100 episodes

Grab a seat at The Brave Table for unfiltered conversations about all the unpredictable moments we face on our journey through life—the raw, the real, the messy—and how to overcome them and thrive.

This is your oasis for the next season of who you are becoming—where you defeat your imposter syndrome, ditch comparing your life to others, embrace the unconventional, and recognize your evolution and expansion.

Join host Dr. Neeta Bhushan, a former dentist turned author, serial entrepreneur, and mama of two, for weekly episodes on strengthening your mental health and emotional fitness so you can face challenges with grace and grit.

Let’s get brave as we navigate this human experience together with lots of love, new perspectives, and a dose of laughter along the way.

The Brave Table with Dr. Neeta Bhushan Dr. Neeta Bhushan

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 106 Ratings

Grab a seat at The Brave Table for unfiltered conversations about all the unpredictable moments we face on our journey through life—the raw, the real, the messy—and how to overcome them and thrive.

This is your oasis for the next season of who you are becoming—where you defeat your imposter syndrome, ditch comparing your life to others, embrace the unconventional, and recognize your evolution and expansion.

Join host Dr. Neeta Bhushan, a former dentist turned author, serial entrepreneur, and mama of two, for weekly episodes on strengthening your mental health and emotional fitness so you can face challenges with grace and grit.

Let’s get brave as we navigate this human experience together with lots of love, new perspectives, and a dose of laughter along the way.

    119: Speaking Your Truth and How to Let Go of Resentment with Dr. Neeta Bhushan

    119: Speaking Your Truth and How to Let Go of Resentment with Dr. Neeta Bhushan

    Hey loves! Today’s episode is being brought to you directly by yours truly!
     
    "There’s resentment when we aren’t aligned with our truth – we feel suffocated or suppressed when we can’t speak our truth. This is your opportunity to clear that. Where in your life has resentment held you back? Where are you going today with that? What is it that you need to reconcile with yourself?"
     
    In today’s episode, I talk about:


    Speaking your truth even when it’s scary
    Having your courageous conversations through the ‘service’ and ‘love’ filters
    Why your setbacks aren’t your fault but are your responsibility
    How to move past resentment so that you can finally heal



    Welcome to The Brave Table! I’ve gotta be honest with you love, I just needed a break and reset after 8 months of go go go! I needed space to just breathe, so I took my little ones to Clearwater beach for a few days of crashing waves and sand in the toes. But this came after having difficult conversations in both business and personal life – you know, the scary conversations that are hard to start. So let’s crack that open and talk about how to have your courageous conversations.
     
    Plus, I dive into resentment and why it’s the anchor that grounds us when something goes wrong, but is also the false reassurance that keeps us held back – in the same position at work that you hate, the same toxic relationship  5 years later, etc. This is the rubble in your road that needs to be cleared.
     
    This is a short but powerful episode jam-packed with nuggets that will heal and inspire you. Enjoy!



    Connect with me:
     
    - Find me on Instagram @neetabhushan. 
    - Find The Brave Table on Instagram @thebravetable.
    - Get your copy of That Sucked. Now What? here! 



    If you loved this episode... 
     
    - Then be sure to listen to Episode 43: How To Do the Work and Begin Healing Situations that are Triggering with Dr. Neeta Bhushan. Apple | Spotify
     
    - You’ll love Episode 64: How to confront your tough "sucky" moments with grit & resilience with Dr. Neeta Bhushan.  Apple | Spotify
     
    - Episode 81: ‘Taking Ownership of Your Life, Your Sh*t, and Your Stories with Danielle Gertner’ is right up your alley! Apple | Spotify



    P.S. ‘That Sucked. Now What?’ has sold over 12,000 copies already! If you’ve yet to snag your copy, then know that this is your handbook to bounce back from sucky moments and fly forward with audacious resilience. You can get yours here!
     

    • 18 min
    118: Creating a Life you Love by Design with Carolyn Buck Luce

    118: Creating a Life you Love by Design with Carolyn Buck Luce

    Hey, loves! Joining me today is the lovely Carolyn Buck Luce!
     
    "’Epic’ originally meant ‘daring to do’, or ‘daring to be’. When was the first time that you remember picking your head up and realizing there’s a story bigger than your story that you want to be a heroine in?"
     
    In today’s episode, we talk about:


    What it means to create an epic life: daring to do and be
    Why you should believe in make believe
    Playing your game vs playing someone else’s
    Healing from traumatic experiences
    Creating a life by design



    Carolyn Buck Luce is one of America’s most respected and accomplished voices
    on Women’s Leadership and their relationship with power. She is the author of
    the recently published EPIC! The Women’s Power Play Book, which became an
    Amazon best seller in its first week. Carolyn has long been an advocate for
    healthcare innovations, cultural inclusivity, and women’s empowerment through
    her work with some of the world’s most respected companies like Ernst & Young,
    Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, UnitedHealth Group, and GE.
     
