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Fierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS5E07 A Customer Service Nightmare and Embodying LoveOopsie! Thanks to my neurospicy brain, what was supposed to be a 20 minute episode became a 44 minute one instead! Enjoy the extra juicy teachings and learnings in today's episode! EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome to a transformative episode of the podcast with Shirani M. Pathak. Dive into a world where leadership and healing intersect, focusing on aiding visionary influencers striving to redefine collective humanity through compassion. Shirani shares an enthralling insight into the upcoming rebranding of the podcast and a new publication on Medium. Listen closely as she discusses the importance of building a harm-free world and...
2025-12-2144 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS5E06 Embracing Ancestral Wisdom for Modern LiberationWhat was meant to be an episode of the secret podcast for members of our private community ended up becoming an epic episode of the public podcast. And when we say "epic" we truly mean the (s)hero's journey! EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome to this transformative episode of The Fierce Authenticity Podcast with Shirani M. Pathak. Dive deep into powerful themes of ancestral wisdom, collective consciousness, and systemic evolution, as Shirani leads listeners through the intricate journey of spiritual awakening. With a background in energetic and somatic healing, Shirani shares her personal journey of self-discovery and...
2025-12-141h 05Fierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS5E05 My One-Month Post-Op Update: Fibroid Surgery and Recovery JourneyIn this episode of the Fierce Authenticity Podcast, Shirani M. Pathak shares an intimate and detailed account of her one-month post-operative experience following a fibroid removal surgery. Recorded on September 19, 2025, she provides an in-depth look at her physical and mental journey through recovery. Shirani discusses the unexpected challenges she faced, including mental fatigue and pain, and how she navigated these with her support system. With transparency and courage, Shirani reveals her ongoing process of healing and rediscovery. Through the episode, Shirani delves into her journey, highlighting the complexities of her surgery and recovery process. She offers a...
2025-09-191h 00Fierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS5E04.2 Part 2 of 2 Ignored, Dismissed, and Gaslit: The Realities of Reproductive Health for Women of Color Part 2 of 2NOTE: I got rudely cut off by my software so this is part 2 of 2 parts. The entire episode including both parts is just shy of 2 hours... LISTEN TO PART 1 FIRST! For those who don't want to sit through the entire podcast episode, here's the Executive Summary: If you or someone you love has a uterus and they are complaining of changes in their menstrual cycles, heavy bleeding, fatigue, unknown / mysterious malaise, here's what needs to be done: Ask your medical providers to perform an ultrasound of your pelvis and order BOTH Iron AND Ferritin blood tests...
2025-08-1226 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS5E04.1 Part 1 of 2 Ignored, Dismissed, and Gaslit: The Realities of Reproductive Health for Women of Color Part 1 of 2NOTE: I got rudely cut off by my software so this is part 1 of 2 parts. The entire episode including both parts is just shy of 2 hours... For those who don't want to sit through the entire podcast episode, here's the Executive Summary: If you or someone you love has a uterus and they are complaining of changes in their menstrual cycles, heavy bleeding, fatigue, unknown / mysterious malaise, here's what needs to be done: Ask your medical providers to perform an ultrasound of your pelvis and order BOTH Iron AND Ferritin blood tests. You MUST specifically ask...
2025-08-121h 30Fierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS5E03 Celebrating Five Years of Fierce Authenticity and Evolutionary LeadershipEpisode Summary: In this celebratory episode, Shirani M. Pathak marks a monumental milestone — the fifth anniversary of her podcast. She fondly recalls receiving the "live" notification from Apple Podcasts and invites listeners, both new and returning, to join in the celebrations. Shirani shares her transformative journey over these years and emphasizes reconnecting with her foundational roots. As part of season five, she mentions skipping music and editing, choosing instead to dive into heartfelt discussions aimed at guiding listeners toward embracing fierce authenticity. Delving deeper, Shirani addresses her listeners' journeys of recalibration and alignment during a busy May. Sh...
2025-06-0516 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS5E02 Embrace Love: Navigating Distortion and Truth in Our WorldEpisode Summary: In this episode of the Fierce Authenticity podcast, Shirani M. Pathak delves into the profound theme of love, exploring its authentic essence against the backdrop of distortion in today's world. The episode candidly opens with Shirani's personal journey through illness, emphasizing the pivotal importance of self-care and physical wellness in our lives. The discussion seamlessly transitions into the exploration of humanity's current choice point—evolving in consciousness or facing a systemic reset. Shirani's insights are bolstered by spiritual tenets from A Course in Miracles and Sufism, exploring how love, as opposed to fear and distortion, remains the fu...
2025-04-1035 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS5E01 Unmasking and Evolving: The New Era of Fierce AuthenticityWelcome to Season Five season five of the "Fierce Authenticity Podcast," where host Shirani M. Pathak reconnects with her audience after a significant hiatus. This season marks a return to the podcast's roots—a space stripped of unnecessary embellishments and devoted purely to authentic communication and spiritual guidance. As Shirani reflects on her journey from clinical burnout and personal health crises to spiritual reawakening, the podcast takes on a rejuvenated, unmasked direction aimed at making meaningful connections with a like-minded community. This episode embodies elements of vulnerability and transformation, exploring how Shirani's personal evolution guides he...
2025-03-1342 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityHappy 4th Birthday!In this heartfelt interlude episode of the Fierce Authenticity Podcast, Shirani reflects on the four-year anniversary of the podcast's launch and shares personal insights into her journey over the past year and a half. Touching on themes of collective trauma, burnout, and the unraveling of old power structures, Shirani highlights the emergence of new systems rooted in love and community. Encouraging listeners to embody love in tumultuous times, she offers resources and support for those navigating change and transformation. Key Takeaways: Reflecting on the four-year anniversary of the podcast, Shirani celebrates the healing messages shared and the...
2024-06-0642 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityInterlude 02: Israel and Palestine part 1It's been 8.5 months since we last spoke here on the podcast and boy oh boy, are we due for an update. What a wild wild world we're living in.   Here's another real, raw, unedited, unfiltered interlude from my heart to yours.    We take the first bit to catch up on what's been happening around here, including the challenges that come with being a changemaker doing counter-cultural work. Then we take a deep dive into the state of the world the last 40 days since the events of October 7 between Israel and Palestine. 
