Unmute with Priya: Finding Your Voice at Midlife

Some families have rules that are never spoken out loud.

Don't tell anyone. Keep it in the family. Don't make us look bad.

But what happens when you carry those rules into adulthood, your relationships, your career, and even the way you see yourself?
In this episode of Unmute with Priya, I'm joined by Laura DuBois, life and career coach, coach educator, and author of The Picked Lock: Everything That Couldn't Be Sai...

When was the last time you stopped in the middle of everything you do for everyone else and asked yourself: What do I need?

That question sits at the heart of my conversation with James P. Kelleher, licensed mental health counselor, life coach, and founder of JPK3 Counseling and Coaching.  James challenges the idea that mental health is something we only address when we're in crisis or during an hour-long therapy session. It's ...

What happens when you realize the life you've built isn't actually aligned with who you are?

In this episode of Unmute with Priya, I sit down with John Chambers, founder of JC Coaching and Consulting and an ICF-certified professional coach, to talk about burnout, people pleasing, fear, shame, and the exhausting pressure to prove yourself.

John shares how growing up as a pastor's son shaped his pursuit of perfection and external valid...

What happens when life completely rewrites the story you thought you were living?

In this episode of Unmute with Priya, I sit down with Candice Suarez, life drafting and transition coach and stage four tongue cancer survivor, to talk about navigating the plot twists we never saw coming and deciding what comes next.

After having more than half of her tongue removed and reconstructed, Candice had to relearn something th...

What happens when you've your life learning to be good, follow the rules, suppress your desires, and disconnect from your body?

In this episode of Unmute with Priya, I sit down with Reanna Dillon, founder of Align and Prosper and a trauma-informed somatic coach who works with high achievers navigating religious and sexual trauma.

Reanna grew up as a Jehovah's Witness and left the religion at fourteen. But leaving the environment didn...

A cancer diagnosis can suddenly make it feel like everyone has an opinion about what you should do next.

In this episode of Unmute with Priya, I sit down with Dr. Lisa Matejka, founder of New Moon Cancer Care, to talk about navigating cancer through a whole-person lens and why staying connected to your own voice matters when you're facing some of life's hardest decisions.

After losing her father to pancreatic cancer, Dr. Lisa was dra...

What if personal growth isn’t about becoming someone new, but uncovering who you were before everyone else told you who to be?

In this episode of Unmute with Priya, I sit down with Rebecca Palmatier, founder of Clarity Coaching, Consulting and Creativity. Rebecca brings a unique perspective as both a life coach and behavioral analyst, exploring how our habits, relationships, expectations, and environments shape the way we live...

Have you ever looked at your life and thought, “I should be happy… so why does something still feel off?”

In this episode of Unmute with Priya, I sit down with Erin Barry, life coach, speaker, and founder of Live Your Truth Journey, to talk about what happens when the life you’re living no longer feels like your own.

Erin shares her experience of realizing she was unhappy, the pushback she faced when she ...

What would you do differently if you truly understood that you don't get unlimited time?

Vincent Van den Broeck was given a 10% chance of surviving a devastating accident and roughly a 1% chance of surviving with the recovery he ultimately made. He spent three weeks in a coma and woke up having to rebuild abilities most of us never think twice about. But when I asked Vincent whether almost dying changed him, his answer surprised...

You peed after sex. You wiped the “right” way. You drank the cranberry juice. You took the antibiotics. So why does the UTI keep coming back?

In this episode of Unmute with Priya, I sit down with Dr. Leah Postma and Aubree Ng, founders of The UTI Clinic, for a conversation I honestly wish every woman could hear. We get into some of the biggest myths women have been told about urinary tract infections, including t...

What happens when you do everything you thought you were supposed to do, build the career, become successful, check all the boxes, and still find yourself wondering, “Is this it?”

In this episode of Unmute with Priya, I sit down with leadership coach and podcast host Ryan Watts for a deeply honest conversation about success, identity, self trust, and what happens when the life that once worked for you no longer f...

In this episode of Unmute with Priya, I sit down with master certified coach Sarah Papp for an honest conversation about identity, burnout, and that strange place in midlife where so much is changing that you may not recognize yourself anymore.  Sarah explains why we can spend years living from identities we never consciously chose and why trying harder, achieving more, or changing our circumstances doesn't necessarily fix the...

What if the life you've built isn't actually the life you want?

In this episode of Unmute with Priya, I sit down with Caryn Gillen—coach, former therapist, and founder of Caryn Gillen Coaching—to explore what happens when you've spent years living by expectations that were never truly your own.

Together, we unpack the difference between coaching and therapy, what it really means to live in alignment, and why so many a...

What if you've spent your entire life believing something was wrong with you... when your brain was simply wired differently?

In this episode of Unmute with Priya, I sit down with **Sudhita Kasturi-**scientist, educator, and founder of Leverage Your ADHD—to unpack the myths, misconceptions, and hidden strengths of the ADHD brain.

Together, we explore why so many intelligent, high-achieving adults—especially women and peop...

What if the biggest thing holding you back isn't your circumstances, but the belief that "fine" is good enough?

In this episode of Unmute with Priya, I sit down with Kaela Gedda, co-founder of Rise Leadership Circle, to talk about worthiness, personal power, entrepreneurship, and why so many women settle for lives that look successful on the outside but don't truly fulfill them.

Kaela shares her journey from corporate America...

In this episode of Unmute with Priya, I sit down with Shenal Arimilli-former healthcare executive, physical therapist, international speaker, and transformational coach, to explore what it really means to heal from the inside out.

After an 11-year journey through breast cancer and multiple recurrences, Shenal realized that physical healing alone wasn't enough. She shares how combining science, spirituality, energy, and deep inne...

In this episode of Unmute with Priya, I talk with Mick Johnson, founder of Find Yourself Coaching, to explore what it really means to reconnect with who you are beneath expectations, success, and the roles you've been living.

Together, we discuss why so many people lose touch with themselves, how identifying your core values can transform the decisions you make, and why the anxiety you feel may actually come from living out of a...

In this episode of Unmute with Priya, I’m joined by Lynn Christian, founder of Soul Salt, Master Certified Coach, TEDx speaker, and author. Lynn has spent nearly three decades helping people navigate reinvention, reconnect with their authentic selves, and build lives that feel aligned from the inside out.

We talk about why people can feel unfulfilled even when their lives look successful from the outside. Lynn explains how...

What happens when you've done everything you were told to do, built a career, supported your family, checked all the boxes, and still feel like something is missing?

In this episode of Unmute with Priya, I talk with Mike Van Pelt, founder of True Man Life Coaching and American Family Renaissance, to talk about the identity crisis many men experience but rarely discuss. Together, they explore the pressure men face to always be st...