Delicious Dignity

Dilshad
  • 5.0 (6)
  • Spirituality
  • Updated Biweekly

You're spiritually intelligent, self-aware, resilient, discerning, have refined taste, and a massive capacity for depth. You're too smart for simple answers, too spiritual to dismiss the unseen, too disillusioned to go back to what didn't work, and too self-aware to pretend you have it figured out. Yet being this kind of woman can be profoundly lonely & wildly crazy making - because the world wasn't built for you and most spaces don't know what to do with you.   But you have figured one thing out ----- Your dignity is non-negotiable. This podcast is for the woman who is rebuilding her dignity, strengthening it, & living from it. How do we strengthen our dignity in a world that seems bent on destroying it, profiting off the lack of it, & distorting it? This show is hosted by Dilshad Mehta - intuitive coach with over a decade of experience, and one of the only Indian and Zoroastrian (Parsi) women podcasting anywhere in the world.  We cover the territory most spirituality podcasts avoid...which, as in turns out, are the topics that expand our dignity.  ▪️The Feminine & Moving Away from Patriarchy ▪️Developing Strong Intuition ▪️ Addressing Self-Abandonment ▪️ Naming the Evil in the World ▪️ Spiritual Meaning & Mysticism of the Rose ▪️ Love as a Spiritual Practice & Cultivating More Love in Our Lives ▪️ Journaling Rituals for Clarity ▪️ Deep Embodiment of Dignity Through Body Based Rituals All of this leads us to a Delicious kind of Dignity - a sense of self that we enjoy in ourselves. Every episode offers practical guidance, ritual, and reflection to move you from knowing to living - with clarity, stability, and dignity. ▼ New episodes every 2 weeks on Sunday morning. Start anywhere! I know you care about this so I'm going to say it loud & proud - all content in the episodes is original & human...with no AI, no ads, no repulsive sponsorships! ▼ Questions? Requests for Future Episodes? Want to say hi? Send me a text or voicemail! (your number is private & I cannot see it). 

  1. 2d ago

    The Pattern of Self-Abandonment Fu*kery 3: Childhood Emotional Neglect & The Wound With No Scar

    This is the FIRST TIME IN HUMAN HISTORY (to my knowledge) that anyone has connected all 9 concepts -  projective identification, introjection, empowered women, childhood emotional neglect, patriarchy, empaths/sensitives, just world hypothesis, nazar/curses/evil eye, & egregores. This is part 3 of a SACRED THESIS & one of the syntheses of my entire life's work & experience. In this one we tackle a major concept that makes up the pattern of self-abandonment - Childhood Emotional Neglect.  This is NOT about fixing yourself or blaming others or engaging in trauma fondling. Yet it's okay & even necessary to admit you've been hurt. This is about finally seeing the pattern clearly enough to stop blaming yourself for it.  Send me a text or voicemail! I really would love to know what you think of this episode/series (your number is private & I cannot see it).  ▼ Reference Episodes to Enrich Your Understanding & Build More Self Compassion: Episode 46: Rose Mysticism 4 - Planting the Internal Eternal MotherEpisode 44: Do You Feel Like You Have to Earn Love?Episode 43: The Art of Being Visible: Slowly, gently, peacefully healing the visibility woundEpisode 39: When You’re Embarrassed by Who You Used to BeEpisode 35: When You Can’t Believe in Your Own Dreams – A Practice That Makes Goals PossibleEpisode 20: The Dignity We Find in Animal Companionship - The Magic of My Dog Soulmate AzarEpisode 17: Simple Grounding Practices That Bring You Back To Your Dignity—Without ForceEpisode 7: 'Log Kya Kahenge?': Navigating 'What Will People Say?' | Listener Q&AEpisode 1: Quiet Ways We Undermine Our Dignity (& how to resolve it). Ritual of Dignity Abuser▼ Reference Books: Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect by Dr. Jonice WebbAdult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Dr. Lindsay C. GibsonThe Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice MillerHSP The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You by Elaine N. AronScattered Minds by Dr. Gabor Maté▼ Episodes in this Self-Abandonment Series: Episode 47 - The Pattern of Self-Abandonment Fu*kery 1: Empowered Women & Projective IdentificationEpisode 48 - The Pattern of Self-Abandonment Fu*kery 2: Sensitives, Empaths, Introjection, & Just world hypothesis▼ ▼ 🌹 Questions? Requests for Future Episodes? Want to say hi? Send me a text or voicemail! (your number is private & I cannot see it).  ▼ 🌹 Please rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. I put together all the content & graphics for this show. I pay for an editor out of my own pocket. I'm not sponsored by anyone. My voice/opinions/research is not corrupted by any monetary incentive. So your reviews truly keep the podcast running & help me get the podcast out to the world. THANK YOU so much! ▼ 🌹 Want a deep dive into your situation? Book your 1:1 90 minute session here . . . This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. We suggest you seek out the help of a trained professional for help with your specific situation.

