The Kaya Ramjee Show

Kaya Ramjee
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Welcome to The Kaya Ramjee Show. I’m Kaya — Executive Mental Fitness Coach to ambitious individuals who want to reach the top 1% of their industry… and stay there. I’m also a woman who’s walked through grief, growth, reinvention, and the beautiful, messy business of building a life I truly love. This show is where I share what I’ve learned — from coaching exceptional clients, studying the mind and body for over a decade, and living through the kind of heartbreak that cracks you open. Here, we don’t chase perfection. We choose presence. We explore the patterns that hold us back — and the practices that set us free. If you’re ready to do work that actually matters… you’re in the right place, my friend.

  1. 1d ago

    The Thinking That's Ruining Your Life: Perfectionism, Overthinking and Self-Doubt Ep: 139

    Perfectionism, overthinking, control, self-doubt and stress are not personality traits. They are automatic thinking patterns...and patterns can be changed. In this episode, I’m introducing CHOOSE, my signature six-week mental fitness training programme, and explaining how you can stop allowing unconscious thinking to run your decisions, relationships, performance and life. What this episode is aboutMost people believe they are the sum of everything that has happened to them. Where they were born. What happened at school. The relationship that ended. The promotion they received. The job they lost. The parent who died. But your life is not determined by what happens to you. It is determined by the choices you make in response to what happens. Many of those choices feel automatic, because they are. You have quite literally practised them for years. In this episode, I explain why patterns such as perfectionism, control, overthinking, hyper-achievement, people-pleasing and hypervigilance are not who you are. They are forms of automatic thinking that I call noise. I share how unchecked noise can sabotage your performance, damage your relationships, destroy your peace and make even significant achievements feel as though they are never enough. I also introduce the three skills that make up mental fitness: Turning down noise. Turning up signal. Choosing to switch from one to the other in real time. These three skills form the foundation of CHOOSE, my signature six-week mental fitness training programme. Why this mattersYou can be highly capable, ambitious and successful while still having an untrained mind working against you. You can achieve your goals and immediately move the goalposts. You can know what would improve your wellbeing: sleeping more, drinking less, reducing sugar, stopping scrolling...and still not do it. You can replay conversations, overanalyse simple decisions, carry problems that are not yours and keep waiting for the next achievement before allowing yourself to breathe. These experiences are not character flaws. They are patterns. Once you can recognise them, you can begin to choose differently. Your first thought is automatic. But your second thought is a choice. When you train your ability to make that choice under pressure, choosing stops being something you hope you will do. It becomes a habit. For more details DM me CHOOSE. @kaya.ramjee on IG Kaya Ramjee on LinkedIn You can find out more about working with me at www.kayaramjee.com

  2. Jul 24

    PERCEPTION: Summer Reading Series For Leaders Pt 2 | Ep 138

    In this episode, we continue the Leaders Are Readers summer reading series with three books on an underrated leadership skill...perception. Leadership isn't just about reading a balance sheet; it's about reading people. Each of these books expanded my perception and deepened my understanding of other people. Book 1: Sally Rooney's Conversations with Friends is a masterclass in communication, conflict avoidance and emotional intelligence. Book 2: Lena Dunham's Fame Sick offers a brutally honest exploration of ambition, identity and visibility. Book 3: Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a highly insightful novel about the complexity of creative partnerships, collaboration and relationships. None of these are leadership books, but each offers a unique insight into the human mind and reveals the challenges of miscommunication, misunderstanding and human behaviour. If you want to: better understand what drives people's behaviourreduce miscommunication and conflict avoidancedevelop greater emotional intelligence as a leaderdiscover great books to read this summer In this episode, we cover: why reading fiction can strengthen your judgementwhy leaders should read beyond traditional business and leadership bookswhy reading books written by women matters if you want to better understand human behaviour Leadership is about understanding people. The more deeply we understand ourselves and those around us, the better equipped we are to lead with both eyes open. Books mentioned: Conversations with Friends — Sally Rooney Fame Sick — Lena Dunham Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow — Gabrielle Zevin To enquire about working together, book an exploratory conversation: https://calendly.com/kayaramjee/30_mins_exploratory_conversation Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaya-ramjee-thewarriormindacademy/ Find out more at www.kayaramjee.com.

