After Hours Bonus - with Namisha Kantharia

Jenn wilson

“My being miserable didn’t help a single patient. But my being joyful gives me energy to help people.” — Nimisha

Jenn Wilson is joined by guest Nimisha Kantharia (she/her) – Surgeon, Artist, Writer, Mindfulness Teacher

After Hours Bonus Episode Overview

In this joyful and reflective bonus episode, Jenn Wilson and Nimisha explore the power of front-loading joy, trusting your instincts, and reclaiming self-care. Nimisha shares how process art became a source of healing and fuel for her activism, and how watching her daughter helped her unlearn productivity myths and embrace emotional expression. Together, they challenge the idea that rest and pleasure must be earned, and offer a compassionate reframe: joy is not a reward—it’s a resource. This episode is a permission slip to invest in what lights you up.

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• Website: https://notjustmindfulness.com

• Incandescent Joy Challenge: https://notjustmindfulness.com/incandescent-joy

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/magicwithnimisha

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nimisha.kantharia

About Nimisha:

Nimisha Kantharia is a surgeon, artist, writer, mother, and mindfulness teacher from Nagpur, India. She teaches a trauma-aware, body-based approach to mindfulness that invites people to infuse their days with curiosity, compassion, and joy—no need to empty your mind of thoughts! Her work is meant for those who find traditional self-care approaches inaccessible, boring, or downright impossible, because she believes that true radical self-care fuels our purpose and activism. Through her work, Nimisha helps people connect with their emotions and the wisdom of their bodies.

Episode Takeaway

Joy isn’t a reward for productivity—it’s a resource that fuels your purpose, your creativity, and your ability to make change.

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More about this episode:

1. Joy Before Productivity

Nimisha explains why doing something joyful before work can fuel focus and reduce avoidance—especially for neurodivergent brains.

2. Trusting Yourself

They discuss how society teaches us not to trust our instincts—and how reclaiming that trust can transform how we work and live.

3. Process Art as Self-Care

Nimisha shares her journey from rejecting art to embracing it as a joyful, expressive, and healing practice.

4. Reframing Self-Care

Together, they challenge the bubble bath stereotype and redefine self-care as meeting your emotional and physical needs with compassion.

5. Spending on Joy

Nimisha encourages listeners to invest in what brings them pleasure—even if it’s “just” for joy, not productivity.

6. Modeling Joy for the Next Generation

The episode closes with reflections on parenting, legacy, and the importance of showing children what a joyful, fulfilled life can look like.

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