    The Pattern of Self-Abandonment Fu*kery 3: Childhood Emotional Neglect & The Wound With No Scar

  2. Jul 5

    2026 Mid Year Energy Update: Asking the Egg to Walk the Tightrope

    We’re halfway through 2026 and the energy has one clear symbolic theme: stop asking the egg to walk the tightrope.  I've been doing intuitive work for over a decade so when this image came through so specifically & strong … I had to share it. This mid-year energy reading is an intuitive orientation for the next six months in 2026. The collective energy I tuned into is all of you who are listening to this episode. It’s not about predictions. It’s a crystal clear look at your true power vs force. Pssst! This can be a beautiful way to ritually work with solstice energy. Inside this session: The egg & the tightrope - what this metaphor reveals about where you're applying force to something that simply isn't ready yetWhy willpower is expensive and what's actually driving the push (scarcity mindset, poverty consciousness, a dysfunctional relationship to time, an achievement standard that's gotten too narrow)How to shift from a hustle mindset to a nurturance one — and what it looks like to give your egg what you think you'll only get on the other side ♦ May your dignity be so obvious to you that it is over and above any expectation of performance ♦ Reference Episodes to Help This Message Sink Deeper & Go Wider: Episode 34: 2026 Energy Reading: Intuitive Guidance for the Year AheadEpisode 44: Do You Feel Like You Have to Earn Love?Episode 43: The Art of Being Visible: Slowly, gently, peacefully healing the visibility woundEpisode 5: Hustle to Heart. The Feel Good Era Begins + Feel Good RitualsEpisode 3: Wilding - An Activation For Your Natural Dignity ▼ 🌹 Questions? Requests for Future Episodes? Want to say hi? Send me a text or voicemail! (your number is private & I cannot see it).  ▼ 🌹 Please rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. I put together all the content & graphics for this show. I pay for an editor out of my own pocket. I'm not sponsored by anyone. My voice/opinions/research is not corrupted by any monetary incentive. So your reviews truly keep the podcast running & help me get the podcast out to the world. THANK YOU so much! ▼ 🌹 Want a deep dive into your situation? Book your 1:1 90 minute session here . . . This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. We suggest you seek out the help of a trained professional for help with your specific situation.

    2026 Mid Year Energy Update: Asking the Egg to Walk the Tightrope

  3. Jun 14

    The Pattern of Self-Abandonment Fu*kery 2: Sensitives, Empaths, Introjection, & Just World Hypothesis

    This is the FIRST TIME IN HUMAN HISTORY (to my knowledge) that anyone has connected all 9 concepts -  projective identification, introjection, empowered women, childhood emotional neglect, patriarchy, empaths/sensitives, just world hypothesis, nazar/curses/evil eye, & egregores. This is part 2 of a SACRED THESIS where we tackle another 3  concepts that make up the pattern of self-abandonment (especially in women) - Empaths, Introjection, & Just World Hypothesis. This is not about fixing yourself. It's about finally seeing the pattern clearly enough to stop blaming yourself for it. Send me a text or voicemail! I really would love to know what you think, what questions you have, & any stories to share  Inside this session: How introjection works — and why you may have been swallowing other people's beliefs about you whole since childhoodWhat being an empath actually means beyond the oversimplified version you've been sold, and how it feeds self-abandonmentWhy the just world fallacy keeps empowered women over-responsible, bitter, or bothThe journaling prompts that will show you exactly where your self-abandonment is currently playing out References: Episode 46: Rose Mysticism 4 - Planting the Internal Eternal MotherEpisode 9: True Feedback or Judgmental Projection? Is It Me or Is It Them?The Sacred Enneagram by Christopher HeuertzWarming the Stone Child (Audiobook) by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola EstésThe Vital Spark by Lisa Marchiano▼ Episodes in this Self-Abandonment Series: Episode 47 - The Pattern of Self-Abandonment Fu*kery 1: Empowered Women & Projective Identification▼ ▼ 🌹 Questions? Requests for Future Episodes? Want to say hi? Send me a text or voicemail! (your number is private & I cannot see it).  ▼ 🌹 Please rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. I put together all the content & graphics for this show. I pay for an editor out of my own pocket. I'm not sponsored by anyone. My voice/opinions/research is not corrupted by any monetary incentive. So your reviews truly keep the podcast running & help me get the podcast out to the world. THANK YOU so much! ▼ 🌹 Want a deep dive into your situation? Book your 1:1 90 minute session here . . . This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. We suggest you seek out the help of a trained professional for help with your specific situation.

