SHIFT HAPPENS
In SHIFT HAPPENS, host Claudia Mahler is curious about how women made it through turning points in their lives, and how they reflect back on them. SHIFT HAPPENS creates a space for women to pause for a moment and to share, to listen and to feel heard. A space where we connect and talk about life and its pivotal moments. About the highs and lows, the challenges and the joys. About what has been gained, and about how enriching change can be. Some things we hear are heavy, some are funny; they all put me in awe, as they are honest and raw testimonies of life. Too often, women just get on with it — the everyday, the duties, the expectations. Too often, life-altering events are being swept under the rug, as the day must go on. This podcast is a little window into the world. I invited women from all walks of life, and various counties, countries, and continents. I am in conversation with authors, business owners, artists, life coaches, and change-makers in the areas of academia, wellness, the arts, HR, beauty. All these women have their individual life stories, and much wisdom to share. Lots to learn from all of them.
Episodes
Tanvi shares her pivotal moment of when she started her first organization in India at the age of 19. It is called Becoming I Foundation and began as a platform for young people to connect with community development. The inspiration to start it came from frustration with what was happening around her, and having gone through a breakup that made her feel very small, she needed something to uplift her from that.
This shift was so mean...
Anna Believantseva, Co-founder & COO at Esper Bionics, shares a transformative moment she and her team experienced at their office, when they were setting up the first bionic hands for their users. One of the users, Nika, was born without a hand and had never experienced grasping something with both hands. The first time she used the bionic hand to hold something, it was profoundly moving, not just for her but for all witnessing i...
Nearly two decades ago, while swimming in the Aegean Sea, Yasmine encountered a distressing sight: plastic waste clinging to rocks. This observation marked a turning point in her life. Over the years, the situation worsened, with more plastics dumped into the oceans, often with poorer countries being paid by the Western world to accept this waste. This realisation struck a chord with her, especially since she has always had a passi...
In January of 2011 , Yrthya started a new position as the very first Chief Diversity Officer for New York State. This was a huge shift from her previous role at Toyota. Here, she found myself securing the most exciting job she'd never thought she'd get. It was a big role, with lots of potential, great responsibility in an administration that, at that moment in time, was going to transform the way NY State government.
Inspite of sayi...
In 2017 Mari hit rock bottom mentally and physically, and decided to take ownership of my health by turning to wellness. She lost an astonishing 90lbs through strength training and completely transformed her life, inspiring her to launch both Bloom and the Strength app that have grown through her own platforms. Since then, she has dedicated her life to helping women from all backgrounds reach their full potential both mentally and ...
Pumela Salela, one of Africa's leading Global Business Facilitators, shares how her meeting Nelson Mandela in person and receiving a scholarship from him, propelled her into a life of purpose and a stellar academic and professional career. Pumela describes how her dedication for human connection is infused by the turning point of shaking Mandela's hand.
She then distinguishes between a turning point and a pivotal moment. Her pivota...
