🎧 Podcast Episode Description

🎙️Grief in the Corner Office: Leading When Your Heart is Heavy

Leadership often asks us to be composed, focused, and reliable. But what happens when grief enters the room with us?

In this deeply reflective episode of The Grounded Leader, Sweta explores the often-unspoken reality of grieving while leading. Whether it’s the loss of a loved one, a health crisis, the end of a relationship, or the quiet collapse of a dream, grief doesn’t wait until the workday ends—it travels with us into meetings, decisions, and responsibilities.

Through an Ayurvedic lens, Sweta explains how grief manifests differently in the body and mind through the doshas—Vata, Pitta, and Kapha—and how understanding these patterns can help leaders care for themselves while continuing to show up for others.

This episode is an invitation to challenge the myth of the invincible leader and embrace a more compassionate model of leadership—one that honors humanity, emotional resilience, and presence.

You’ll also learn simple grounding micro-practices that can support nervous system balance while navigating loss.

Because the truth is: you can grieve and lead at the same time.

🌿 Key Themes in This Episode

• Grief in high-performing leadership environments
• The myth of the invincible leader
• Understanding grief through Ayurveda and the doshas
• Nervous system awareness during emotional loss
• Gentle practices for leaders navigating grief

🎙️🪷 Ready for deeper, personalized support?
If you’re navigating grief and looking for a grounded, compassionate path forward, Rooted Resilience—my 1:1 grief coaching experience—offers integrative support through Ayurveda, mindfulness, and trauma-informed yoga.

👉🏼 Learn more and apply to work with me. You don’t have to move through this alone.

If you are looking for advice from a trained yogi and Ayurvedic Doctor, contact Sweta here.

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