Stories and Stanza
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Friday May 24, 2024
Learning Self-love with Karishma Gautam
Friday May 24, 2024
Friday May 24, 2024
Today is another episode of the 'Fail With Me' segment, in which we discuss failure and self-awareness in relationships.
Please join me in welcoming Karshima Gautam as a guest speaker. Karishma is a fierce feminine leader, deeply committed to women's empowerment. Through her unique and impactful courses based on modalities like Neuro Linguistic Programming and Hypnotherapy, Karishma is on a mission to help one million women worldwide by 2025 fall in love with themselves. With the help of her courses, free training and hypnosis audios, she encourages women to improve their self-worth, grow their self-esteem and unapologetically put themselves first.
She hopes to create a world in which not even one woman is in a violent marriage with no voice and no one to turn to for help, believing she is worthless. Her passion and purpose in life are to support and uplift women, helping them realise their strength, courage, and resilience.
Karishma can be contacted on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/karishma.gautam80/ or her email Karishma@elevateselflove.com
Grab a free e-book on 10 Secrets To Give Yourself The Love You Deserve from Karishma's website - www.ElevateSelfLove.com
Contact Karishma on Facebook if you would like to take part in a FREE 1:1 5-day self-love challenge, during which she will personally assist you with your self-love challenges. Mention that you listened to her interview on Abhra's podcast so she can prioritize her response to you.

Tuesday May 21, 2024
Fail With Me - Broken Bonds
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Welcome to Stories and Stanza! I am happy to have you here. Today is another episode of the 'Fail With Me' segment, where we explore what failure truly is and link it with emotional intelligence in a supportive space.
Please join me in welcoming my friend Tanny as a guest speaker. She was my colleague a long time ago, and we became good friends when we conversed about unconventional philosophies of life. When I invited her to be a guest on my show, she immediately agreed and decided to share her views on failure and unlearning life.
I hope you like this episode. Feel free to share your thoughts.

Sunday May 12, 2024
Embracing Failure with Amanda Wakefield
Sunday May 12, 2024
Sunday May 12, 2024
This episode of Stories and Stanza delves into the personal journey of renowned life coach Amanda Wakefield as she navigates life's challenges and transforms them into stepping stones to success. Despite obstacles such as failed marriages and battling cancer, she proves that it is possible to emerge stronger, wiser, and more resilient. A conversation about the concept of failure, Amanda's story provides encouraging narratives about normalising failure and shifting the societal perspective that negatively tags it.
As she shares tales of hardships and triumphs, Amanda underscores the importance of emotional support, community, and cultivating a tribe of people to stand with you. This episode also showcases her journey in becoming a life coach, where she found her calling in helping others manage their mental turmoil through her varied life experiences and perspectives.
One of the focal points of this episode is the discussion on emotional intelligence and mindfulness. Underscoring practical tips on understanding emotions, improving self-awareness, and developing reflective skills. Amanda shares mindfulness practices aimed at helping listeners mute external and internal noise.
Concluding the episode on a hopeful note, Amanda advocates the importance of aligning life with core values, the power of curiosity, and the need for self-forgiveness. Join us in exploring potent narratives about harnessing resilience and the relentless drive to evolve and improve.
About Amanda: Amanda, a former corporate executive, is a resilient life coach who has triumphed over significant life hurdles. From overcoming orphanhood to navigating divorce, battling cancer, and thriving in expat life, Amanda’s journey fuels her passion for resilience and embraces strength in adversity, stress management, and personal growth. Amanda shares practical wisdom on building mental fortitude and thriving through life’s storms. Inspiring & Empowering Cultivating Inner Resilience Mind Harmony Management Transform Your LifeEvery day is a new opportunity

Sunday May 05, 2024
Fail With Me - Our Relationship With Food
Sunday May 05, 2024
Sunday May 05, 2024
Welcome to Stories and Stanza! I am happy to have you here.
Please join me in welcoming Megan Gaul as a guest speaker. She is a health coach and facilitator from Staten Island, New York. In this lively discussion, she has shared her incredible journey of weight loss, failing and then turning around, but most importantly, unpacking our relationship with food. She is such a fun and experienced person to talk to. Learn about her journey and how she is helping people in the weight loss space.
I hope you will like this episode. Megan has offered a free 1-1 strategy session till 15th of July.
Application for 1 Free Strategy Session (Outcome: An Action Plan to Get You Unstuck and Moving Towards Your Goal):https://forms.gle/gDxACWCRsCdLDDxV7
Megan's Website
Thank you.
Abhra