    The Pattern of Self-Abandonment Fu*kery 2: Sensitives, Empaths, Introjection, & Just World Hypothesis

  4. Jun 7

    The Pattern of Self-Abandonment Fu*kery 1: Empowered Women & Projective Identification

    This is the FIRST TIME IN HUMAN HISTORY (to my knowledge) that anyone has connected all 9 concepts -  projective identification, introjection, empowered women, childhood emotional neglect, patriarchy, empaths/sensitives, just world hypothesis, nazar/curses/evil eye, & egregores. This is part 1 of a SACRED THESIS & one of the syntheses of my entire life's work & experience. In this one we tackle 2 of the many concepts that make up the pattern of self-abandonment - projective identification & women (especially empowered women). Send me a text or voicemail! I really would love to know what you think of this episode/series (your number is private & I cannot see it).  You've felt it: someone accuses you of being aggressive, difficult, selfish, a narcissist. Over time, you start behaving the exact way they accused you of behaving — even though that was never who you were. You feel like you're under a spell. What's happening is projective identification, and if you're an empowered woman, this is your constant reality. I've spent over a decade watching this pattern destroy women who are supposed to be the strongest among us. Nobody's naming what's actually happening psychologically and spiritually when a woman gets projected upon. This is the episode I wish someone had given me at 5, 15, and 25. Inside this session: Why we need to recognize the pattern of why we chronically self-abandon & what both pop psychology & new age culture get wrongWhat projective identification actually is — how it differs from regular projection and why that distinction changes how you understand yourselfHow empowered women become containers for the collective shadow of everyone around them, leading to self-abandonment without realizing itA detailed & thorough reflection ritual about how to begin recognizing the pattern▼ Reference Episodes: Episode 36: Empowered Women, Quiet Battles: Truths No One Talks AboutEpisode 9: True Feedback or Judgmental Projection? Is It Me or Is It Them?▼ Episodes in this Self-Abandonment Series: Episode 48 - The Pattern of Self-Abandonment Fu*kery 2: Sensitives, Empaths, Introjection, & Just world hypothesis ▼ 🌹 Questions? Requests for Future Episodes? Want to say hi? Send me a text or voicemail! (your number is private & I cannot see it).  ▼ 🌹 Please rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. I put together all the content & graphics for this show. I pay for an editor out of my own pocket. I'm not sponsored by anyone. My voice/opinions/research is not corrupted by any monetary incentive. So your reviews truly keep the podcast running & help me get the podcast out to the world. THANK YOU so much! ▼ 🌹 Want a deep dive into your situation? Book your 1:1 90 minute session here . . . This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. We suggest you seek out the help of a trained professional for help with your specific situation.

    The Pattern of Self-Abandonment Fu*kery 1: Empowered Women & Projective Identification

