The Brave Table with Dr. Neeta Bhushan

In this powerful return to The Brave Table, Neeta sits down with writer, speaker, and thought leader Roxanne Saffaie to discuss her upcoming book, The Truth In You Knows—a deeply transformative guide to self-trust, self-compassion, authenticity, and coming home to yourself.

Together, they unpack why so many of us struggle to trust ourselves, how perfectionism keeps us stuck, the difference between fear and intuition, and why true empowerment begins with building an unshakable relationship with yourself.

This conversation is a reminder that the answers you've been searching for may already be within you.

WHAT YOU'LL GET OUT OF THIS EPISODE...

✨ Why self-trust is the foundation of freedom
✨ The difference between fear, ego, intuition, and heart wisdom
✨ Why following your heart isn't always easy, but it's always honest
✨ How perfectionism quietly blocks growth and possibility
✨ The power of self-compassion and ending self-bullying
✨ Why self-intimacy is the missing piece in most healing journeys
✨ Practical journaling practices to reconnect with yourself
✨ How to stop abandoning yourself and start honoring your truth
✨ What it means to become your own ride-or-die

CONNECT WITH ROXANNE SAFFAIE

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ABOUT ROXANNE

Roxanne Saffaie is a writer, speaker, mentor, and creator devoted to helping people reconnect with their most authentic selves. Through her writing, teachings, and transformational work, she empowers others to cultivate self-trust, self-love, self-compassion, and a life guided by their deepest truth.

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📖 The Truth In You Knows

Roxanne's highly anticipated upcoming book explores radical self-trust, self-compassion, authenticity, and what it means to live from the wisdom of your heart.

Join her Substack community for updates, writing prompts, and future book announcements.
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Dr. Neeta Bhushan is a 5x award-winning author, emotional health advocate, and host of The Brave Table podcast. CEO of Highest Self Institute and author of That Sucked, Now What, she’s been featured in Forbes, ABC, and more. A former dentist turned global speaker, Neeta’s work blends psychology, ancient wisdom, and resilience from her own life experiences. She's also a mom, wellness lover, and chai enthusiast.

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In this deeply honest conversation, I sit down with breathwork facilitator, founder of Immersive Breathwork, and creator of The Remembered Self, Ashley Adelman, to explore what it truly means to come home to yourself.
From navigating divorce, depression, loneliness, and identity loss to discovering breathwork as a powerful tool for healing emotional trauma, Ashley shares his remarkable journey of transformation and why healing isn't about becoming someone new, it's about remembering who you've always been.
We also dive into the science of breathwork, nervous system regulation, emotional release, masculinity, vulnerability, and the courage it takes to strip away everything that no longer serves you.

WHAT YOU'LL GET OUT OF THIS EPISODE...
✨ Ashley's journey from stripper to monk to breathwork facilitator
✨ The dark night of the soul and rebuilding after divorce
✨ How loneliness impacts mental health and emotional wellbeing
✨ The science behind breathwork and nervous system regulation
✨ Why emotional release is essential for healing
✨ How trauma gets stored in the body
✨ The difference between resistance and surrender
✨ Why vulnerability is actually a form of strength
✨ Healing toxic masculinity and emotional suppression

CONNECT WITH ASHLEY ADELMAN

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Ashley Adelman is a transformational breathwork facilitator, founder of Immersive Breathwork, and creator of The Remembered Self. Through his work, he helps people heal emotional trauma, regulate their nervous systems, release stored emotions, and reconnect with their authentic selves.

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Follow Ashley's work and learn more about Immersive Breathwork through the links above.

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Dr. Neeta Bhushan is a 5x award-winning author, emotional health advocate, and host of The Brave Table podcast.
CEO of Highest Self Institute and author of That Sucked, Now What, she’s been featured in Forbes, ABC, and more. A former dentist turned global speaker, Neeta’s work blends psychology, ancient wisdom, and resilience from her own life experiences.
She's also a mom, wellness lover, and chai enthusiast.
🎙️ Subscribe to The Brave Table for conversations around healing, growth, family patterns, purpose, and living bravely.

In this episode of The Brave Table, I sit down with Sheleana Aiyana, founder of Rising Woman, bestselling author of Becoming the One, mother, and relationship expert whose work has helped millions heal attachment wounds, reconnect with themselves, and create healthier relationships.

Together, we explore the hidden ways childhood wounds, nervous system patterns, self-abandonment, and attachment styles continue shaping our adult relationships.
From heartbreak and divorce to motherhood, self-trust, boundaries, and healing, this conversation is a masterclass in remembering your wholeness.

This isn't about becoming someone new.
It's about coming home to yourself.

WHAT YOU'LL GET OUT OF THIS EPISODE...
✨ Why you keep attracting the same relationship patterns
✨ The connection between nervous system regulation and healthy love
✨ How childhood wounds show up in adult relationships
✨ Why chemistry doesn't always mean compatibility
✨ The truth about self-abandonment and red flags
✨ How attachment styles affect breakups and healing
✨ Why grief can become a doorway to transformation
✨ The practice that helps you reconnect with self-trust
✨ Motherhood, identity loss, and finding yourself again
✨ What it really means to become "the one"

CONNECT WITH SHELEANA AIYANA
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/risingwoman/
Website:
https://risingwoman.com
Book:
https://www.amazon.in/Becoming-One-Transform-Relationship-Patterns/dp/1797211676
Sheleana Aiyana is the founder of Rising Woman, bestselling author of Becoming the One, and a globally recognized teacher helping people heal attachment wounds, reconnect with themselves, and create conscious relationships through inner child work, nervous system healing, and self-awareness.

