Choices by Vidya Bellur

It's the end of series 3 and that only means one thing, time to have a laugh as you listen to the outtakes of the series.

Vidya and her producers do hope you have enjoyed this series and Vidya will catch you soon.

As we are coming to the end of the series Vidya wanted this episode to be positive and uplifting. Her producer, Ella, mentioned that her favourite musical "Everybody's Talking About Jamie" was coming out as a film this week and how her favourite line from the show is "Stop waiting for permission to be you" Vidya liked this and the meaning behind it and so the title was born.

Join Vidya as she talks about simply being yourself and trying to look past the judgment.

Vidya ends this episode with a mindful moment so please do not drive or operate any machinery. Only participate if it is safe to do so or listen later.

This week Vidya's shares with us the sense of clutter in life. Despite things not necessarily going to plan, she's felt at ease. Why is that?

In this episode, Vidya talks about having a mindful approach to life and shares with us how we can co-exist more peacefully with all that 'thinking' we seem to get embroiled in doing. Join Vidya as she talks about mindfulness and leads us through a mindful moment.

Vidya ends this episode with a mindful moment so please do not drive or operate any machinery. Only participate if it is safe to do so or listen later.

It's time to get back to life, back to reality!

This week Vidya's children returned to school and she is beginning to bounce back to her pre Covid routine. In this episode she talks about routines and the importance of rhythm as well as how it feels to get back to some form of normality.

Vidya ends this episode with a mindful moment so please do not drive or operate any machinery. Only participate if it is safe to do so or listen later.

This week Vidya takes the time having visited The British Motor Show, to talk about how we really are in the driving seat of our lives. Vidya navigates us through all those driving idioms within our everyday language and shares her reflections with you, along with a slightly different mindful moment. 

Vidya ends this episode with a mindful moment so please do not drive or operate any machinery. Only participate if it is safe to do so or listen later.

How do we know we've found our tribe? How do we find those people that we can just be ourselves around?
In this week’s episode Vidya talks about friendships and finding the people that you feel at ease with. She asks her children what they think friendship means and she talks about how you might go about finding connection with others who like-minded.
Vidya ends this episode with a mindful moment so please do not drive or operate any machinery. Only participate if it is safe to do so or listen later.

We all see boundaries in different ways. Some may see a boundary in the form of a wall, fence or maybe a ring. 

In this episode Vidya explores our boundaries and what they mean to us. She also discusses when it is appropriate to put up a boundary but also to take one down.

Vidya ends this episode with a mindful moment so please do not drive or operate any machinery. Only participate if it is safe to do so or listen later.

What is self worth? The dictionary definition is 'the sense of ones own value or worth as a person' but how does a person value themselves and decide upon their own worth?

In this episode Vidya discusses self worth, value, our sense of wealth and whether how we think about ourselves actually effects our performance in life.

Vidya ends this episode with a mindful moment so please do not drive or operate any machinery. Only participate if it is safe to do so or listen later.

In this episode Vidya talks to Junior, a 25 year old non-binary, disabled model who is a passionate advocate for LGBTQ+, disabled lives, & Black Lives Matter whose main ambition in life is to uplift as many people as possible in the most positive of ways.

You can support Junior by following them on Instagram: @yikesitsjr

Vidya ends this episode with a mindful moment so please do not drive or operate any machinery. Only participate if it is safe to do so or listen later.

Life doesn't always go to plan. As a scheduled guest experiences technical difficulties and can no longer join this week, Vidya uses this episode instead to discuss how such challenges can be an opportunity. In this episode Vidya discusses self love and actually why at times we may be in fact driven to abandon ourselves when we need ‘us’ the most.

Vidya ends this episode with a mindful moment so please do not drive or operate any machinery. Only participate if it is safe to do so or listen later.