Decontextualized Podcast with Natalia Rachel

Decontextualized Episode 2 - The Path of the Trauma-informed Leader with Shalini Verma

Natalia Rachel Season 1 Episode 2
“Working on self, healing self, honouring self is the key to everything.”


In this episode of Decontextualized Podcast, Natalia Rachel is joined by Shalini Verma, director of program management, Google. Shalini shares how she brings her learnings from her children and her family into her work, which requires her to work on her self in order to be a better leader. She refers to research in the field, and speaks about how we see the world is viewed through the lens of our traumas and experiences. 


About Natalia Rachel:

Natalia Rachel shares her voice to begin to remedy the world’s state of hustle, trauma, bias, disconnect, and disrespect. Her insights into the human condition and our profound need for healing, self-compassion, empathy, and human connection, inspire audiences to awaken their hearts, illuminate their patterns and step forward towards self-care and relational repair. She is a proud recipient of the Women Icons Asia Award (emerging entrepreneur) for social impact in the domain of trauma-informed culture transformation & self-mastery education. Natalia’s highly anticipated book ‘Why Am I Like This?’ launched last year with Penguin Random House.

Her goal is to bring trauma work to the mainstream and bridge the gap between mental health, diversity equity, inclusion, and human sustainability.


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