Inner Peace, Better Health

What if peace was never about a quiet life, but something you cultivate? Host Niharika talks with musician and writer April Stace about why inner peace is a practice, not a set of ideal circumstances.

April shares why peace is about acceptance rather than control, a simple breathing practice for giving your mind a break, and why making room for real fun and beauty is one of the most overlooked paths back to calm.

About the Guest:

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What if inner peace was never about eliminating stress, but about not letting it define you? Host Ria talks with Sam Brooks, creator of the good-news app Rally, about finding calm without chasing a stress-free ideal.

Sam shares why constantly chasing peace as a goal can backfire, an analogy for letting stressful thoughts pass without needing to control them, and why the first few minutes of his morning changed how his whole day feel...

There's a moment in every restless day when the body sends a signal we can't ignore.

Siobhán Ewert joins the show to talk about nervous system regulation, and why peace isn't something to chase.

About the Guest:

Siobhán Ewert's background spans medicine, neuroscience and humanitarian work with the United Nations. After years of burnout, she spent five years in somatic and nervous system work, and now teaches money mapping and...

That moment when a delayed email or a short reply sends your chest tight and your thoughts racing, what if it didn't have to spiral? David Godshall joins host Niharika to share what 25 years of searching, including 16 years of mind training under a Tibetan Buddhist master, taught him about steadiness.

David walks through the difference between being run by your thoughts and choosing which ones deserve your attention, why confusion a...

Have you built a life that looks right on paper, but quietly feels split in two? Dr. Sonia Luckey, a board-certified psychiatric and family nurse practitioner and award-winning author of The Seventh Gate, joins host Sana to talk about what happens when a part of yourself has to stay hidden just to function in the world.

Sonia shares two decades of walking between two worlds, Western clinical care by day and shamanic, spiritual pract...

What if inner peace isn't about creating a life without problems, but learning how not to lose yourself when problems arrive?

In this episode of Inner Peace, Better Health, Niharika speaks with Indonesian author, strategic life coach and speaker Kirana Sidin about finding calm in everyday life without expecting ourselves to feel serene all the time.

Kirana offers a powerful definition of inner peace: "not being at war with yourself."...

Most people think inner peace means feeling calm all the time, like you've somehow figured out how to stop being human. This episode challenges that head-on. Luisa Casso joins host Niharika on Inner Peace, Better Health to unpack why we grow through hard seasons rather than simply get through them, and why so many of us mistake staying busy for being present.

If you've ever gone from task to task all day and realized at night you ca...

There's a particular kind of exhaustion that doesn't come from doing too much. It's the feeling of never quite being settled, even when nothing is technically wrong. This episode looks at that quiet unease from a different angle than usual.

Prophet Afolabi Aduroja joins Swati to share a spiritual perspective on peace, rooted in his Christian faith and 24 years in ministry. He talks about looking inward before looking outward, taking...

Some days the stress finds you before your mind even catches up. A comment, a delay, a notification, and suddenly your breath is shallow and your whole afternoon feels tense. This episode is for anyone who's tired of chasing calm like it's a destination they never quite reach.

Intuitive healer Allison Carmany joins host Niharika to unpack what finding calm actually means when life keeps throwing chaos at us. She shares why meditatio...

Have you ever felt like your mind won't stop chattering long enough for you to actually feel present in your own life? This episode is for anyone who has mistaken constant motion for progress. Host Sreemedha sits down with author and intuitive guide JJ DiGeronimo to explore why the ego mind so often runs the show from a place of fear, and what it actually takes to come back into the present moment.

JJ shares the mindfulness practice...

If your mind never fully switches off, this conversation meets you exactly there. Host Nazish sits down with energy coach and healer Jihane Laraichi to explore why stillness feels so hard to reach in a world built for constant motion.

Together they unpack how the body eventually forces us into rest, why productivity culture confuses busyness with worth, and how simple stillness practices, breathwork, and inner energy work can restor...

What if the peace you're chasing isn't found by controlling more of your life, but by letting go? Faith-based author Eli Brackenbury knows that shift firsthand.

Eli joins host Swati to share how surrendering control at fifty led to unexpected inner peace, better health, and a steadier way of moving through everyday struggle.

About the Guest:

Eli Brackenbury works full-time in industrial safety and is a husband, father, and grandfathe...

This episode is for anyone whose mind won't switch off. Musician and motivational speaker Tony Saint Tone joins host Nazish to explore living in constant fight-or-flight, and why real calm starts with one full breath.

Tony shares how a few minutes of morning self-talk can reshape your whole day, why your body always tells the truth even when your mind is too busy to notice, and why stepping away often solves what forcing it cannot.

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Stress has a way of settling into the body before we notice it. Tight shoulders, shallow breath, a racing mind. This episode is for anyone carrying tension they have stopped questioning.

Ellen Edmondson shares why inner peace comes from alignment rather than perfect conditions, and offers small daily practices for finding calm in a busy life.

About the Guest:

Ellen Edmondson is a multi award winning author based in the United States. ...

Meet Sandy and Derek, co-founders of Anamlíniú, who join Inner Peace, Better Health to explore what real connection requires, starting with yourself.

Listeners will hear why grounding works as a small daily habit, and why lasting growth comes from integration, not just powerful moments.

About the Guests:

Sandy and Derek are co-founders of Anamlíniú, an Irish spiritual wellness platform whose name combines the words for soul and align...

We talk about health like it lives only in the body, the right food, the right movement, the right numbers on a chart. This episode of Inner Peace, Better Health questions that framing directly. Host Nazish talks with coach and author Bonnie Liotta about why the state of your inner world and the state of your body are never really separate, and why peace might be the foundation everything else grows from, rather than a reward for g...

This episode is for anyone who thinks peace means having zero problems. Host Suma talks with Laura Richards about why real peace comes from knowing yourself and your own boundaries.

Laura shares how years without boundaries left her overriding her own needs, what shifted after her divorce, and how anger or a tight stomach often signals a boundary being crossed.

About the Guest:

Laura Richards hosts the podcast That's Where I'm At, whe...

In Inner Peace, Better Health, hosted by Saima, this conversation with Barry Deeks explores a deeply human journey through isolation, imagination, and meaning-making.

This episode is for anyone who feels lost, disconnected, or unsure how to keep going. Through Barry’s lived experience, listeners will discover how creativity, writing, and human connection can become lifelines—even in the hardest seasons.

About the Guest:

Ba...

Most of us think inner peace means never feeling stressed, but that is not what calm actually looks like. Life coach and intuitive guide Beth Wilson joins Inner Peace, Better Health to explain why peace is less about avoiding hard moments and more about how you respond to them.

Beth shares how the body often knows before the mind does, why boundaries protect your energy, and how to reframe setbacks as part of building something that...