Today, Payal is joined by Nitika Chopra. Nikita is a talk show host and the founder of Chronicon, a community where people with chronic conditions can connect and learn. As a member of Chronicon herself, Payal is incredibly excited to share this important conversation with you. Tune in to hear Nitika share her journey with chronic illness and what inspired her to create this important community for everyone. Nitika also shares her story of changing the narrative around her chronic illness as a South Asian woman, and how she was able to find empowerment through her experience. She talks about escaping the victim mentality and redefining her independence, as well as learning about new ways in which people with chronic illness can participate in social settings with intention. This is an important conversation that highlights the importance of community, empowerment, and honoring your body with chronic illness. So pop in your headphones and get ready to be inspired.

Today on The Unapologetic Woman:

• What is Chronicon and the story behind the community
• How Nitika found out about her chronic illness and what she did to change the narrative of her life
• Avoiding the victim mentality and defining your chronic illness through a different lens
• Why it’s important to be intentional with your life
• Why change begins with you
• The difficulties of owning yourself and your truth and why it’s important
• Honoring your body and finding confidence in it

Connect with Nitika Chopra:

• https://nitikachopra.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/nitikachopra/ 

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Payal is a human behavior expert, speaker and women entrepreneurs leadership coach who empowers leaders to create a company team culture they are proud of just as much as the mission and impact their business is making in the world. She has 10+ years as a former clinical therapist and as a global leadership development consultant , having worked with fortune 500 companies, to now ensuring no woman entrepreneur feels alone in her journey as a leader and equipped with strategies, tools and the mindset to empower a high performing team and happy team.

Payal holds a masters in clinical psychology and is completing her Phd in Business Psychology (2021), researching how to lead with empathy and psychological safety (trust) to create transparency and dual accountability in the workplace. She has created her proprietary framework that she uses with her clients, compassion for self, empathy for others and accountability for both.