  5. May 10

    Rose Mysticism 4 - Planting the Internal Eternal Mother

    This fourth session of the Rose Podclass explores the spiritual meaning of the rose through the mother (the oldest archetype) as the source of all true strength. This is me wishing you happy Mother's Day in the most meta sense possible. Because the inner mother is the foundation everything else is built on.  Inside this session: The episode opens with a channeled rose contemplationThe uncorrupted and corrupted qualities of the mother archetype — and how to recognize both in yourselfThe mother wound across four levels: personal, cultural, spiritual, and planetary (based on Bethany Webster's framework)A powerful three-part ritual to identify your current inner mother, define the one you need, and begin planting her within youThe episode closes with a final blessing from the rose.▼ 20:40 Mark Correction: I said "headless figure".  I meant "disembodied head". ▼ Reference Episodes: Episode 27 - Rose Mysticism 3: Unlocking the Power of the Prostitute ArchetypeEpisode 21 - Rose Mysticism 2 - Reclaiming Your Sensual DivinityEpisode 14 - Rose Mysticism 1 – Practicing Heaven on Earth ▼ 🌹 Questions? Requests for Future Episodes? Want to say hi? Send me a text or voicemail! (your number is private & I cannot see it).  ▼ 🌹 Please rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. I put together all the content & graphics for this show. I pay for an editor out of my own pocket. I'm not sponsored by anyone. My voice/opinions/research is not corrupted by any monetary incentive. So your reviews truly keep the podcast running & help me get the podcast out to the world. THANK YOU so much! ▼ 🌹 Want a deep dive into your situation? Book your 1:1 90 minute session here . . . This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. We suggest you seek out the help of a trained professional for help with your specific situation.

    Rose Mysticism 4 - Planting the Internal Eternal Mother

  6. Apr 27

    Accidentally On Purpose: Building Beloved Local Businesses with Makenzie Sulfaro

    I learned so much from this episode! Makenzie Sulfaro had a couch, a draining job, a best friend who said "just do it" &.....she listened. This episode is for women who are sitting on a dream they keep waiting to perfect before they start. From child psychiatry to being a multiple fitness studio owner, she did all of this during covid with a newborn. Makenzie now owns three Pilates studios and a gym in Arizona, and almost none of it was planned. Makenzie embodies 'going with the flow' in a way that's rare, and I love how this episode mirrors that! We start off talking about intentional bathroom amenities and then we ended with her gushing about her husband. Ha! Inside this session: On Right Standards: Why "good enough" is the wrong standard & what standards to aim for instead when starting a local business from scratch (excellent wisdom for recovering perfectionists!)On Integrity & Compromise: How to know when you're forcing something vs when it's actually meant to be. Brick and mortar business tips for women nobody talks about. On Business Strategies & Being Prolific: What it takes to build a physical business with no experience & no grand master plan - including boundaries with customers and putting community firstOn AI & Online Businesses: The role tech currently plays and will play in the future in Makenzie's businessesOn Having a Kind (& Hot) Husband: After being twice divorced, Makenzie describes a real & raw unfolding of her finding her partner who builds her up rather than makes her feel small▼ Sultivate WebsiteMakenzie's InstagramSultivate Studio Instagram▼ Go Deeper in Your Listening: Episode 14 - Rose Mysticism 1 – Practicing Heaven on EarthEpisode 18 - A Unique Branding Strategy That Feels Good, Unlocks Your Strengths, & Expands Your DignityEpisode 9 - True Feedback or Judgmental Projection? Is It Me or Is It Them? ▼ 🌹 Questions? Requests for Future Episodes? Want to say hi? Send me a text or voicemail! (your number is private & I cannot see it).  ▼ 🌹 Please rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. I put together all the content & graphics for this show. I pay for an editor out of my own pocket. I'm not sponsored by anyone. My voice/opinions/research is not corrupted by any monetary incentive. So your reviews truly keep the podcast running & help me get the podcast out to the world. THANK YOU so much! ▼ 🌹 Want a deep dive into your situation? Book your 1:1 90 minute session here . . . This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. We suggest you seek out the help of a trained professional for help with your specific situation.

    Accidentally On Purpose: Building Beloved Local Businesses with Makenzie Sulfaro

  7. Apr 12

    Do You Feel Like You Have to Earn Love?