  3. Jul 16

    You Have A Choice | Ep 137

    For the last 2 weeks I've shared some of the biggest insights I brought home from my 10-day advanced meditation retreat with Dr Joe Dispenza. This week, I want to talk about something simpler. Choice. Recently, I've found myself noticing small moments where I could almost see the fork in the road in front of me. Moments where time slowed down and I could choose... How I responded. How I spoke. What I focused on. And ultimately who I wanted to be. In this episode, I share a few stories about upgrading my environment, recognising when I acted out of alignment and the three emotions I'm intentionally cultivating through meditation. I also share a powerful story of how one leader's honesty created a ripple effect throughout an entire team. If you've forgotten that you have agency, this episode is here to remind you. We always have a choice. To enquire about working together, book an exploratory conversation: https://calendly.com/kayaramjee/30_mins_exploratory_conversation Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaya-ramjee-thewarriormindacademy/ Find out more at www.kayaramjee.com.

  4. Jul 9

    I Was Tripping | Ep 136

    Last week I shared one of the mystical experiences I had during a 10-day advanced meditation retreat with Dr Joe Dispenza. This week, I'm sharing another one. It started with a conversation in a hotel check-in queue and unfolded into a huge realisation about my own pattern of VICTIM. Once I saw it, I couldn't unsee it. In this episode, I talk about synchronicities, the people who unknowingly become our teachers, what happened during one particularly difficult meditation, and the healing experience that unfolded on the other side. If you've ever wondered how people actually change during retreats like this, I hope this gives you a glimpse into what that experience can feel like. To enquire about working together, book an exploratory conversation: https://calendly.com/kayaramjee/30_mins_exploratory_conversation Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaya-ramjee-thewarriormindacademy/ Find out more at www.kayaramjee.com.

  5. Jul 2

    What Actually Is A Mystical Experience? 10 Days with Dr Joe Dispenza | Ep 135

    I’m fresh off the plane from Mexico after a 10-day Advanced Meditation Training with Dr Joe Dispenza, and in this episode I’m sharing one of the mystical experiences I had while I was there. This is a deeply personal episode about meditation, energy, grief, connection, and what it can feel like when an experience shifts something at a cellular level. In this episode, I share what happened when my son Luca appeared to me during meditation, how he showed me my addiction to sadness, and what it revealed about the way I was still relating to separation. I also talk about the energy of retreat environments, what it means to feel someone’s energy, why mystical experiences are different for everyone, and how practice builds confidence in meditation, visualisation and manifestation. So many people are curious about meditation, Dr Joe retreats, and mystical experiences, and this epsiode is one honest window into that. If you’ve ever: Wondered what actually happens at a Dr Joe Dispenza retreatFelt curious about mystical experiences but don't know what they really meanQuestioned whether you’re “doing meditation properly” In this episode, we cover: What a mystical experience can feel likeWhy the energy of a retreat environment can be so powerfulHow meditation, visualisation and manifestation become more familiar through practiceThe experience I had with my son Luca during meditationWhat he showed me about sadness, separation and loveWhat my grandad showed me about receiving This episode is not about forcing a spiritual experience or trying to do meditation perfectly. It’s about paying attention to what gets revealed when we create enough space to see our own patterns differently. You can find out more about working with me at www.kayaramjee.com

  6. Jun 19

    POWER: Summer Reading Series for Leaders Part 1 | Ep: 134

    In this episode, I’m opening a three-part series called Leaders Are Readers with a summer reading list on one of the most important topics for any leader to understand: POWER. This episode is about three books that have genuinely stayed with me because they changed how I think about leadership, influence and power. I share why Barbarians at the Gate is one of the best business books of our time, what The Powers That Be reveals about media, politics and public opinion, and why Dune is far more than a science fiction epic. These books are not obvious personal development books, but they are deeply relevant for leaders. They show us how power actually moves through business, institutions, politics, culture, story, conflict and human psychology. If you’ve ever: • wanted to become a more original thinker • felt bored by generic leadership books • wanted to understand how power really works • been fascinated by ambition, greed, media or mythology • wanted a summer reading list with depth and intelligence In this episode, we cover: • why leaders are readers, and how reading gives you a genuine edge • the brutal corporate power battle behind Barbarians at the Gate • how The Powers That Be exposes the relationship between media and political power • how Dune explores power through politics, religion, ecology and internal conflict • why unconventional books can teach leaders more than traditional business books The books we remember are often the books that change the way we see the world. These three stayed with me because they each reveal something different about power, and once you see it, you can’t unsee it. Books mentioned: Barbarians at the Gate — Bryan Burrough & John Helyar The Powers That Be — David Halberstam Dune — Frank Herbert You can find out more about working with me at www.kayaramjee.com