Sunday May 05, 2024
Exploring Men's Mental Wellness with Mindful Men
Sunday May 05, 2024
Sunday May 05, 2024
Welcome to Stories and Stanza! I am happy to have you here.
As a writer, I have always leaned towards poetry. I started this podcast to share honest, heartfelt, and evoking stories that make us see the beauty of life - which is where the show gets its name. In every episode, I will take you on a journey of human experience to uplift your spirit. Today is another episode of the 'Fail With Me' segment, where we explore what failure truly is and link it with emotional intelligence in a supportive space. In a messy and imperfect world where we celebrate success and whisper about failure hushedly, "Fail with Me" flips the script.
Please join me in welcoming Simon Rinne as a guest speaker. Simon has lived with mental illness for a very long time, and he started Mindful Men in 2021 to share his story and help normalise discussions about mental health. He aims to encourage boys and men to open up, get vulnerable and deal with the issues troubling them.
In this episode, we look back at some of his failures, his realisations, and the turning point to wellness. Simon shares some valuable insights on Australia's mental health treatment landscape.
I hope you will like this episode. Feel free to share your comments.
Thank you.

Wednesday May 01, 2024
Melting our ice blocks with Eva Angvert
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Welcome to Stories and Stanza! I am happy to have you here.
Today is another episode of the 'Fail With Me' segment, where we explore what failure truly is and link it with emotional intelligence in a supportive space. In a messy and imperfect world where we celebrate success and whisper about failure hushedly, "Fail with Me" flips the script. Please welcome Eva Angvert as our guest speaker today.
She started her journey in Self-Awareness and Integrative Healing in 1990 after having to turn off her daughter Kristina's life support. She has now been in personal development and coaching for 33+ years. She is certified as an Integrative Coach, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and EmRes Practitioner. Her training and personal experiences have created a wonderful mixture of awareness and expertise to support clients who suffer from early childhood trauma, domestic violence, rage, anger, psycho-somatic body pain, anxiety and internal stress, and addictive behaviours of all kinds.
I recently attended one of her workshops, which I previously discussed in an episode here. In this episode, she agreed to join as a guest and share more details about Body-Mind connectedness and wisdom. She introduced me to the fascinating concept of melting the inner ice blocks - and I am sure you will find this helpful.
I will leave Eva's coordinates here for anyone wanting to know more about it.

Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Life story of a therapist - Brandy Patterson
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Welcome to Stories and Stanza! Today is another episode of the 'Fail With Me' segment, where we explore what failure truly is and link it with emotional intelligence in a supportive space. In a messy and imperfect world where we celebrate success and whisper about failure in a hushed tone, "Fail with Me" flips the script.
Please join me in welcoming Brandy Patterson Walker as a guest speaker. She is a therapist and an intuitive who has just started her own private practice (a long-time dream!). She has a big personal mission to help raise the frequency and consciousness of the planet (starting with her own). As a therapist, She takes a “psychodynamic, solution-focused” approach. She also teaches workshops to make concepts like inner child, shadow work, and past lives more accessible and digestible. Many therapies focus on helping people get from survival mode to a baseline of getting through the day. That’s very valid and important. Brandy believes there is this whole other side of the wellness spectrum—from baseline to THRIVAL—and she is interested in meeting people wherever they are and helping them remember their unique strengths and abilities so they might absolutely thrive.
This episode will discuss her struggles, turning things around, and her approach to helping people reach their survival goals. I hope you will like this episode. Feel free to share your comments.
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Saturday Apr 20, 2024
Fail With Me - Healing Vs Coping
Saturday Apr 20, 2024
Saturday Apr 20, 2024
Welcome to Stories and Stanza! I am happy to have you here.
I am a writer, and I created this podcast to bring out the real stories that make life as beautiful as poetry. I'll take you on a journey through the human experience, sharing stories and conversations to uplift your spirit. Whether you're a lover of literature, a writer, or simply someone who enjoys a good story, "Stories and Stanza" is the place for you.
Today is another episode of the 'Fail With Me' segment, where we explore what failure truly is and link it with emotional intelligence in a supportive space. In a messy and imperfect world where we celebrate success and whisper about failure in a hushed tone, "Fail with Me" flips the script. Once again, please join me in welcoming Sarah Zink as a guest speaker. I will leave the links to our previous episodes if you are interested. Sarah and I are on a course to discuss many aspects of emotional intelligence. Today, we will talk about "Healing vs. Coping."
I hope you will like this episode. We have prepared a chart for your reference. Feel free to download, print and share with someone who might need it. Thank you. See you in the next one.