Being Meraklis Shwetha Sivaraman

Careers for women and men are not the same. What does it take for women to stick to their professional journeys and balance the many other roles and responsibilities we shoulder?
These are questions many of us have but seldom articulate. Today’s speaker is Apurva Purohit, a leading voice in the Indian business landscape, advocating gender diversity, what ails it, and what organisations and leaders can do to improve it.
In this episode we explore:
Apurva's journey & behaviours that helped her navigate pivotal momentsChallenges in #CareerGrowth and the lessons she learned navigating themHow #Women can own their identities beyond being someone's somethingOvercoming #Hesitation And #VoicingOpinionsBreaking Gender StereotypesWhy women should ask for what they wantYou can have it all, but not all at onceOvercome #PeoplePleasing

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What is #MentalHealth? What are some signs that I need help? Who do we speak to?
These are questions many of us have but seldom know whom to ask. Today’s speaker is Devika Cauvery Dharmaraj, who is passionate about normalizing conversations around mental health.
With over 30 years of HR experience across different geographies and sectors laying the foundation, she enables organizations with the outside-in view on providing psychological safety at the workplace in the long run and building a positive work culture.
In this episode we explore:
- Devika's journey & what drove her towards wanting to work on normalizing mental health conversations
- The stigma associated with #MentalIllness
- Who is susceptible to mental health conditions compared to others?
- When should we seek help? What are some signs to watch out for?
- Who do we reach out to if we don't know any therapists in our circle?
- Can i trust my #relationships and share my struggles with them?
- What are some ways to improve #MentalFitness


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#MeraklisBeings is proud to present a #WomensDaySpecial. There are certain things only #TIME teaches us. So we thought we will reach out to women in their 40s and 50s on what it takes to #ThriveinLife especially the Thirties.
Share with us your biggest takeaway from this episode.

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Join me in a conversation with Marcia Reynolds, internationally recognized coach and author of Outsmart Your Brain and Breakthrough Coaching.
In this #meraklisbeings episode we cover:
- Pivotal moments in Marcia's self-transformation journey
- What does it take to do our best work?
- The importance of identity and who we are being in different contexts
- The hyperindepence most high achievers suffer from what are the consequences
- Why women suffer from the burden of #discontentment and how to find #contenment
- Over-relying on our strengths and how they derail us
- The path of mastery... not to #Mastery
#WomenLeaders #Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadershipCoaching #MarciaReynolds #MeraklisBeings #ambitioniskey

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In this #MeraklisBeings episode, we speak with Nati Valderrama on the #Journey of #SelfLove
Natalia Valderrama, a Self-Love Coach, Astrologer, And Multi-Passionate Human. She’s passionate about helping people know and love themselves so that they may live fuller lives.
Together we explore:
- Her journey from fitness and nutrition coach to self-love coach & astrology
- Challenges in her #SelfTransformation journey & how she #Overcame them
- Support systems that helped her through these transformations
- What is self-love according to Nati
- Where can we begin the journey of wholly accepting themselves?
- Listening to the Inner Bestie instead of the Inner Critic
What was your favourite insight from this episode?

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In this #MeraklisBeings episode, we interact with Aditi Surana.
Aditi is a Behavioural Analyst & High Performance Coach who’s passionate about helping individuals be the person they most want to be. In her words, she’s insatiably curious about human potential.
We cover -
- Aditi's journey of choosing to be a graphologist at the age of 19
- #Courage to make hard choices
- Women holding various identities through the ages
- How to #findyourpurpose
- Working through #Guilt and #Shame and asking for more
- How to avoid #resentment as you grow older?
- How can we be #consistent towards our personal ambitions?
- Embracing the feminine in us
What is your biggest takeaway from this episode?


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