2023-11-171h 00Fierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E32 Don’t be Selfish - Season FinaleAs we're wrapping up season 3 of the Fierce Authenticity podcast and celebrating our 2 year anniversary/birthday I'm coming to you with a heart that's holding space for the entire depth and breadth of the human experience. In this episode I share about how the murder of brother George Floyd is what led me to finally start this podcast 2 years ago, and that in 2 years we're still facing the senseless loss of lives, citing the Buffalo, New York shooting as the most recent example. Then, just a few hours after I finished recording this episode I...
2022-06-0229 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E31 You are the Medicine with guest Asha FrostI am so excited to introduce you to today's guest, Indigenous medicine woman and best-selling author of the book You Are the Medicine, Asha Frost. Our conversation was filled with such potent and powerful medicine, yet it is so sweet and gentle and nourishing in nature at the same time. That’s simply the energy that Asha brings to the work that she does, and how she helps us return to ourselves and be in relationship with ourselves and others. We explore everything from:   tokenization and how there's this very somatic feeling of tokenization that she experiences to how...
2022-05-2656 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E30 A Big Huge F* You to SupremacyI want to get really honest and really vulnerable with you today because that’s what Fierce Authenticity is all about. It’s about being in our wholeness and sharing openly, intimately and vulnerably.   In today’s episode I walk you through my “failure” with launching my new signature offer The Sanctuary, which in reality turned out to be a huge success. I share with you all the lessons I learned along the way and how supremacy conditioning tries to creep into our lives in the most sneaky and insidious ways.     In today’s episode, we cov...
2022-05-1931 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E29 Intimacy: Into-Me–You-SeeI used to be terrified of intimacy.   I'm not talking about intimacy in that sexual kind of way; I am talking about that very deep, deep level of knowing yourself and another person. I was terrified of letting people see me and know me as who I actually am, who I truly am, me as my fiercely authentic self.  In today’s episode, we are talking about intimacy as the antidote to supremacy. I truly believe that intimacy is supremacy's kryptonite that is going to truly get at the root of supremacy culture. So, join me to...
2022-05-1230 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E28 The Strong Woman Syndrome with Taccarra ReneeAre you the type of woman who feels like she has to have it all together, all the time, otherwise she feels like a complete failure? If your answer is “yes”, you might suffer from the Strong Woman Syndrome.   In today’s episode, I am joined by Taccarra Renee to dive deeper into this topic and so much more!  Taccarra is a speaker, strategist, soon-to-be author and coach, who has made it her goal to help the high-achieving, strong woman live her most authentic life outside of the workspace. She believes that for far too long, wom...
2022-05-0549 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E23 Lies About ProductivityToday, we're busting the myth that you have to constantly be productive  Now that spring has officially sprung, it's a great time for us to talk about productivity and the natural seasons of rest.   Living in the culture that we do, we have been just conditioned to believe in this myth that we have to be productive all the time, that we're supposed to constantly be hustling. This is just another part of supremacy culture's conditioning on us that comes from toxic capitalism.     In today’s episode, we cover: How to follo...
2022-03-3118 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E22 Nisha Interviews ShiraniRecently, I was a guest on Nisha Mody’s podcast MigrAsians. Unfortunately, MigrAsians is no longer releasing new episodes, but Nisha was kind enough to let me share that recording on our Fierce Authenticity Podcast. We dived deep into topics of supremacy conditioning, generational trauma and healing the system from within.    And that’s what you’ll hear today!     In today’s episode, we cover:  The story behind Fierce Authenticity   Coping mechanisms and the midfu*k that systems of oppression led us to   How to go from generational trauma to generational care ...
2022-03-2447 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E21 Family LegaciesAs I am recording this, I am moving through the loss of a loved one.  The feelings that come up are so complex. That's what grief, loss and death bring up - complexities of emotion.   But, it can also stir up all of the anger, all of the resentment, all of the stories and all of the feelings that we have…and it can feel so conflicting because they're still our loved ones. It’s okay to can hold that the duality where on one hand, you know they were a good human with a generou...
2022-03-1720 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E20 Why You Don‘t Deserve Nice ThingsToday’s episode is another loving truth bomb from my heart and soul to yours.  Do you deserve to rest only because you've worked yourself to pure exhaustion and are completely burnt the f*ck out? Do you deserve that raise or that promotion because you've been putting in all the extra hours and working yourself to the bone?  Supremacy has conditioned you to believe that your value and your worth come from external things when in reality you're inherently worthy and deserving simply because you exist. When you place your value and your worth on o...
2022-03-1019 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E19 How to Listen to this Podcast“But Shirani these episodes are so deep and sometimes they stir up a lot of sh*t.”  If you ever have that thought while listening to this podcast, then I invite you to keep listening, because we are going to address that in today’s episode!  Today, I want to share with you some of my thoughts around what has come up and what I've heard from others as it relates to the podcast and the episodes that you hear here, how they might impact you, and ways to actually take care of yourself.   
2022-03-0320 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E18 People Don‘t Need to be FixedPeople don't need fixing.   Why? Because people are not broken.  Supremacy culture has created a system of standards, what things "should" look like or “shouldn't” look like. When we're operating under that system and if we're not meeting the exact standard in the exact way it was set, we're going to feel that there's something deficient in us.   This pattern is created by design, very specifically, to keep you thinking that there's something wrong with you, that you're not enough. Join me in today’s episode and lift the veil of supremacy to see the bea...
2022-01-2020 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E17 People Pleasing is ManipulationPeople pleasing is a form of manipulation.  Yes, you read that right - people pleasing is actually a form of manipulation.  Today's episode is going to be one of those truth bomb-uncomfortable-ouch feeling type of episodes. Go ahead and brace yourself because today we’re going to talk about how people-pleasing is a form of manipulation. Join me in today’s episode and learn how you can stop engaging in people-pleasing tendencies and reclaim your authentic self.   In today’s episode, we cover:  People-pleasing and codependency  Trauma responses in relational t...
