Untether Your Life

Untether Your Life

Untether Your Life empowers listeners to own their health and break free of "templates" for related to career, relationships, and managing mental health, along with issues impacting the South Asian diaspora.

Nikhil Torsekar and Shelly Sood speak with experts in meditation, folks who have struggled with mental illness, clinicians with insights on the South Asian experience and other incredible guests.
Untether Your Life is part of The Shelly Story platform, which captures Nikhil and Shelly’s journey in a blog, book, and upcoming movie. For more info visit shellysood.com or untetheryourlife on social media.

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95: Dr. Jyothsna Bhat - Relationships: The "Secret Sauce" of Mental Health
Dec. 3, 2025

95: Dr. Jyothsna Bhat - Relationships: The "Secret Sauce" of Mental Health

This episode explores one of the most overlooked drivers of mental health: the quality of our relationships. With a former Surgeon General warning that chronic loneliness can impact the body the same way as smoking fifteen ci...
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94: Nikhil Torsekar - Don't Call It a Comeback
Nov. 18, 2025

94: Nikhil Torsekar - Don't Call It a Comeback

EPISODE SUMMARY In today’s episode, I talk about where I’ve been over the past year, why the show went on pause, and what I’ve learned along the way. From navigating the 2024 US presidential election to rediscovering the spar...
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93: Dr. Priya Nalkur - President, The Roundtable Institute on JEDI Leadership and "Stumbling Towards Inclusion"
Nov. 13, 2024

93: Dr. Priya Nalkur - President, The Roundtable Institute on JEDI Leadership and "Stumbling Towards Inclusion"

This episode was released on the heels of perhaps the most dramatic election of our time—one that will have a serious impact on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and leadership initiatives in corporations throughout the ...
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92: Sundarri Rodriguez - The Power of Sound Healing, Kriya Yoga, Breathwork, Music, and Much More
Oct. 30, 2024

92: Sundarri Rodriguez - The Power of Sound Healing, Kriya Yoga, Breathwork, Music, and Much More

Since moving to Southern California last year, I've been blessed to cross paths with many souls on a similar journey of spirituality and wellness. I had one of these folks on the podcast a year ago, Kyle Peche , and am now de...
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91: Nikhil Torsekar Gets Happy, Human, and Untethered
Oct. 15, 2024

91: Nikhil Torsekar Gets Happy, Human, and Untethered

To comemorate the 90(ish)th episode of Untether Your Life, I'm rebroadcasting my appearance on the Happy and Human podcast. I always walk away from my exchanges with the hosts - my friends Dinesh Melwani and Dr. Seema Desai -...
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90: Mitul Desai, The Care Hack - A Powerful Champion for Caregivers of Adults with Serious Mental Illness (SMI)
Oct. 9, 2024

90: Mitul Desai, The Care Hack - A Powerful Champion for Caregivers of Adults with Serious Mental Illness (SMI)

This episode gives credence to the saying that "there are no coincidences in life." It's being released on the eve of World Mental Health Day , October 10th. Every year on this date, I marvel at the mental health journey I've...
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