    A gifted strategist and executive coach, Carolyn has spent the last four decades of
    her career building highly effective cultures, businesses, teams, and leaders in
    both the public and private sectors. Today, as an executive coach and keynote speaker, Carolyn uses her proprietary Decade Game® to coach some of the world’s most remarkable women today in business, civic society, and philanthropy to live their purpose and discover their
    destiny.



    Connect with Carolyn:
     
    - Find Carolyn on Instagram @carolynbuckluce. 
    - Get your copy of EPIC! here.
    - Check out My Decade Game here.
    - Find Carolyn’s TED Talk here.
    - Ready for a in-person spring break April 3-8, 2023, in Baja Mexico? Carolyn is leading a Mastery Week at the Modern Elder Academy: http://bit.ly/3jg2v48



    If you loved this episode... 
     
    - Then be sure to listen to Episode 18: How To Be More Of Yourself with Vasavi Kumar. Apple | Spotify
     
    - You’ll love Episode 30: Sharing your bravest story with Selena Soo. Apple | Spotify
     
    - Episode 51: ‘Being in Alignment With Yourself with Aaron Alexander’ is right up your alley! Apple | Spotify



    P.S. ‘That Sucked. Now What?’ has sold over 12,000 copies already! If you’ve yet to snag your copy, then know that this is your handbook to bounce back from sucky moments and fly forward with audacious resilience. You can get yours here!
     

    • 39 min
    117: Living the way of the Goddess & Transforming Trauma with Wisdom with Ananta Ripa

    117: Living the way of the Goddess & Transforming Trauma with Wisdom with Ananta Ripa

    Hey, loves! Today I’m joined by Ananta Ripa Ajmera!
     
    "Connect with the power of intention to offer your gifts in service to as many living beings as possible to be one with nature - to simply do what it is we ought to do. Like how a river flows because that’s its nature. Like a rose gives its fragrance because that’s its dharma."
     
    In today’s episode, we talk about:


    Why questions lead us on a quest
    How different Hindu goddesses relate to our 9 chakras
    Your spirit animals and the messages they bring
    Ayurvedic and ancient wisdom used in modern times



    Ananta Ripa Ajmera is an award-winning author, spiritual teacher, co-founder, and CEO of The Ancient Way, an organization that supports you to embody ancient wisdom in a way that unfolds your true Self. The Ancient Way offers a Spiritual Warrior Certification Program, Ayurveda Wellness Ambassador Program, and spiritual wellness retreats. 
     
    Ananta is also an advisor of Ayurveda at THE WELL, a modern wellness club, where she writes articles, offers workshops, and works with a team of integrative medical practitioners. As the author of The Way of the Goddess: Daily Rituals to Awaken Your Inner Warrior and Discover Your True Self and The Ayurveda Way, her work has been featured in Newsweek, Forbes, Vogue, Yoga Journal, Spirituality & Health Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Well + Good, MindBodyGreen and on ABC News and Fox News. 
     
    I know you’re going to LOVE this episode. Ananta serves as a bridge between ancient wisdom and modern living, so get ready for so many juicy nuggets in this interview. Dive in!



    Connect with Ananta:
     
    - Find Ananta on Instagram @ananta.one. 
    - Get your copy of The Way of the Goddess, here!
    - Find The Ancient Way here.



    If you loved this episode... 
     
    - Then be sure to listen to Episode 76: How To Be Multidimensional and Going Through Life Transitions with Sahara Rose. Apple | Spotify
     
    - You’ll love Episode 46: How To Own Your Worth Unapologetically & Step Into the Next Version of You with Dr. Neeta Bhushan Apple | Spotify
     
    - Episode 10: ‘Awakening Your Inner Wisdom As The Rock-Star Shaman with Alyson Charles’ is right up your alley! Apple 



    P.S. ‘That Sucked. Now What?’ has sold over 12,000 copies already! If you’ve yet to snag your copy, then know that this is your handbook to bounce back from sucky moments and fly forward with audacious resilience. You can get yours here!
     

    • 38 min
    116: Redefining What it Means to Age Well & Embracing Your Menstrual Cycles with Dr. Stephanie Estima

    116: Redefining What it Means to Age Well & Embracing Your Menstrual Cycles with Dr. Stephanie Estima

    Hey loves! Today I’m joined by Dr. Stephanie Estima!
     
