast, we love to go beyond medication and cognitive b...
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 …
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,...
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...
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 …
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 …
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...
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...
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 …
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...