Vipassana: 10 days in Silence

Vipassana: 10 days in Silence

What happens when you remove every distraction, every conversation, every form of escape and are left alone with your own mind for 10 straight days? On a mission to master her mind and develop a deeper self-awareness, Dr Nehal Doshi @drnehaldoshi signed up for Vipassana, a 10-day silent meditation retreat with absolutely no expectations of what she would find. What followed was the most difficult challenge of her life. No phone. No wifi. No music. No reading. No speaking. Just hours upon hours of meditation and the opportunity to confront every thought, emotion, and mental habit that surfaced. In this episode, Nehal takes us behind the scenes of her experience. She shares what the meditation was really like, the moments she wanted to quit, the breakthroughs she didn't see coming, and the powerful lessons she brought back into her everyday life. Whether you're interested in meditation, personal growth, mental resilience, or simply understanding what happens when the mind is given nowhere to run, this conversation offers a fascinating glimpse into Nehal's journey inward. ************************************************ Sign up to our newsletter: https://tejals-newsletter-6ee8e5.beehiiv.com/ ⁠Instagram:⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/rootsandresiliencepodcast/profilecard/?igsh=MW11NG40ZmZkdnRqdw==] @Rootsandresiliencepodcast Email: rootsandresiliencepodcast@gmail.com [rootsandresiliencepodcast@gmail.com] ************************************************ Subscribe and Comment: Loved this episode? Hit Follow and make sure you subscribe to Roots and Resilience on your favourite podcast platform and leave us your comments. Your feedback helps us create more valuable content for wonderful listeners like you!  *********************************************** https://linktr.ee/drtejaldoshi [https://linktr.ee/drtejaldoshi]

Finding Hope in Adversity: Dr Sarovi Davda

****Trigger warning**** This episode has a mention of suicidal ideation. If this topic is tender for you right now, please take care of yourself - whether that means listening later, skipping this episode, or stepping away at any point. A powerful conversation with Dr Sarovi Davda who found herself at rock bottom after divorce — and slowly rebuilt her life with more honesty, self-awareness and compassion than ever before. In this episode, she shares the small but meaningful tools that helped her because rebuilding doesn't look pretty, It's meant to be messy. This is a raw and vulnerable conversation. Sarovi shares tools that helped her protect her wellbeing, stay kind to herself, and rediscover joy after a difficult season. For anyone facing adversity and wondering whether life can feel lighter again - this one may resonate. *************************************************** Sign up to our newsletter: https://tejals-newsletter-6ee8e5.beehiiv.com/ [https://tejals-newsletter-6ee8e5.beehiiv.com/] ⁠Instagram:⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/rootsandresiliencepodcast/profilecard/?igsh=MW11NG40ZmZkdnRqdw==] @Rootsandresiliencepodcast Email: rootsandresiliencepodcast@gmail.com [rootsandresiliencepodcast@gmail.com] ************************************************ Subscribe and Comment: Loved this episode? Hit Follow and make sure you subscribe to Roots and Resilience on your favourite podcast platform and leave us your comments. Your feedback helps us create more valuable content for wonderful listeners like you!  *********************************************** https://linktr.ee/drtejaldoshi [https://linktr.ee/drtejaldoshi]

A Doctor and An Editor: Dr Shivali Fulchand

Dr Shivali Fulchand @skadeca has a passion for shaping the future of healthcare. Although she trained and qualified in medicine, her creative instincts and love of writing were always close at hand. During her student years, she channeled that energy into founding a medical journal for students that continues to thrive today, a testament to her early vision and drive. Whilst working in hospitals,  Shivali found herself increasingly drawn to the bigger picture - questioning not just how medicine is practiced, but how it can be improved. That curiosity led her to explore different perspectives beyond the clinical environment including completing a Postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University (USA) and working a corporate job as a consultant. Today, she brings together her clinical insight and creative flair in her role as an editor for the British Medical Journal, helping to shape conversations that influence the future of healthcare. In this episode, we explore her unique journey, the ideas that drive her, and what it means to look at medicine through a wider lens. Sign up to our newsletter: https://tejals-newsletter-6ee8e5.beehiiv.com/ [https://tejals-newsletter-6ee8e5.beehiiv.com/] ⁠Instagram:⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/rootsandresiliencepodcast/profilecard/?igsh=MW11NG40ZmZkdnRqdw==] @Rootsandresiliencepodcast Email: rootsandresiliencepodcast@gmail.com [rootsandresiliencepodcast@gmail.com] ************************************************ Subscribe and Comment: Loved this episode? Hit Follow and make sure you subscribe to Roots and Resilience on your favourite podcast platform and leave us your comments. Your feedback helps us create more valuable content for wonderful listeners like you!  *********************************************** https://linktr.ee/drtejaldoshi [https://linktr.ee/drtejaldoshi]