2022-01-1324 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E16 HEAL Your Heart with Sherika ChewMy guest today is Sherika Chew. Sherika is a prayer counselor, inner healing coach and transformational speaker. She's co-host of the In Between Podcast and founder of Well Ministries. She helps men and women of faith address unchecked heart wounds that have the potential to completely derail their purpose.   Sherika is also the woman who planted the seed in my mind that the framework that I had been speaking about on the podcast, was actually a book. So, Fierce Authenticity 2.0 is happening mostly because of this amazing woman. Today, she is here to talk about finding your pu...
2022-01-061h 05Fierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E15 An Alternative to New Year’s ResolutionsIf you'd like a different alternative to New Year's resolutions, then this episode is for you.  Welcome to the final part of our three-part mini-series on how to get through the holidays, Fierce Authenticity style. Today’s episode is all about those New Year's resolutions aka additional lies that supremacy culture teaches you.   New Year - New You…ugh, that just irks me.   Most of us don’t get beyond the first 60 to 90 days of these “New Year's resolutions.” And here's why - because those are some of the additional lies that supremacy culture teaches...
2021-12-3022 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E14 How to Have Good Boundaries During the HolidaysThis holiday season, let’s talk about boundaries!  Welcome to part two of our three-part mini-series on how to get through the holidays in a different way this year. Today, we're talking about boundaries.   One of the biggest misconceptions that we have when it comes to boundaries is that boundaries are for other people. We create our boundaries; we communicate them with other people and then we get upset when they do not adhere to our boundaries. Do you know what that is? That’s participating in supremacy culture’s behavior of control. So, join me in tod...
2021-12-2324 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E13 How to Prevent Holiday OverwhelmIt’s the most wonderful time of the year! But, is it really?  The holiday season, allegedly the most wonderful time of the year, may not be so wonderful for many of us. Because we've been conditioned under systems of supremacy culture and capitalism, for many of us this is the time to rush, to hustle and to do for others at our own expense.  Today’s episode is the beginning of a three-part miniseries that will help you get through the holidays in a way that goes counter to supremacy and allows you to experi...
2021-12-1622 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E12 How to Prioritize Your RelationshipsIf your relationships are not prioritized in the order of Source, self, spouse, then others, then this episode is for you.  We place so many burdens on our relationships. We put people in roles where they don't belong and we put ourselves into roles where we don't belong. We do this because supremacy culture has disconnected us from who we are and from who our divine source is. Join me today’s episode to learn a new way to prioritize your relationships!    In today’s episode, we cover:  The order of relationships   We cannot...
2021-12-0927 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E11 Human Design with Christina De Los AngelesLately, we've been exploring how systems of supremacy and oppression teach us that we have to be either authentic or attached, when in reality - you can be both. In today’s episode, Shirani is joined by Christina De Los Angeles, a marriage and family therapist, Human Design enthusiast and relationship coach, to talk about the beauty of Human Design as a way to understand and as a way to connect, not just with our own authenticity, but also in relationships with others.    In today’s episode, we cover:  What is Human De...
2021-12-0258 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E10 The Both AndSystems of oppression and supremacy culture teach us that we have to choose one or the other, black or white. When we do that, we miss the entire rainbow spectrum of colors that comes in between black and white, we miss the full potential that life has to offer. But, what if we could choose the “Both/And”?  Join me in today’s episode and learn how you too can have “Both/And”.    In today’s episode, we cover:  The binary way of thinking  Choosing to be attached over being authentic  Having the “Both/And”  Sh...
2021-11-2524 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E9 Authentic and AttachedFor a lot of us, growing up under systems of oppression and cultures of supremacy, lead to questioning ourselves and our experiences. In this questioning, we start to disconnect from ourselves so that we can stay in connection and in attachment with those around us, because we’re taught that we can only have one or the other.  Join Shirani in today’s episode and find out how you can have both attachment and authenticity, how you can show up with love and compassion for others while also showing up with love and compassion for yourself.      
2021-11-1822 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E8 Healing the Trauma Caused by SupremacyIn today’s episode, Shirani dives into the connection between the trauma that originates from supremacy culture and the practice of fierce authenticity.   Supremacy culture has led us to the adaptation of disconnecting from who we are and suppressing our authentic selves. The disconnection from our authenticity is a trauma response. It is a survival response, it’s a way for us to survive the trauma of supremacy.   So, how do we heal?   By choosing to reconnect with ourselves and who we are. By humanizing ourselves so that we can start to reconnect with others a...
2021-11-0433 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E7 The Truth About Self-SabotageIn today’s episode, Shirani expands on the topic of how supremacy culture shows up in our everyday life by talking about self sabotage.  There’s a misconception that if you just don't listen to that self sabotaging voice, you'll be able to just push through and do whatever needs to be done. Just. Push. Through. But that’s exactly what supremacy culture wants us to do; to force, to push against, to oppress. Because self sabotage isn't actually sabotage; what most people call self sabotage is actually self preservation. In today’s episode, we cover...
2021-11-0425 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E6: Time Affluence with Guest Shailaja VishwanathIn today’s episode, Shirani is joined by Shailaja Vishwanath. Shailaja is a blog, social media, and productivity coach who helps creators grow a loyal audience of engaged readers, clients and customers while tapping into their passion. Today she is here to share her, maybe unusual but so needed perspective on social media and time affluence.  In today’s episode, we cover: How to approach social media with intention  Supremacy culture’s conditioning of being “productive”  What is time affluence and how to get more of it  The hustle and macho culture in mainstream marketing  Sha...
2021-10-211h 01Fierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E5: Everyday SupremacyIn today’s episode, Shirani is shining a light on what she refers to as “everyday supremacy”; ways in which we uphold supremacy culture on an everyday basis. Ways that keep us divided, separate and isolated. But the truth is that we're just trying to prove that we are worthy of love, acceptance, connection and belonging. So, how do we heal everyday supremacy so that we can get what we truly desire?   In today’s episode, we cover:  How we keep ourselves divided, separate and isolated  Operating from the space of judgment and criticism  Fight-or-fli...