    "I would love for women to be comfortable taking up space, becoming really strong, and putting on lean muscle. A lot of the menopausal symptoms can be quelled with lean muscle mass. Weight training helps to protect the brain, benefits the immune system, and helps your mood. These are really important considerations for women who want to age well."
     
    In today’s episode, we talk about:


    How to tailor your workout to your cycle
    What the foundation of your physical training should be
    Re-defining what it means to age well
    How lean muscle mass slows the aging process



    Dr. Stephanie Estima is the Founder of Hello Betty – a community centered around female empowerment through health and business coaching. She is a doctor of chiropractic with a special interest in metabolism, body composition, functional neurology, and female physiology. 
     
    She is the Host of the Better! Podcast With Dr. Stephanie, featuring the world’s leading voices on health and wellness.
     
    As the creator of her signature, female-centric ketogenic protocol, The Estima Diet™, Dr. Stephanie has helped over 10,000 women worldwide regulate hormones, reduce adiposity, and get off medications in the perimenopause stage and beyond. 
     
    Following the success of The Estima Diet™, Dr. Stephanie released a best-selling book, “The Betty Body,” where she shares her proven strategies to help women jumpstart and calibrate their metabolism, revive their libidos, rest guilt-free, and elevate their emotional well-being. 
     
    With the first-of-its-kind mastermind for health practitioners called The Chalice Collective, Dr. Stephanie, her partner Giovanni Marsico, and their team of leading experts mentor doctors closely as they build online programs to increase their impact and income. 
     
    Dr. Stephanie’s mission is to inspire women on a global scale to be the best versions of themselves both physically and emotionally through the power of easily accessible female health education. Because let’s face it — women are not little men and should be taught about their unique physiology. 
     
    A vocal trailblazer in the health world, Dr. Stephanie has been featured on Thrive Global and The Huffington Post, and has amassed over 3.5 million article reads on Medium.com.
     
    Whew, there are so many juicy nuggets packed into this episode! Calling all women who want to improve their health and age well, this is for you!



    Connect with Stephanie:
     
    - Find Stephanie on Instagram @dr.stephanie.estima. 
    - Get Betty Body here.
    - Check out the Hello Betty website here.
    - Find all of Dr. Stephanie’s offerings here.



    If you loved this episode... 
     
    - Then be sure to listen to Episode 85: The Real Meaning of Self-Care and How To Maintain Health for the Long Run with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon. Apple | Spotify
     
    - You’ll love Episode 97: What the Medical System Doesn’t Tell You About Being Healthy, Diets, & Emotional Health With Mona Sharma  Apple | Spotify
     
    - Episode 37: ‘A Journey Back to Loving Yourself, Women’s Wellness, Hormones, Fertility and More with Dr. Mariza Snyder’ is right up your alley! Apple | Spotify


    P.S. ‘That Sucked. Now What?’ has sold over 12,000 copies already! If you’ve yet to snag your copy, then know that this is your handbook to bounce back from sucky moments and fly forward with audacious resilience. You can get yours here!

    • 37 min
    115: Being an Asian Creator, Winners at the Oscars and Chasing Your Dreams with Dr. Neeta Bhushan

    115: Being an Asian Creator, Winners at the Oscars and Chasing Your Dreams with Dr. Neeta Bhushan

    Hey loves! Another juicy solo episode is coming at ya!
     
    "We have all thought some things are completely unobtainable. So look at where you are. Could you have ever seen yourself where you are today? You have what you once wanted. Give yourself credit for how far you’ve come already."
     
    In today’s episode, we talk about:


    The power of your Soul Support Posse and how they influence you
    Opening up for a Bollywood + Femininst icon, Sunny Leone
    How the big win at the Oscars opened the doors for Asian storytellers, creators, & artists
    Your affirmation and action step for the week
    Why contemplation and just ‘being still’ are two different things



    Welcome to The Brave Table, where we dive into so many juicy things this week. So so much has happened this past week. From the Oscars now making room at the table for Asian creators, storytellers, and artists, giving the next generation permission to go the unconventional path in their career desires, to being invited to open for the one and only, Sunny Leone, there’s so much we need to talk about!
     
    This week’s episode will awaken the artist in you, remind you that you’re never too old or young to pursue your dreams, and share with you that your ‘Now What?’ moment is what can lead to your next chapter and true purpose.
     
    This episode is packed full, and I know you’ll take away so much. Dive in and enjoy!



    Connect with me:
     
    - Find me on Instagram @neetabhushan. 
    - Find The Brave Table on Instagram @thebravetable. 
    - Grab your That Sucked. Now What? Affirmation Deck here. 



