Reframing Perspectives with Payal Beri, PhD
Reframing Perspectives with Payal Beri, PhD
Podcast Description
Join Payal on a journey into the hearts and minds of those who dare to reframe perspectives. Through stories of personal evolution and pivotal decisions, Payal explores how using empathy and curiosity transforms the way we build closeness with each other and within our communities. Featuring guests like social impact founders, purpose-driven entrepreneurs, and everyday people, these conversations celebrate our uniqueness and our commonality as humans. Discover how a single perspective shift can amplify, impact, and reshape your world.
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Content Themes
The podcast delves into themes of personal evolution, leadership, empathy, and community building. Episode topics include healing and leadership from burnout, the role of art and music in transformational leadership, and civil unity in times of division, with specific examples like Kelly Campbell’s experience with burnout and Shola Richards’ advocacy for kindness.
Join Payal on a journey into the hearts and minds of those who dare to reframe perspectives. Through stories of personal evolution and pivotal decisions, Payal explores how using empathy and curiosity transforms the way we build closeness with each other and within our communities. Featuring guests like social impact founders, purpose-driven entrepreneurs, and everyday people, these conversations celebrate our uniqueness and our commonality as humans. Discover how a single perspective shift can amplify, impact, and reshape your world.
In this powerful episode, Dr. Payal Beri sits down with Bhavik Shah, a mental health advocate, speaker, and former financial services executive, to explore the real cost of burnout and what it takes to create a workplace culture rooted in psychological safety.
What You’ll Learn:
- The physical and emotional toll of repeated burnout and how to recognize the warning signs
- How Bhavik navigated toxic workplace culture as a queer South Asian man in finance
- Why benefits and wellness apps are not the solution to workplace wellbeing
- How to self-advocate effectively, even when your workplace isn’t ready to listen
- Actionable insights for people managers to build trust and lead with empathy
Whether you're a rising professional, a people leader, or someone navigating the pressures of high-performance culture, this episode is your reminder that work should not be miserable. Burnout is not a badge of honor.
Resources & Mentions:
Visit Bhavik’s website: www.bhavikshah.com
Explore Bhavik’s Harvard Business Review articles: https://hbr.org/2022/10/i-survived-a-hate-crime-heres-how-my-company-supported-me
Connect with Payal:
Follow Dr. Payal Beri on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/dr.payalberi
Subscribe to Reframing Perspectives on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@payalberi?sub_confirmation=1
Check out RK Empathy:
Connect with Dr. Payal Beri on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/payalberi/
Interested in having Dr. Payal Beri speak at your event?
Chapters:
0:00 – Bhavik Shah’s burnout-to-advocacy journey
3:00 – The panic attack that became a turning point
6:00 – Why burnout has been normalized in hustle culture
9:00 – Navigating corporate gaslighting and identity suppression
14:00 – How personal branding pressure fuels burnout
22:00 – Why wellness apps and perks miss the point
25:00 – What psychological safety really looks like
34:00 – Practical tips for people managers and team leads
38:00 – Why self-advocacy is essential for mental health
41:00 – Final thoughts on building better workplace cultures
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