2021-10-1430 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E4: 5000 Years of TraumaSupremacy culture began long ago before the Middle Ages and Euro colonization. This is when white body supremacy culture began, but the pattern of supremacy culture has been with us since the first known recorded civilization, the ancient Sumerian civilization. That is over 5000 years of trauma that lives in our body and our DNA. It’s time we heal it!  In today’s episode, we cover:  Being vulnerable and speaking up  The pattern of supremacy culture goes 5000 years back  How do we heal 5000+ years of trauma?   Pause. Breathe. Notice. Regulate.  Quotes  [00:04:45...
2021-10-0723 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E3: Recovering from FailureSupremacy culture wants us to stay disconnected. It wants us to stay in shame, so that we don't speak, so that we don't share. But you know what supremacy culture? You don't win this one. In today’s episode, Shirani explains how she got back up after feeling completely burnt out last year, and how her realization that she was building her business from a place of fear and trauma response turned everything around.    In today’s episode, we cover:  Failure to launch that resulted in a crash and burn  Mental, emotional and spiritual reorgani...
2021-09-3022 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E2: Behind the Scenes of Fierce Authenticity 2.0Today, Shirani takes you behind the scenes and talks about the writing process of her latest book Fierce Authenticity 2.0: Supremacy’s Impact on Our Relationships. Join her in today’s episode as she explains the origin of what she refers to as the original relationship rupture and see why 7,000 years later we are still fighting over the same thing!     In today’s episode, we cover:  The writing process for Fierce Authenticity 2.0: Supremacy’s Impact on Our Relationships  The original relationship rupture; we’re still fighting over the same thing   The suffering of humanity over the last 7,000 year...
2021-09-2327 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS3E1: Healing Racism with guest Milagros PhillipsWelcome back to a brand new season of The Fierce Authenticity Podcast! We begin this new season with a bang.  In today’s episode, Shirani is joined by Milagros Phillips. Milagros is delivering transformative programs and creating space to engage in difficult conversations. From corporate leaders to members of Congress, Milagros designs strategic learning programs for clients seeking to enhance equity and inclusion by adding race literacy to their EI initiatives.   Today, Shirani and Milagros dive deep into the topic of healing racism and Milagros generously shares her story, parts of herself and her process, her...
2021-09-1656 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityPre-Season Review: Disconnection Keeps You OppressedOur pre-publication supporters campaign for Fierce Authenticity 2.0: Supremacy's Impact on Our Relationships is well underway and our first contributors have joined the movement! Learn more and sign up to join us at: www.shiranimpathak.com/fierceauthenticity Links: To become an early supporter of Fierce Authenticity 2.0 visit: www.shiranimpathak.com/fierceauthenticity   To connect with us on the complimentary private newsletter community, be sure to visit www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Find Me on Social Media: Our hashtags are #fierceauthenticity and #showupbeseengetlove If yo...
2021-09-0927 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityPre-Season Review: Intergenerational Trauma with Dr. B. Nilaja GreenOur pre-publication supporters campaign for Fierce Authenticity 2.0: Supremacy's Impact on Our Relationships is well underway and our first contributors have joined the movement! Learn more and sign up to join us at: www.shiranimpathak.com/fierceauthenticity In today's episode we're revisiting the conversation between Shirani and Dr. B. Nilaja Green on racism, supremacy, and intergenerational trauma. A big part of where we're headed with Fierce Authenticity 2.0 has to do with the fact that much of the trauma we're currently experiencing and the ways we've adapted to that trauma, has to do with what our...
2021-09-021h 08Fierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityPre-Season Review: Your Nervous SystemOur pre-publication supporters campaign for Fierce Authenticity 2.0: Supremacy's Impact on Our Relationships is well underway and our first contributors have joined the movement! Learn more and sign up to join us at: www.shiranimpathak.com/fierceauthenticity This week for our pre-season review, we're talking about your nervous system and how it's where our knee-jerk responses that keep us stuck in unhelpful patterns come from, along with a few short practices to help get you unstuck when you find yourself in those patterns. Don't skip this episode because it is one...
2021-08-2634 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityPre-Season Review: Collective Trauma and YouBefore we dive into today's episode I have some very exiting news: I am cordially inviting you to join me in community to support and uplift the message of Fierce Authenticity by becoming an early supporter of the publication of my new book, Fierce Authenticity 2.0: Supremacy's Impact on Our Relationships!!! Imagine a world that's free from the detrimental effects of believing that there are some who are superior and others who are inferior. Imagine a world that's free from the ways we get ourselves into patterns of "better than/ less than" that usurp our personal...
2021-08-1931 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityPre-Season Review: Relational F*ckery with James-Olivia Chu HillmanWe're back and we're starting Season 3 of the Fierce Authenticity podcast with a pre-season review to get you ready for what's next.  Over the next several weeks, we'll be releasing some of our most popular podcasts of our first year. School's been out for the summer, so these review episodes are going to help bring you back up to speed on what it is we're doing here and where we're headed.  Today we begin with the conversation I had with James-Olivia Chu Hillman last year on Relational F*ckery and the havoc we cause in ou...
2021-08-1259 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityCelebration!Today’s episode is a celebration and our Season 2 finale! Today the Fierce Authenticity Podcast is officially one-year old! The past year has been filled with healing, growth, powerful messages and amazing guests. In today’s episode, Shirani reflects back on the past year, makes plans for the future and thanks her Divine Higher Power for this amazing gift and her wonderful audience.  In today’s episode, we cover: The story behind creating first six episodes of Fierce Authenticity Podcast  Being in alignment with what the Divine is asking of you and trusting the process ...
2021-06-0322 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS2E15: Money, Power, Property, PrestigeDo you ever get that feeling of loneliness and lack of connection? Those feelings are a part of our lack of fulfillment and they’re due to our disconnection from Source, Self and others. In today’s episode we talk about how, for generations, our way of thinking and our false beliefs are keeping us from feeling worthy and receiving the love, the beauty, the joy, the connection, the contentment, and the fulfillment that our Higher Power truly wants for us to have and to experience. Are money, power, property and prestige all that there is?   In...