"I’ve been able to build a career for myself I never imagined possible - a career I didn’t even know could be a career - sex education and sexual pleasure are so important to me - that to be able to make it my life’s work to try to enable greater access to information and tools for more informed, more pleasurable experiences, for hopefully millions of people, is extremely fulfilling". Leeza Mangaldas is India’s... Mark as Played "Menopause is a transition in life that the Japanese call the second Spring. It's an opportunity. It's another chapter. It's another era beyond our reproductive era." Clinical nutritionist and integrative health practitioner Tapp Francke Ingolia, shares her journey through peri-menopause and into menopause, and the shock her own body brought to her through this shift. Tapp says, that the changes within her body and mind - alarming ... Mark as Played January 31, 2024 • 37 mins "Growing up as a Muslim girl, with a Muslim background in Nairobi… I grew up with my aunt and she was super strict, so I was really traditional in the way I wore clothes, the way I appeared, and went to school. I went to Muslim girl’s school, so we wore long trousers and covered our legs and always covered everything up. it was a special time, as a young girl or young woman, I didn’t have boyfriends. But I still had feelings as a y... Mark as Played January 17, 2024 • 36 mins This week’s guest, Maria Tibblin, is an interior designer and founder of Maria Tibblin Ltd, a Medical Health promoting Interior Design Firm, based in London. Maria shares how she persevered when her 3-year-old daughter was kidnapped by her father and went missing for nearly a year. This unfathomable time shaped Maria as a woman, as a mother, and as a person. In reflection, she shares how she acquired strength and wisdom through a pe... Mark as Played January 3, 2024 • 32 mins In this episode, Angie Weinberger shares her wisdom on inclusive leadership and intercultural competence. Her book, The Global Rockstar Album – 21 Verses to Find Your Tact as an Inclusive Leader, was published in October 2023, and is geared towards leaders that are going through challenging times in their personal and professional lives, addressing vulnerability, privilege, and imperfection. Tune in to hear how a shift in Angie’s p... Mark as Played December 20, 2023 • 38 mins In the 5th episode of SHIFT HAPPENS - A PODCAST WITH CLAUDIA MAHLER, Claudia is in conversation with Dr. Barbara Mutedzi, a Conscious Leadership Coach for, originally from Zimbabwe and now living and teaching in Bali. Barbara is trained in neuroscience, with a background in health & community psychology, and socio-cultural and medical anthropology. Her purpose is to help leaders running businesses in low to middle income countries. ... Mark as Played December 6, 2023 • 33 mins In this fourth episode of SHIFT HAPPENS A Podcast with Claudia Mahler, Claudia spends time with actress turned celebrity trainer turned womb healer, Vili Hickey. Vili, originally from Austria and now at home in Austin, Texas with her young family, shares a significant experience of the shocking misconception of the female body by a medical practitioner, and how she went from being left alone with her pain to flourishing into a jou... Mark as Played November 22, 2023 • 39 mins In a lively and sparkling conversation full of energy, twins Helena and Feven Yohannes, share the success story of their brand building of 241 cosmetics. They shed light into what it means to be part of the tiny percentage of female founders of color, and why they decided to remain a privately owned company. The twins have already been twice on Oprah's Favorit Things List and are regulars in talk shows, like Good Morning America. T... Mark as Played November 8, 2023 • 27 mins Joanna Jordan, founder and CEO of Central Talent Booking, with offices in New York, Los Angeles and London, and Claudia have been sitting on the porch of Joanna's new home in the Hudson Valley on a warm Fall day and discussing life. And since microphone and headphones are Claudia's new must haves and always with her, they decided to record this episode whilst they had started discussing the empty nest, what lies ahead and how we ac... Mark as Played October 25, 2023 • 40 mins In the premiere episode of SHIFT HAPPENS with Claudia Mahler, Claudia spends time with New York Times bestselling author, journalist, awarded war photographer and substacker, Deborah Copaken. Deb tells a gripping story of a moment at sea, adrift and alone, and how she was renewed in the Aegean Sea. She shares the most reliable breathing exercise to de-stress and how a horrible car crash made her smile. SHIFT HAPPENS is a bi-monthly ... Mark as Played October 18, 2023 • 1 min SHIFT HAPPENS creates a space for women to pause for a moment and to share, to listen and to feel heard. A space where we connect and talk about life and its pivotal moments. About the highs and lows, the challenges and the joys. About what has been gained, and about how enriching change can be. Some things we hear are heavy, some are funny; they all put me in awe, as they are honest and raw testimonies of life. Too often, women jus... Mark as Played Popular PodcastsThe Podium: An NBC Olympic and Paralympic podcast. Join us for insider coverage during the intense competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. In the run-up to the Opening Ceremony, we’ll bring you deep into the stories and events that have you know and those you'll be hard-pressed to forget. 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