Real Life Heroines Podcast

Aishwarya Rajan

This podcast is all about going outside the box of what you think is possible for you while giving up the expectation that things have to go or be done a certain way. Surrendering and wholeheartedly letting go. Watching the magic unfold. I talk about many different topics whether they are deep, or sometimes banal, metaphysical, practical in nature but essentially it's about taking responsibility for yourself. It's about gaining clarity and cutting through confusion. It's about loving yourself and accepting yourself as you are, and through that developing the capacity to love and accept others as they are and life as it is. If any of this resonates then please subscribe and share. And don't forget to take that first step! Let’s connect 😊❤️ aishwaryarajan.substack.com

Episodes

  1. 11/19/2025

    Who You Become in the In-Between

    There’s a part of life that rarely gets spoken aboutthe season where nothing looks impressive yet,where you’re not quite visible,and where your inner world is shifting faster than your outer life can keep up. This episode is a reflection on that space:the quiet middle,the tender becoming,the deep formation that happens long before anything shows on the surface. If you’re in a blank-page season, this one is for you. _____ If you want deeper reflections like this, you can join my newsletter - a softer, more private space for thoughtful women. If you want support with your own in-between season, you can explore my 1:1 sessions. And if this episode resonates, sharing it or leaving a rating helps it reach others who might need it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aishwaryarajan.substack.com

    15 min

  2. 10/28/2025

    What Would a Heroine Do? (And Why We Don’t Anymore)

    In today’s impromptu episode (because you know I cannot script to save my life), I talk about something that’s been sitting with me while I’ve been reading fiction lately: Why do the women on the page, the so-called heroines, move with so much clarity, self-respect, steadiness, and quiet courage… and why is it so hard for us to do that in our actual lives? I’m not saying “people these days are the worst.” I include myself in this completely. This is more of a gentle noticing: how easily we abandon ourselves in real life vs how fiercely fictional women stay rooted how we normalise behaviour that would never feel okay in a novel and what it might mean, in 2025, to live with a little more of that old-school integrity without turning ourselves into martyrs This is not a polished lecture. It’s just me, talking to you, from where I’m at — slightly sleepy, still returning after a break from the podcast — and wondering out loud: What would it look like if we chose to become the heroine in our own actual story, not just admire her on the page? Mentioned: taking a break / where I’ve been why I struggle with notes and “performing polish” early thoughts for a new series on Real Life Heroines Thank you for being here. Through all the ums and ahs, and the winding pauses. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aishwaryarajan.substack.com

    13 min

  3. 03/05/2025

    Dealing With Rudeness

    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aishwaryarajan.substack.com

    11 min

  4. 02/24/2025

    Leaning Into The Fear of Loss

    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aishwaryarajan.substack.com

    11 min
  5. Be Uncompromising With Your Routines and Rituals

    02/10/2025

    Be Uncompromising With Your Routines and Rituals

    Maintain your routines and rituals. It’s important for your well-being, your peace, your integrity and doing your life’s work. Don’t let it slide because if you do, on the other side lies purposelessness, a lack of self-love and self-respect, being taken for granted and disconnection from your spirituality. You are here for a reason. This is your dharma. This is your medicine that you offer to us. This is the deepest, truest part of you. No distractions, we want your full commitment. Do your thing. Do your thing. Do your thing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aishwaryarajan.substack.com

    14 min
  6. Letting things be easy and letting go of perfectionism

    02/06/2025

    Letting things be easy and letting go of perfectionism

    Let it be easy. Don’t force outcomes in anything whether that’s in writing, business niches, marketing, relationships, friendships, health.. Don’t expect anything. When you expect something, you challenge the flow of goodness and abundance that is naturally yours anyway. So let it go. Focus on being YOU. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aishwaryarajan.substack.com

    7 min
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About

This podcast is all about going outside the box of what you think is possible for you while giving up the expectation that things have to go or be done a certain way. Surrendering and wholeheartedly letting go. Watching the magic unfold. I talk about many different topics whether they are deep, or sometimes banal, metaphysical, practical in nature but essentially it's about taking responsibility for yourself. It's about gaining clarity and cutting through confusion. It's about loving yourself and accepting yourself as you are, and through that developing the capacity to love and accept others as they are and life as it is. If any of this resonates then please subscribe and share. And don't forget to take that first step! Let’s connect 😊❤️ aishwaryarajan.substack.com

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