    It took a virtual pet app to show me how exhausted I was from trying to deserve love. This episode is for the high-achieving woman who has been dangling the carrot in front of her own face for too long. I share how rewarding yourself for just existing (before the task, before the finish line) can dissolve the internal critic and restore your motivation from the inside out. Inside this session: Maslow's hierarchy of needs — and the one rung most high-achieving women skip entirely on their way to the topHow five dysfunctional forces (hustle culture, the internal critical mother, scarcity mindset, patriarchy, & ancestral generational trauma) keep women locked in the cycle of trying to deserve loveA simple, private ritual to identify where you've been earning love and how to gently pull back▼ Reference Episodes:  Episode 38 — What I'm Loving Right Now: Real Self-Care, Money, and Dignity ▼ Reference App - Finch App. Friend code - CNLPF24ZLY ▼ 🌹 Questions? Requests for Future Episodes? Want to say hi? Send me a text or voicemail! (your number is private & I cannot see it).  ▼ 🌹 Please rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. I put together all the content & graphics for this show. I pay for an editor out of my own pocket. I'm not sponsored by anyone. My voice/opinions/research is not corrupted by any monetary incentive. So your reviews truly keep the podcast running & help me get the podcast out to the world. THANK YOU so much! ▼ 🌹 Want a deep dive into your situation? Book your 1:1 90 minute session here . . . This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. We suggest you seek out the help of a trained professional for help with your specific situation.

    Do You Feel Like You Have to Earn Love?

  8. Mar 23

    The Art of Being Visible: Slowly, gently, peacefully healing the visibility wound

    We've done the vision boards, lit the candles, pulled the cards — and still never showed up to the table to play. This episode is for those who are ready to step into the dignity of being seen, while knowing that you don't owe anyone your presence. The visibility wound is one of the most quietly devastating & self-sabotaging things I witness. Inside this session: 1.Why comfort is not your intuition or an indication of being right — it's just habit, and how mistaking the two keeps you invisible 2. 6 real fears driving the visibility wound — from fear of judgment and being mis-associated to the pain of not being loved as you truly are 3. A gentle, gradual, practical progression for building visibility across body, mind, spirit, and emotions — at your own pace | Reference Episodes: Episode 35 - When You Can't Believe In Your Own Dreams ▼ 🌹 Questions? Requests for Future Episodes? Want to say hi? Send me a text or voicemail! (your number is private & I cannot see it).  ▼ 🌹 Please rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. I put together all the content & graphics for this show. I pay for an editor out of my own pocket. I'm not sponsored by anyone. My voice/opinions/research is not corrupted by any monetary incentive. So your reviews truly keep the podcast running & help me get the podcast out to the world. THANK YOU so much! ▼ 🌹 Want a deep dive into your situation? Book your 1:1 90 minute session here . . . This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. We suggest you seek out the help of a trained professional for help with your specific situation.

    The Art of Being Visible: Slowly, gently, peacefully healing the visibility wound
See All (50)

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
6 Ratings

About

You're spiritually intelligent, self-aware, resilient, discerning, have refined taste, and a massive capacity for depth. You're too smart for simple answers, too spiritual to dismiss the unseen, too disillusioned to go back to what didn't work, and too self-aware to pretend you have it figured out. Yet being this kind of woman can be profoundly lonely & wildly crazy making - because the world wasn't built for you and most spaces don't know what to do with you.   But you have figured one thing out ----- Your dignity is non-negotiable. This podcast is for the woman who is rebuilding her dignity, strengthening it, & living from it. How do we strengthen our dignity in a world that seems bent on destroying it, profiting off the lack of it, & distorting it? This show is hosted by Dilshad Mehta - intuitive coach with over a decade of experience, and one of the only Indian and Zoroastrian (Parsi) women podcasting anywhere in the world.  We cover the territory most spirituality podcasts avoid...which, as in turns out, are the topics that expand our dignity.  ▪️The Feminine & Moving Away from Patriarchy ▪️Developing Strong Intuition ▪️ Addressing Self-Abandonment ▪️ Naming the Evil in the World ▪️ Spiritual Meaning & Mysticism of the Rose ▪️ Love as a Spiritual Practice & Cultivating More Love in Our Lives ▪️ Journaling Rituals for Clarity ▪️ Deep Embodiment of Dignity Through Body Based Rituals All of this leads us to a Delicious kind of Dignity - a sense of self that we enjoy in ourselves. Every episode offers practical guidance, ritual, and reflection to move you from knowing to living - with clarity, stability, and dignity. ▼ New episodes every 2 weeks on Sunday morning. Start anywhere! I know you care about this so I'm going to say it loud & proud - all content in the episodes is original & human...with no AI, no ads, no repulsive sponsorships! ▼ Questions? Requests for Future Episodes? Want to say hi? Send me a text or voicemail! (your number is private & I cannot see it). 

Information

  • Creator
    Dilshad
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Delicious Dignity
  • Show Website
    Delicious Dignity