2021-05-2717 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS2E14: How to Feel FulfilledIf you feel burnt out, like there's something missing and you just know that you're not living your life to its fullest capacity despite having all the things, then today’s episode is exactly what you need. Today, Shirani talks about why we always chase after the next thing just to end up feeling unfulfilled and exhausted. She talks about her own experience on the path to fulfillment and how you can do the same. So, tune in and learn how to place your Higher Power where They belong and lead a life of fulfillment and joy!
2021-05-2017 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS2E13: The Truth About BoundariesToday’s episode is all about boundaries and the small shifts you can make to your perspective so that you can be true to yourself and your boundaries with ease. One of the biggest misconceptions when it comes to boundaries is that you create boundaries *for* other people, when in fact, boundaries are for you.  Boundaries are created for *you* to adhere to them, not for others to adhere to them.  You don’t create boundaries so that you can control or manipulate how other people interact with you, you create boundaries so that y...
2021-05-1324 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS2E12: Hustle vs. FlowToday we’re busting the myth that there’s value in the hustle and grind, and offering an alternative instead. I see you over there, placing your value on how hard you can hustle and do the grind.  And I also see that you’re incredibly exhausted.  So, tell me, how’s the hustle and grind serving you? Spoiler alert: It’s not. In today’s episode we’re talking about the fact that most of the time when you’re in the hustle, grinding away, you’re not in the flow, and ins...
2021-05-0621 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS2E10: The Personal and the Professional Aren’t SeparateOne of the age old questions is: how to balance your personal and professional lives? Work-life balance is the million dollar question. The reason the answer is ever elusive for so many people is because they’re buying into the myth that the personal and the professional are separate.  In today’s episode we’re talking about the fact that the personal and the professional aren’t separate, and debunking the myth that they are. The problem with seeing work and life as two separate things is why so many people fail to a...
2021-04-2218 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS2E9: From Problems to SolutionsToday we’re answering the question how do we shift from problems to solutions, and I’m sharing with you a powerful 3-part process to help you succeed.  When we have a hard time resolving problems, especially in a team or group setting, or when solutions don’t stick, there’s a couple major reasons for it: 1. We haven’t taken a thorough history of the problem. 2. We’re trying to problem solve from a brain that isn’t in the neurological state conducive to solving complex problems. Neurobiologically, the brain has to be in a stat...
2021-04-1522 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS2E8: My Morning RoutineHave you ever wondered the best way to set your day up for success? One of our community members asked me this question a couple of months ago, and in today’s episode, I’m sharing with you the exact steps I take to set my day up for success. Before we talk about my actual morning routine, however, we need to talk about how it's our spiritual connection to a Power Greater than ourselves that actually sets us up for success. In this episode we talk about spirituality, the power of morning ritu...
2021-04-0125 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS2E7: The Model MinorityThe "Model Minority Myth", a phrase I learned from Ijeoma Oluo, is a tool the supremacy uses to keep BIPOC folx hating on one another. Our achievements are weaponized against one another and this becomes yet another one of the burdens we carry. We must break free from this toxic pattern and break out of this myth. The reason I'm talking about this today is because as a leader, it's imperative for you to know about the workings of the model minority myth so that you and your organization aren't operating from this deeply ingrained erroneous belief...
2021-03-2524 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS2E6: The Burdens We CarryToday we're exploring how the bastardization of the feminine (check out previous episode, S2E5: The Fierce Feminine) lead to women being the ones carrying the heaviest burdens. The burdens us women carry are heavy and the burdens we carry are many. It's important to note that the burdens we carry aren't ours alone We carry the burdens and the pain of the men that we love, our children, our families, and even our ancestors. And we carry these burdens in our DNA as we now know thanks to research on epigenetics (you...
2021-03-1813 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS2E5: The Fierce FeminineTechnically, this is Part 3 of the You're Powerful AF mini-series, but she's so fierce she needed her own name! Do you ever have those days where you neglect and ignore your own needs, you don't follow your hunches, so you feel irritable and the whole day ends up being a hot mess? Yeah, I've had those days, too... And typically, they're the days that I haven't listened to the power and the wisdom contained within myself, my body, and my connection to a Source of Power Greater than me. Today we...
2021-03-1114 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS2E4: You‘re Powerful AF Part 2In this episode we're continuing the conversation we started last week about the fact that you are powerful af. Tune in to learn how it is that we got it twisted and fell under the illusion that we are not powerful and how we can start to take our power back. Today's episode is sponsored by: The Sanctuary for BIPOC Women in Leadership If you're a BIPOC womxn in leadership, and you'd like to connect with a group of others who look like you, who have similar experiences to yours, and...
2021-03-0416 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS2E3: You‘re Powerful AF Part 1Did you know that you are powerful af? I mean, really, truly, you are powerful. So why is it that sometimes you don't feel that way? Why is it that imposter syndrome can creep up on you, planting seeds of doubt, leading you to question the choices you make and therefore how powerful you are?  Because,  living under the colonial, capitalist, white supremacist, contemptuous patriarchy, we're taught to shut down everything that makes us powerful — which is everything that makes us human and woman. In this episode, which is part 1 of a...
2021-02-2514 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS2E2: The Power Within You with Guest Krishna AvalonWhat if you knew that you didn't have to show up armored up and ready to defend yourself all the time? What if you understood that you can be strong and gentle at the same time? And what if it were possible for you to find fierceness in your gentleness? These are just some of the topics our first guest of Season 2, Krishna Avalon, and I dig into in this episode. We also talk about being a Brown girl in an  all white family, in an all white town, in an all white state, and h...
2021-02-1859 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce AuthenticityS2E1: Cha-Cha-Cha-ChangesWe're back for a brand new season of the Fierce Authenticity Podcast! In this episode your hostess, Shirani M. Pathak, relationship therapist, author, speaker, coach, consultant, and transformational leader, re-introduces herself and what this podcast is about this season (with permission to be imperfect and change her mind). Over the break there's been some clarity coming through and the podcast is shifting to primarily speak to the experiences of BIPOC women in leadership. We BIPOC women are powerful beings, but, the toxic white supremist patriarchal structure we live in would like us to...
