Making the Surreal Real with Tash Jacob

The Finance Guy Who Does Emotional Work with Akash Kanojia

Akash Kanojia is a finance professor at UT Austin, former management consultant, lawyer, and eight years deep in a men's emotional processing group. In this episode, Saara and Akash get into how his career trajectory, from law to consulting to the Federal Reserve to teaching, has always been in pursuit of his innate curiosities. They discuss sunk costs and career transitions, the value of emotional intelligence in leadership, and why most members of his men's group ended up leaving their W-2 jobs. They also explore the creative process, their shared Artist's Way experience, reading as fuel for Akash's creative fire, and what it looks like to build a life learning and communicating what you've learned. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Akash Kanojia 02:24 From Law to Consulting to Finance 12:21 Eight Years of Men's Group Work 23:33 The Artist's Way 34:59 Reading as Creative Fuel 37:44 Teaching Through Discussion 39:57 Note-Taking and Writing to Think 41:49 Inspirational Sparks 44:43 Inner Work, Outer Results 54:43 Closing Questions Connect * Akash: https://www.akashkanojia.com/ * Saara: https://www.instagram.com/saaralampwalla/

SOLO: What Falling Off My Morning Practice Taught Me

In this solo episode, Saara gets honest about what happened when her morning practices subtly fell away after an intense season of rapid change. She talks about how losing her routine impacted her creative process with the podcast, why the devolvement was so gradual she almost didn't notice, and what getting back on track has looked like this week. She also shares thoughts on information fasts, the timing of when you engage with people versus sitting with your own experience first, and why investing in your connection to yourself might be the most non-negotiable thing there is. Chapters 00:00 Welcome Back / The Hater Comment 05:30 Falling Off the Rails 09:23 The Slow Devolvement 11:50 Losing Connection to Myself 16:00 Defining What Anchors You 19:00 Coming Back Without Tyranny 21:00 Dialing In Before Sharing 23:00 Going On An Information Fast Connect with Saara ⁠⁠@SaaraLampwalla [https://www.instagram.com/saaralampwalla/]

Trusting What You Can't Explain with Lisa Viapiano

Lisa Viapiano is a healer, mentor, and somatic practitioner whose path has wound from sports chiropractic through multiple modalities of healing into the channeling work she does today. In this episode, Saara and Lisa talk about what it actually looks like to trust experiences that your rational mind wants to dismiss, why divine timing is about alignment rather than time, and what surrender feels like when you stop trying to think your way into it. They also get into the distortion showing up in spiritual communities right now, building trust with your own intuition, and the difference between seeking and actually landing in yourself. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Lisa Viapiano 04:04 Creating in Public 07:15 Distortion in Spiritual Communities 09:45 Building Boxes to Find Your Way Out 14:58 Collective Shadow Work 18:11 Divine Timing Is Not About Time 22:22 Collapsing Time Through Embodiment 26:50 Light Language 38:10 Patience as a Distraction 47:19 Trusting Signs 52:50 Surrender 01:16:18 Control 01:32:53 Quarantined in the Jungle in Peru 01:41:02 God 01:47:51 Closing Questions Connect with Lisa @DrLisaV [https://www.instagram.com/drlisav/] Connect with Saara ⁠⁠@SaaraLampwalla [https://www.instagram.com/saaralampwalla/]

Making the Surreal Real with Tash Jacob

Natashya Jacob is a painter, gallery worker, and self-taught artist based in Chicago whose oil paintings blend animal symbolism, surreal interiors, and a quiet mysticism that makes her inner world visible. She is also Saara's cousin. In this episode, Saara and Tash trace the full arc from growing up between Dubai, Kansas, and Minnesota to a 12-year HR career to following an inner call to pursue painting professionally. They get into the business of art, turning your passion into a profession, the fear of leaving stability as a first-generation daughter of immigrants, and what it takes to build discipline around something that's supposed to be fun. They also talk about the role of community in the artist's journey, procrastination, and what it means to choose your challenges. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Tash Jacob 04:22 From Dubai to Kansas to Minnesota 10:21 Finding Art and Choosing HR 12:58 Leaving Corporate 15:19 Discovering Shared Mysticism 19:02 Inner World as Art 26:19 Building a Cohesive Body of Work 30:24 The Business of Art 36:57 The Fear of Leaving Stability 38:14 New Territory as First-Gen Daughters 43:54 It Just Kept Getting Louder 47:25 Grounding Practices 52:27 Discipline as a Creative 58:41 Chicago's Art Community 01:03:29 What's Next 01:04:05 Closing Questions Connect with Tash @TashJacobArt [https://www.instagram.com/tashjacobart/] Connect with Saara ⁠⁠@SaaraLampwalla [https://www.instagram.com/saaralampwalla/]

Lawyering in the New Paradigm with Morgan Ipanema

Morgan Ipanema is a business and IP attorney, founder of Ipanema Law, and everyone's favorite woo woo lawyer. Her firm is a one-stop shop for creative entrepreneurs and founders who need legal support that actually understands what they do. In this episode, Saara and Morgan get into how Morgan found her way from working at a nonprofit to finding an aligned mentorship to launching her own firm, all while becoming a new mother. They talk about why most entrepreneurs skip creating a solid legal foundation and what that can end up costing them, the sharp intuition that motherhood unlocks, building a business with her husband, and what it means to lawyer (and build) in the new paradigm. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Morgan Ipanema 02:44 Kundalini Teacher Training 10:12 Making Law Accessible for Entrepreneurs 18:19 Lessons from Mentorship 29:57 Feminine Energy in a Masculine Field 37:32 Identity Beyond a Title 41:24 Ipanema Law Differentiators 44:17 Why Lawyers Specialize (and Morgan Doesn't) 46:47 Motherhood as a Catalyst 56:56 Contracts, Trademarks, and What Entrepreneurs Miss 01:03:56 What's Next for Ipanema Law Connect with Morgan @IpanemaLaw  [https://www.instagram.com/ipanemalaw/] @MorganIpanema [https://www.instagram.com/morganipanema/] Connect with Saara  ⁠⁠@SaaraLampwalla [https://www.instagram.com/saaralampwalla/]