Exploring Identity: Salma El Amin

In this episode, we sit down with Salma, whose journey is anything but linear. From exploring different career paths to ultimately discovering her true calling in teaching, Salma’s story is one of courage, curiosity, and self-discovery. After completing her teacher training at a school in Wales, she made a life-changing decision to relocate to Sudan - reconnecting with her roots and uncovering layers of her identity as a British-born Sudanese woman that she had never fully explored before. It was there that she met her partner, an Italian man who would become her husband, and together they have built a life grounded in love, culture, and shared values. Salma opens up about the realities of cross-cultural marriage, and how they are intentionally raising their son to celebrate and embrace both sides of his heritage. Now living in Thailand, Salma continues her teaching career while navigating the beautiful, transformative journey of motherhood. This episode is a heartfelt conversation about identity, belonging, love across cultures, and finding your path - even if it was the one you least expected. ************************************************ Sign up to our newsletter: https://tejals-newsletter-6ee8e5.beehiiv.com/ [https://tejals-newsletter-6ee8e5.beehiiv.com/] ⁠Instagram:⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/rootsandresiliencepodcast/profilecard/?igsh=MW11NG40ZmZkdnRqdw==] @Rootsandresiliencepodcast Email: rootsandresiliencepodcast@gmail.com [rootsandresiliencepodcast@gmail.com] ************************************************ Subscribe and Comment: Loved this episode? Hit Follow and make sure you subscribe to Roots and Resilience on your favourite podcast platform and leave us your comments. Your feedback helps us create more valuable content for wonderful listeners like you!  *********************************************** https://linktr.ee/drtejaldoshi [https://linktr.ee/drtejaldoshi]

Next Level Leadership: Penny Ford

Penny Ford @pennyrford [https://www.instagram.com/pennyrford/] is the Co-Founder of Brilliant Beyond Belief, a global consultancy dedicated to helping leadership teams and organisations unlock the next level of performance by transforming the people within them. Earlier in her career, Penny founded and ran a successful independent school, an experience that shaped her deep belief in vision, culture and the power of people to achieve far more than they ever imagined.    In this episode, Penny opens up about her personal story and her driving force - the moment that changed her life. She shares her valuable insights on personality types, recruitment, the importance of leading intentionally along with her top tips for effective networking. She also reminds us that each of us is a leader in our own life, with far more influence and control over our path than we often realise. Penny is remarkable. This is an episode that will challenge the way you think, inspire you to step forward with confidence, and give you the courage to put yourself out there. Enjoy! Sign up to our newsletter [https://tejals-newsletter-6ee8e5.beehiiv.com/] ⁠Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/rootsandresiliencepodcast/] Email: rootsandresiliencepodcast@gmail.com [rootsandresiliencepodcast@gmail.com] Next-Level Leadership: Lead, Empower, Inspire: Tue, Apr 14 / 6 pm ⁠https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980084486000 [Next-Level Leadership: Lead, Empower, Inspire: Tue, Apr 14 / 6 pm https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980084486000] ************************************************ Subscribe and Comment: Loved this episode? Hit Follow and make sure you subscribe to Roots and Resilience on your favourite podcast platform and leave us your comments. Your feedback helps us create more valuable content for wonderful listeners like you!  *********************************************** https://linktr.ee/drtejaldoshi [https://linktr.ee/drtejaldoshi]