SUPPORT OUR GUEST 💛
📖 Becoming the One by Sheleana Aiyana
A powerful guide to breaking unhealthy relationship patterns, healing attachment wounds, and building a deeper relationship with yourself.

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🎙️ Episode 149: Emotional Hygiene: How to Repair & Be with Your Emotions When They Get Out of Control
https://www.thebravetable.com/149-emotional-hygiene-how-to-repair-be-with-your-emotions-when-they-get-out-of-control-with-dr/
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Dr. Neeta Bhushan is a 5x award-winning author, emotional health advocate, and host of The Brave Table podcast. Through conversations on healing, relationships, purpose, and personal growth, she helps people live more courageous and connected lives.

🎙️ Subscribe to The Brave Table for conversations that help you heal, grow, and live bravely.

What happens when parents want to teach money… but were never taught themselves?
In this episode, Dr. Neeta sits down with Maya Corbic to explore how financial literacy can become a family experience instead of another source of stress.
Maya shares practical ways parents can introduce saving, investing, and wealth-building conversations early while helping children develop confidence around money.

What you'll get out of this episode…
✨ How to start teaching kids about money earlier than you think✨ The simple framework Maya uses: Save • Invest • Spend • Donate✨ Why allowances can become powerful learning tools✨ How to handle grocery store meltdowns and money conversations✨ Teaching children the difference between spending vs borrowing money✨ Credit cards, debt, and financial literacy lessons schools often miss✨ Building investing confidence as a family✨ Raising money-smart kids without overwhelm✨ Breaking generational money patterns and creating wealth intentionally

🔗 Connect with Maya Corbic
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teach.kids.money/
📖 Book: From Piggy Banks to Stocks: The Ultimate Guide for a Young Investor: https://www.amazon.in/Piggy-Banks-Stocks-Ultimate-Investor/dp/1738963209
🌐 Wealthy Kids Investment Club
Maya Corbic is a CPA, founder of Wealthy Kids Investment Club, international speaker, and educator helping families build investing confidence and raise financially capable children. Her work has been featured across CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, CP24, and CBC

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Dr. Neeta Bhushan is a 5x award-winning author, emotional health advocate, and host of The Brave Table podcast. CEO of Highest Self Institute and author of That Sucked, Now What, she’s been featured in Forbes, ABC, and more. A former dentist turned global speaker, Neeta’s work blends psychology, ancient wisdom, and resilience from her own life experiences. She's also a mom, wellness lover, and chai enthusiast.

What if being “the strong one” was never strength…
 but survival?

In this solo episode of The Brave Table, Dr. Neeta dives deeper into the hidden emotional burden many eldest daughters carry, especially in immigrant families, high-stress households, and environments where children were forced to grow up too fast.

From becoming the peacekeeper and emotional regulator of the family… to struggling with hyper-independence, guilt, over-functioning, and burnout later in life — this episode unpacks the trauma patterns that often go unseen.

This isn’t just about family roles.
 It’s about nervous systems, identity, and the invisible emotional labor so many women have normalized for years.

🧠 In this episode, we explore:
– what “parentification” actually means
 – why eldest daughters become emotional caretakers
 – the immigrant family dynamic & survival mode
 – hypervigilance, over-functioning & nervous system stress
 – why receiving help feels uncomfortable or unsafe
 – how the “fixer” identity forms in childhood
 – the emotional cost of always being needed
 – intergenerational trauma & breaking inherited patterns
 – why your worth is not tied to how much you carry
 – learning to choose peace without guilt

This Episode is Sponsored by Chai Tonics
🌸 This Women’s History Month, celebrate your circle with the gift of ritual — buy 2 Chai Tonics and get 1 free. Spread the love, share the pause, and sip slow together at https://bit.ly/chaitonics.
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Breathe better with JASPR
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Support your body with REJŪV
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🔗 If this resonated, continue listening:
– Episode 149: Emotional Hygiene: How to Repair & Be with Your Emotions When They Get Out of Control
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/149-emotional-hygiene-how-to-repair-be-with-your/id1608226580?i=1000623923484
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/global-grit-media/episodes/149-Emotional-Hygiene-How-to-Repair--Be-with-Your-Emotions-When-They-Get-Out-of-Control-with-Dr--Neeta-Bhushan-e2e79os
– Episode 230: Why It’s NOT Selfish to Take Care of Your Mental Health with Karishma Patel
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/230-why-its-not-selfish-to-take-care-of-your-mental/id1608226580?i=1000657929608
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/global-grit-media/episodes/230-Why-Its-NOT-Selfish-to-Take-Care-of-Your-Mental-Health-with-Karishma-Patel-e2kh84k
– Episode 246: Parenting Plot Twist: Your Kids Can Help You Heal Generational Trauma with Dr. Neeta Bhushan
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/246-parenting-plot-twist-your-kids-can-help-you/id1608226580
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/global-grit-media/episodes/246-Navigating-Emotional-Turbulence-Parenting-Resilient-Children-When-Healing-Your-Inner-Child

💬 Reflect on this:
Were you taught to be loved…
 or were you taught to be useful?
Drop your biggest takeaway in the comments.

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👤 About Dr. Neeta Bhushan
Dr. Neeta Bhushan is a TEDx speaker, emotional health educator, and host of The Brave Table  helping high-achieving women heal patterns of burnout, over-functioning, and emotional survival.

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