  7. Jun 12

    Spaciousness: The Exact Process I'm Using To Prepare For Two Weeks Off Ep: 133

    I’m about to take two full weeks completely off technology and work while I attend a 10-day advanced meditation training with Dr Joe Dispenza in Mexico. No WhatsApp. No emails. No LinkedIn. No Instagram. No being reachable. Full stop. In this episode, I’m walking you through the exact planning process I used in the two weeks before leaving. Not because everyone needs to disappear to Mexico for a meditation retreat, but because the principles behind this process have changed the way I move through pressure. This episode is about planning from spaciousness instead of panic. I share how I brain dumped everything I needed to prepare, separated creative tasks from production tasks, mapped my actual capacity day by day, and created a simple, flexible plan that allowed me to execute without feeling rushed, fried, or overwhelmed. I also talk about why spaciousness is not just about having space in your calendar. It’s about feeling spacious. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to create. Space to actually live your life while still getting important things done. If you’ve ever: • Left everything until the last minute and called it “pressure” • Felt overwhelmed because you didn’t have clarity on what actually mattered • Wanted time off but spent the lead-up exhausted, overstimulated, and resentful • Struggled to balance execution with actually living your life In this episode, we cover: • The difference between planning from panic and planning from spaciousness • Why clarity immediately reduces emotional overwhelm • How to break down large commitments into manageable priorities • How planning supports presence, connection, and spaciousness This is not about doing more. It is about creating clarity and clearing enough space to actually live your life. You can find out more about working with me at www.kayaramjee.com

  8. Jun 5

    What's Wrong With Me? Ep: 132

    Trauma is not just something that happens in your mind. It changes your body. Your nervous system. Your sense of safety. Your emotional patterns. Your identity. In this episode, I’m talking about how the body remembers trauma and grief, and why what you’re experiencing emotionally is not a sign that you are weak, broken, or failing. I share my own experience of PTSD after the death of my son Luca, including the flashbacks, the physiological shock, and what helped me begin to interrupt that trauma response and create a different reality for myself. I also talk about older trauma, the kind that can sit in the subconscious for decades and quietly shape the way you feel in present-day moments, even when logically you know you are safe. This episode explores the difference between grief and trauma, why traumatic grief exists, and how the nervous system can become conditioned around survival. I also share why healing is not about denying what happened, forcing positive thoughts, or “moving on.” It is about emotional reprocessing, nervous system safety, compassion, and understanding that your body adapted to protect you. If you’ve ever: • Felt unsafe in your body even when logically you knew you were safe • Experienced grief that felt traumatic, shocking, or physiologically overwhelming • Wondered why certain emotions or reactions seem to take over your body • Thought there was something wrong with you because you couldn’t just “move on” In this episode, we cover: • How trauma creates physiological changes in the body and nervous system • The distinction between grief and trauma • What PTSD felt like for me after losing my son Luca • Why traumatic images and flashbacks can keep shocking the nervous system • How emotional reprocessing can begin to change the body’s response • Why healing starts with compassion rather than self-judgment Healing begins when we stop asking, “What’s wrong with me?” and start asking, “What happened to me, and how did it affect me?” You can find out more about working with me at www.kayaramjee.com

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Welcome to The Kaya Ramjee Show. I’m Kaya — Executive Mental Fitness Coach to ambitious individuals who want to reach the top 1% of their industry… and stay there. I’m also a woman who’s walked through grief, growth, reinvention, and the beautiful, messy business of building a life I truly love. This show is where I share what I’ve learned — from coaching exceptional clients, studying the mind and body for over a decade, and living through the kind of heartbreak that cracks you open. Here, we don’t chase perfection. We choose presence. We explore the patterns that hold us back — and the practices that set us free. If you’re ready to do work that actually matters… you’re in the right place, my friend.

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  • Creator
    Kaya Ramjee
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    140
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2026 Kaya Ramjee
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