2021-02-1116 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity26.0 Celebrating 2020Today is the last day of what seems like the longest year of our lives, 2020. And though when the clock turns midnight on Jan 1, 2021 isn't going to magically change everything that's wrong, we can still take time to digest the year we've had. 2020 got a bad rap, and yet when we take the time to reflect, we can see the many gifts this year brought us: -Illuminating outdated systems and structures that needed to crumble -Illuminating racial and social inequities from 400+ years ago that still operate today -Allowing us to reflect on what...
2020-12-3116 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity25.1 Love Note: Dismantling Oppression from WithinYour love note this week is a short practice to walk you through beginning to dismantle systems of oppression within yourself.  Remember: Do not listen to this episode while driving or operating heavy machinery. Enjoy! Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on anything I create delivered straight to your inbox: www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Find Me on Social Media: Our hashtags are #fierceauthenticity and #showupbeseengetlove If...
2020-12-2402 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity25.0 Dismantling Oppression from WithinYou've heard me talk about systems of oppression over and over again on the podcast and you've also heard me talk about the importance of dismantling it from within. In today's episode we take a deeper dive into the why we must and how we can dismantle oppression from within ourselves in order to impact greater change in our world as a whole. Enjoy! Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on anything I...
2020-12-2418 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity24.0 Two Brown Girls and a Mic with Special Guest Nisha ModyIn today's guest interview, powerhouse Nisha Mody and I sit down as two South Asian American women with mics and visit so many healing places. Nisha and I talked about colorism. We talked about oppression. We talked about the caste system and how that and colorism go together. We talked about anti-blackness. We talked about the way the South Asian community has been brought into the anti-blackness as a result of colonization ,and many many more powerful things. One of the things that I loved most about our conversation, in addition to the total raw...
2020-12-171h 01Fierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity23.1 Love Note: Forgiveness of ExploitationThis week's love note is a gentle practice to support you in forgiving yourself and others, for the ways exploitation has shown up in your relationships.  Remember, do not engage in this practice while driving or operating heavy machinery! Enjoy! Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on anything I create delivered straight to your inbox: www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Find Me on Social Media: Our hashtags are #fi...
2020-12-1003 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity23.0 How Your Desire to Control Exploits PeopleWhere's all my fellow control freaks, perfectionists, and people pleasers at?  In this week's episode we talk about how your desire to control exploits the very people that you love (or maybe even those that you don't), and how it is also exploitative to you. The toxic patriarchy has its roots in contempt and trying to control others (or ourselves) to try and get others to do what we want or be who we want them to be (as well as trying to contort ourselves to being a certain way so that we will be l...
2020-12-1021 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity22.1 Love Note: Healing the JudgmentIn this week's love note that partners with the weekly episode, I guide you through a practice to heal from the patterns of judgement that you've experienced. Be sure not to listen to this practice while driving or operating other heavy machinery! Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on anything I create delivered straight to your inbox: www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Find Me on Social Media: Our hashtags are #f...
2020-12-0303 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity22.0 Why We‘re Terrified of JudgmentWe're back with anew episode of the podcast and diving deep into the reasons around why we're terrified of judgment. In this episode I share some of the research around belonging, and talk about how judgement, belonging, and the oppression work hand in hand to keep you in the status quo. Enjoy!   Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on anything I create delivered straight to your inbox: www.shiranimpathak.com/connect  ...
2020-12-0316 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity21.0 Whole Self Liberation with Andréa Ranae JohnsonI'm excited to introduce to you today one of my mentors you've heard me speak so much about, Andréa Ranae Johnson! In this episode Andréa and I touch upon so many topics, and the one main theme comes down to taking personal responsibility for ourselves, our actions and our choices--and the freedom we feel when we take responsibility for what is ours. Listen in as Andréa and I speak about: -Liberatory Living and Liberatory Leadership (06:46) -Culture as a result of our decisions and actions (10:38) -The roles we play in...
2020-11-191h 00Fierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity20.0 The Wisdom of the UnseenIt's Election Week 2020 in the US and though I don't talk directly about the election results in this week's episode (because this episode was recorded about  5 days before election day), I do talk about how no matter what the results of the election are, we need to tap into the wisdom of the unseen, and how our work isn't done yet. Your love note this week is wrapped up into this episode and I'm headed offline for some self-care, so the next episode will be released Nov 19, 2020.  Let's have a convo! Take a screenshot and sh...
2020-11-0516 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity19.0 Healing the Polarity with Guest Liza MironWith election day 2020 just around the corner, today's guest, family constellations practitioner, Liza Miron and I have a conversation about how to heal the polarity. Listen in as Liza and I speak about what family constellations is, how it applies to our world today, and how we can pull ourselves out of the divides that currently exist. To learn more about Liza and her work, visit www.coachingandconstellations.com Let's have a convo! Take a screenshot and share this episode on Instagram letting me know what you got out of it, and be...
2020-10-2949 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity18.0 Relational F*ckery with James-Olivia Chu HillmanHave you ever engaged in strategies to try and "win" another person over in your relationships at the expense of true intimacy? If so, you're engaging in what this episode's guest, James-Olivia Chu Hillman calls: Relational Fuckery. Listen in as James-Olivia and I speak about the ways we participate in losing strategies and relational fuckeries in our relationships with each other and ourselves. Some of my favorite highlights are: Asking yourself is there room for you in your relationship and is your relationship sustainable? What is right relationship, as...
2020-10-2258 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity17.1 Love Note: Failure Doesn‘t ExistIn this week's love note I guide you through a healing practice to release you from the illusion of failure. Be sure not to do this practice if you're driving or operating heavy machinery! Let's have a convo! Take a screenshot and share this episode on Instagram letting me know what you got out of it, and be sure to tag me @shiranimpathak so I can respond! Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on anything...
2020-10-1504 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity17.0 Failure to LaunchWe're back after a short break with a super vulnerable conversation about how I realized I was perpetuating the systems of oppression and colonization that have been indoctrinated into me and what I'm doing to change it. Listen in to hear about how insidious the effects of colonization and oppression are and the commitments I am making to decolonize my biz. Let's have a convo! Take a screenshot and share this episode on Instagram letting me know what you got out of it, and be sure to tag me @shiranimpathak so I can respond!
