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The Brave Table with Dr. Neeta Bhushan

The Brave Table with Dr. Neeta Bhushan

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 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.

Recent Episodes

How to Make Peace with the Midlife Unraveling: People-Pleasing, Self-Abandonment, and the Woman You Were Before You Performed — with Ashley Turner
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June 22, 2026

How to Make Peace with the Midlife Unraveling: People-Pleasing, Self-Abandonment, and the Woman You Were Before You Performed — with Ashley Turner

There comes a moment in a woman’s life when the old ways stop working. The people-pleasing. The over-functioning. The pushing through. The quiet self-abandonment. And something deeper begins to rise. In this episode of The Brave Table, I sit down with licensed psychotherapist, yoga and meditation expert, psychedelic-assisted therapist, and founder of The Haven, Ashley Turner, for a powerful conversation on perimenopause, menopause, mental health, nervous system healing, and why midlife is not a
Why We Stop Trusting Ourselves, and How to Find Our Way Back | Roxanne Saffaie
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June 14, 2026

Why We Stop Trusting Ourselves, and How to Find Our Way Back | Roxanne Saffaie

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 yo
The Man Who Stripped for a Decade and Then Became a Healer | Ashley Edelman
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June 7, 2026

The Man Who Stripped for a Decade and Then Became a Healer | Ashley Edelman

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 al
Why You Keep Choosing the Same Painful Relationship in Love -Sheleana Aiyana
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June 1, 2026

Why You Keep Choosing the Same Painful Relationship in Love -Sheleana Aiyana

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, b
How to Break the Generational Money Silence: The Conversation Your Parents Never Had With You (And You're Terrified to Have With Your Kids) | with Maya Corbic
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May 23, 2026

How to Break the Generational Money Silence: The Conversation Your Parents Never Had With You (And You're Terrified to Have With Your Kids) | with Maya Corbic

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. Together they discuss generational money stories, emotional relationships with wealth, entrepreneur
The Trauma Eldest Daughters Carry That Nobody Sees | Dr. Neeta Bhushan
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May 16, 2026

The Trauma Eldest Daughters Carry That Nobody Sees | Dr. Neeta Bhushan

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 t