    If you loved this episode... 
     
    - Then be sure to listen to Episode 36: How to Awaken the Artist Within with Garrain Jones. Apple | Spotify
     
    - You’ll love Episode 100: Dismantling The Idea of “Unconventional” & How Your Greatest Obstacles Can Guide You To Your Dream Life with Adrucia Apana.  Apple | Spotify
     
    - Episode 82: ‘Shifting Identities, Discovering Your Brand, and Balancing Motherhood With Being a Boss with Jennifer Kem’ is right up your alley! Apple | Spotify



    P.S. ‘That Sucked. Now What?’ has sold over 12,000 copies already! If you’ve yet to snag your copy, then know that this is your handbook to bounce back from sucky moments and fly forward with audacious resilience. You can get yours here!
     

    • 20 min
    114: How to Strike Success as an Entrepreneur with Amy Porterfield

    114: How to Strike Success as an Entrepreneur with Amy Porterfield

    Amy Porterfield is in the house today, loves!
     
    "Entrepreneurship can get messy. Why wait for it to be perfect? It never will be. So, if you’re willing to get a little messy for the rewards entrepreneurship will give you, you’ve already won. Life’s passing you by if you’re sitting on the sidelines thinking it needs more time, more work, more research. It doesn’t. It needs to get started."
     
    In today’s episode, we talk about:


    How action creates clarity
    How your ‘starter idea’ is your first step into entrepreneurship and out of corportate/9-5
    Why it’s important for women to un-boss themselves
    What imposter syndrome actually is and how to overcome it
    Breaking through the fear of what others think
    How resiliency is the secret ingredient that makes successful entrepreneurs
    Your ‘You Factor’: the 4-part sweet spot formula to create a business on YOUR terms
    Life’s passing you by while you wait for the perfect time



    Amy Porterfield is an ex-corporate girl, best-selling author, online marketing expert, and the host of the top-ranked podcast, Online Marketing Made Easy. 
     
    She previously worked with Tony Robbins before leaving corporate to carve her own path. Over the past 14 years, she’s generated $85 million teaching others how to leverage being an online entrepreneur to create the life of their dreams. She’s the woman who broke the glass ceiling to create a multi-million-dollar online course empire.
     
    If you’ve ever wanted to create your own business, or just start off with a side hustle, this episode with Amy Porterfield is a must-listen. Get ready to take notes and get inspired to start the next chapter of your life. Time to move away from the sidelines of life and actually get it going!



    Connect with Amy:
     
    - Find Amy on Instagram @amyporterfield. 
    - Get Amy’s new book + bonsuses, Two Weeks Notice, here!
    - Find all of Amy’s offerings here.



    If you loved this episode... 
     
    - Then be sure to listen to Episode 99: How to Stop Playing Small With Your Potential and Leverage Your Personal Brand to Achieve Success with Allison Walsh. Apple | Spotify
     
    - You’ll love Episode 25: The Money Mindset You Need For Real Success with Emily Williams.  Apple | Spotify
     
    - Episode 71: ‘How To Find The Power to Eliminate Your Limiting Beliefs with Shelly Lefkoe’ is right up your alley! Apple | Spotify



    P.S. ‘That Sucked. Now What?’ has sold over 12,000 copies already! If you’ve yet to snag your copy, then know that this is your handbook to bounce back from sucky moments and fly forward with audacious resilience. You can get yours here!
     

    • 36 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
106 Ratings

106 Ratings

FFerenczi ,

Real Talk!

Neeta does a wonderful job getting to the core of the topic, I leave each episode with newfound clarity and curiosity. Thank you!

adrrriz ,

Divine timing

This podcast found me through divine synchronization. Neeta was a guest on another podcast that was recommended to me. Her story had me “dry heave ugly crying” because I was going through (and still struggling with) my own mental health slump. Feeling of despair and alarm were my new baseline emotion. As a spiritual person, I KNEW this was trauma bubbling to the surface but I needed guidance and a facilitator to just lead me somewhere, anywhere. The Brave Table is that supportive, educational, empathetic and supportive podcast that I was craving. It gave me hope. And when you’re in a grim hole of anxiety and panic, hope is freedom in that moment. I, me, you are not alone in whatever you’re experiencing. This podcast is like a warm hug from a friend where you can happily sob and not even care how you look. This podcast is leading me to freedom.

Bcd2012 ,

Great show with great guests!

Neeta does a great job interviewing and keeps a natural flow going throughout the interview. The questions are insightful, the guests are inspiring, and there are tons of valuable takeaways from these conversations! Thanks Neeta!

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