2020-10-1533 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity16.1 Love Note: Integrate and RestIn this week's love note you'll learn why it's important to take time to integrate and rest (not to mention, rest is part of the rebellion!). Be back in a couple of weeks! To join the insider's community and receive access to the Liberation Meditation, click here.   Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on anything I create delivered straight to your inbox: www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Find Me on So...
2020-09-2403 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity16.0 Where We‘ve Been and Where We‘re GoingIn this week's episode we are taking a moment to look at where we've been over the past several weeks and where we're headed next after a brief break to rest. We'll be back in a couple of weeks! To join the community and receive access to your Liberation Meditation, click here.  To learn more about the Joy & Justice Summit visit https://www.joyandjusticecollab.org/summit    Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on any...
2020-09-2412 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity15.1 Love Note: Imagine a Community Where You BelongFor today's love note I invite you to join me in a brief practice of envisioning what it looks and feels like when you have the love and support of the people you love as you do your world-changing work.  It's not too late to join us for the encore performance of the FREE Masterclass: How to Disrupt the Status Quo and Change the World (even when you feel misunderstood by the people you love). Register to join us at www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Links: Join the private ne...
2020-09-1704 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity15.0 Changing the World Requires CommunityYou can't change the world all by yourself. It requires community. In today's episode I share why that's the case. It's not too late to join us for the encore performance of the FREE Masterclass: How to Disrupt the Status Quo and Change the World (even when you feel misunderstood by the people you love). Register to join us at www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on anything I...
2020-09-1714 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity14.1 Love Note: #theworldiwantToday's love note is different than any I've shared before, and it's different because today I'm taking up Andrea Ranae's #theworldiwant challenge. Listen in to hear about the world I want, and then tell me and Andrea and the rest of the world, what world you want. As a reminder, if you are ready to create the new world, join me next week, September 17, 2020 for the FREE Masterclass: How to Disrupt the Status Quo and Change the World. Register over at www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Links: Join the private n...
2020-09-1008 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity14.0 Whose Cup Do You Fill First?One of the biggest lies we've ever been told is that it's selfish to place ourselves first. In today's episode of the podcast, we'll be looking at how this lie comes from colonial trauma, no matter what color your skin, and how you can flip the script on this to learn that it is in fact the most loving thing you can do when you place caring for yourself first. Join us for the FREE Masteclass: How to Disrupt the Status Quo and Change the World and receive your BONUS gift. Register at: www.shiranimpathak...
2020-09-1019 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity13.0 Outrunning Burnout? Or is it Capitalism Fatigue?Ever felt overwhelmed, burnt out, and wondered if you are staying busy and distracted in an attempt to avoid or possibly outrun your burnout? And is it really burn out...or is it possibly capitalism fatigue? Listen in as my dear friend Robyn Mourning and I have another powerful and engaging conversation, our take 2 from episode 10, this time talking about burnout, capitalism fatigue, and the importance of joy, naps, rest, and bravery. Articles and resources shared: Mental Health is Often a Privilege for BIPOC Shaping the Shift with Thea Monyee ...
2020-09-031h 13Fierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity12.1 Love Note: Appreciating YourselfFor this week's love note, I guide you through a short practice of connecting with yourself and making amends and reparations for the ways that you have exploited yourself.  Disclaimer: Do not do this practice while driving or operating heavy machinery! RSVP to join us for our community gathering as we are all walking towards our liberation: www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on anything I create delivered straight to...
2020-08-2704 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity12.0 Exploiting OurselvesEver have a hard time slowing down, giving yourself permission to rest, or even taking good care of yourself? In today's episode we talk about how the exploitation that was done to us as a result of colonization is something that we continue to perpetuate upon ourselves... RSVP to gather with us in community as we are all navigating these revolutionary times and walking towards liberation, visit: www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for q...
2020-08-2717 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity11.1 Love Note: Rebellion of ConnectionConnection is the ultimate rebellion for the oppression of disconnection.  Use this practice to practice your rebellion as you are on your path towards liberation. Warning: Do not do this practice while driving or operating heavy machinery.   To receive your FREE audio download supporting you in navigating these revolutionary times as you're walking towards your liberation, visit: www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on...
2020-08-2005 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity11.0 Disconnection Keeps You OppressedThe supremacy knew that by keeping the people disconnected they would be able to oppress us more. However, what the supremacy didn't know is that the power of the people cannot be oppressed. Listen in to this week's episode to learn about disconnection as a tool to keep you oppressed and practices of rebellion as you are in the revolution and liberation. To receive your FREE audio download supporting you in navigating these revolutionary times as you're walking towards your liberation, visit: www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Links:
2020-08-2016 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity10.0 Safety is in Our Liberation with Guest Robyn MourningLiberation is a trendy word right now, but the movement towards liberation has been ongoing for centuries. In this week's episode, special guest Robyn Mourning and I have a conversation about her personal emancipation, liberation and what it really means, and how the idea that liberation will leave us as outsiders, is actually a myth. Here are some highlights from our conversation: -Robyn shares about her personal emancipation (6:07) -Healership and Liberation work (12:54) -Healing, Liberation, and Emancipation if for life (14:17) -What is personal emancipation? (14:56) -What's the point of the white supremacy? (18:13) -Liberation...
2020-08-131h 05Fierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity9.1 Love Note: Love WarriorIn this week's love note I lead you through a short practice of connecting to the revolutionary within you: the love warrior. Be sure not to do this practice while driving or operating heavy machinery! To receive your FREE audio download supporting you in navigating these revolutionary times as you're working to dismantle perfectionism, procrastination, and the colonial capitalist white supremacist patriarchy, visit: www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on anything I...
2020-08-0603 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity9.0 Perfection, Procrastination, and Your LiberationEver feel trapped in the cycle of procrastination and perfectionism? Did you know those are two tools the colonial capitalist patriarchy uses to keep you out of your purpose? Tune in to today's episode to hear what I am talking about. To receive your FREE audio download supporting you in navigating these revolutionary times as you're working to dismantle perfectionism, procrastination, and the colonial capitalist white supremacist patriarchy, visit: www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly C...
2020-08-0618 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity8.1 Love Note: Pause to ConnectIn this week's love note, I share a short, yet powerful healing practice inviting you to pause and connect with the deepest parts of yourself.  Please do not do this practice while driving or operating heavy machinery! As a reminder, next week we'll be taking a short pause and will be back in a couple of weeks with some amazing new content.    Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on anything I create delivered str...
2020-07-2303 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity8.0 The Little Brown GirlThis week I want to share with you a story about a little Brown girl and her experience of racism, discrimination, colonization, and shoving down her Brownness in an attempt to fit in. To learn about the work of Milagros Phillips, visit https://www.milagrosphillips.com/ and join her lunch and learn series at https://www.eventbrite.com/o/milagros-phillips-7309846231  Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on anything I create delivered straight to your inbox: www...
2020-07-2311 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity7.1 Love Note: Listening DeeplyIn today's love note I walk you through a short exercise of connecting with yourself and others in a way that supports deep listening and in turn, deep connection.    Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on anything I create delivered straight to your inbox: www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Find Me on Social Media: Our hashtags are #fierceauthenticity and #showupbeseengetlove If you're loving the episode, take a screenshot, share it on...
2020-07-1602 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity7.0 Forging Deep ConnectionsEver get frustrated when you're trying to have a conversation with someone and it feels like they aren't hearing what you're actually saying? Or maybe you've been guilty of that yourself? Then assumptions get made, feelings get hurt, and you end up feeling sad or angry, disconnected and alone. In today's episode you'll hear about how to show up for someone, to listen to their story, to deeply hear them, so that you can build deep connections with them. So that you can actually connect as opposed to disconnect. Why does this matter? ...
2020-07-1607 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity6.1 Love Note: Our Common HumanityWe all have one thing in common: Our shared humanity. In this week's love note I guide you through a brief practice in reconnecting with your humanity, and our shared common humanity.  Carve out a couple minutes and create the space to enjoy the benefits of this healing practice.  Warning: Do not do this practice while driving or operating heavy machinery.    Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on anything I create deli...
2020-07-0902 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity6.0 America‘s Collective GriefToday on the podcast I'll be answering the question: Why is everyone so angry? The answer is simple: America is experiencing collective grief over the centuries of unhealed and unprocessed atrocities, especially against Black and Brown bodies. Tune in today to learn more and shift your perspective the next time you come across someone who is angry. If you or someone you know is a person of color (or loves a person of color) and would like healing and support right now, please visit www.CenterforSoulfulRelationships.com to learn more.    
2020-07-0912 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity5.0 Rest and ReflectToday rather than sharing new information with you, I want to invite you instead to take time to rest and reflect.  We've covered some big topics in the podcast so far, and now it's time to digest.  In today's episode I do a recap of where we've been and ask you some questions to turn within as part of the learning, healing, unlearning, and growing process.  For free access to my nervous system library of tools, visit: https://www.fierceauthenticity.com/page/159907-nervous-system   Links: Join the private news...
2020-07-0306 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity3.1 Love Note: Permission to RestThis week as you are working on regulating your nervous system, your love note is permission to rest.  To access my free library of tools to help you with nervous system regulation, visit https://www.fierceauthenticity.com/page/159907-nervous-system   Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on anything I create delivered straight to your inbox: www.shiranimpathak.com/connect   Find Me on Social Media: Our hashtags are #fierceauthenticity and #sho...
2020-06-1902 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity3.0 Your Nervous SystemIn today's episode we're diving into what your nervous system does, and why it is incredibly important to have practices right now to regulate it.  Spoiler alert: It's because without tools to regulate your nervous system, you will end up with a fried nervous system, and will be either super anxious, or, stuck in a state of freeze (you know, that numb out, scroll the social media feed type freeze). To access the video library I spoke about in the episode, visit: https://www.fierceauthenticity.com/page/159907-nervous-system   Links: Jo...
2020-06-1821 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity2.1 Love Note: Let the Tears FallYou have to feel it to heal it, and tears are just frozen feelings thawing out. Your love note this week is to allow the tears fall. Feel all of your feelings, the anger, the sadness, the grief, and let your tears fall. That's the only way to unfreeze yourself so that the healing can begin.   Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offers on anything I create delivered straight to your inbox: www.shiranimpathak.com/connect  ...
2020-06-1102 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity2.0 Collective TraumaWhy do you feel tense, on edge, and kind of like a hot mess right now in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic AND in the wake of George Floyd? Because of collective trauma. In this episode you will learn what collective trauma is, where it lives, and why it's being activated right now. I'll also introduce you to the work of Resmaa Menakem, author of the book My Grandmother's Hands. You can learn about Resmaa, his book, and his free class over at https://www.resmaa.com   Links: Join the private ne...
2020-06-1113 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity1.1 Love Note: Permission to Mess It UpWelcome to your first love note: The permission to mess it up. If you need a quick reminder that you're going to mess it up when you start having the difficult conversations, and the permission to mess it up and do it anyway, then this love note is for you. In times like now, the worst thing we can do is say nothing because we are in fear. We need to give ourselves permission to mess it up, and do our own anti-racism work.  Listen. Read. Learn. And then, speak up. T...
2020-06-0503 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity1.0 You‘re Going to Mess It UpIf current events have you frozen in the fear of "messing it up" this episode is for you.  We'll be addressing perfectionism and how there is no room for perfectionism in our world during this pivotal time.  I introduce you to the work of Ijeoma Oluo and her book, So You Want to Talk About Race. You can learn more about Ijeoma and her work here: http://www.ijeomaoluo.com/   Links: Join the private newsletter community to receive bonus episodes of the podcast, community only invitations for quarterly Coffee Dates, and offe...
2020-06-0511 minFierce Authenticity
Fierce Authenticity0.0 Welcome!Welcome to the Fierce Authenticity Podcast! In this episode I share with you what this podcast is about and why we're here.  I speak about putting my perfectionism aside, the commitment I am making to anti-racism work, and how you can show up to do your work, too, no matter what that looks like. If you are a woman who is a change-maker and is here to do important things in the world, I'm so glad you're here. Let's change this world together! With so much love, Shirani  Your Fi...
2020-06-0404 min