U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty

This is a Earth Day special & we have with us Dr.Josie Mc Lean & Eve Turner

Dr.Josie Mc Lean,  Is one of the three co-founders of the CCA and part of CCA Australia. Previously President of ICFA , Josie is passionate and deeply concerned about the future we all face as the wicked, interlocking collection of crises facing humanity unfolds. She works with a vast variety of people and organisations, but they all have one thing in common – they too are future oriented and share her concern.  Her focus is on cultivating environments where learning, dialogue, and a shared sense of purpose thrive, enabling organisations to adapt and flourish in the face of complexity and its accompanying uncertainty.

Eve Turner is a coach, supervisor, researcher and author, and has been involved in setting up three communities: The Global Supervisors’ Network, The Climate Coaching Alliance and the Sustainability Coaching Coalition which has 13 professional body signatories representing 300,000 coaches, mentors, coaching psychologists, and supervisors. She has had three careers, as a classical musician, in the BBC where she ended up running a large journalistic division with 250 staff, and her current role.  Eve has written or co-edited several books, articles and chapters and won ten awards: most recently the 2025 Lifetime Achievement award for Coaching and Supervision from Coaching at Work magazine and the 2023 EMCC Global Special President’s Award for contributions to supervision and society. 

CCA - Climate Coaching Alliance: https://www.climatecoachingalliance.org/

SCC -Sustainability Coaching Coalition: https://www.sustainabilitycoachingcoalition.org/

Open letter to the coaching profession: https://www.sustainabilitycoachingcoalition.org/

I’ve always believed that the most impactful leaders are those who speak from a place of deep authenticity. That is exactly what drew me to Rashi Goel.

Reading  Rashi’s postson LinkedIn, I was struck by her rare ability to balance rigorous the DEI strategy with a voice that is consistently genuine, grounded, and bold. It’s that very authenticity that made me know I had to invite her to be part of this series.

Who is Rashi Goel? With over a decade of experience, Rashi operates at the vital intersection of strategy, culture, and leadership. As the head of the business impact vertical at the Godrej DEI Lab, she doesn’t just "talk" about inclusion—she embeds it into the very systems of an organization.

What sets her apart:

Our guest in this episode  is Gouthami T S, an Aeronautical Engineer who turned a passion for flight into a breakthrough for Indian deep-tech.

As the Co Founder and CEO of the Bengaluru-based startup AquaAirX, Gouthami is leading the charge with India’s first drone capable of operating seamlessly across two worlds: air and underwater, even in challenging real sea states.

She is responsible for driving the company’s overall strategic direction, partnerships, fundraising, and investor engagement. She leads business development initiatives across defence, energy, and maritime sectors while focusing on building strong institutional relationships and scaling organizational capabilities.

Gouthami’s journey is  a beautiful amalgamation of Technical Excellence:, Handwork,strategic Vision & Resilience:

Her story is one of "magical" grit—a reminder that when you combine technical mastery with an independent spirit, you don't just follow the future; you build it.

"When we design with care and build with conscience, we don’t just create products or buildings—we weave a resilient fabric of dignity that empowers every woman and sustains an entire community.

This International Women’s Day, on my Human Library Audio Podcast “ U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty" , we celebrate a woman who walks the talk on #GiveToGain Nivedita Banerji

Nivedita is the Co-founder of Samaj Pragati Sahayog (SPS), and has dedicated over three decades to the tribal communities of the Narmada Valley. Her work seamlessly integrates social justice, sustainable design, and economic independence.

Her Approach from different aspects is as follows:

Listen in as Nivedita shares her story with the tribal women & the lessons she has learned from them.

As we mark World Mental Health Day, our guest in our 169th episode  on U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty is someone whose work beautifully reflects the theme of this day.

Fauzia Naqui, a passionate Counselling Psychologist & Psychotherapist,  with over 12 years of experience.  She  has worked across hospitals, the corporate world, and private practice. With more than 4700 hours of supervised clinical work, she’s helped people from all walks of life navigate challenges like stress, grief, addiction, workplace pressure, and relationship issues.

What makes her approach truly special is how eclectic and client-centered it is. She’s trauma-informed, DBT-informed, and draws from Rogerian and Narrative therapy—with a strong focus on helping people find their own strength and voice. She’s deeply sensitive to different cultures and backgrounds, and her curiosity about the human experience shines through in her work.

Academically, she holds a postgraduate degree in Counselling Psychology from TISS and another Master’s in Human Resource Management and Development from the University of Allahabad. She’s also certified in Addiction Management and Community Mental Health from NIMHANS.

She’s fluent in Hindi, Urdu, and English, and can read and understand Gujarati—a true connector across communities. Whether she’s counselling, conducting psychometric assessments, or leading workshops and webinars, her goal is simple: to make mental health care more accessible, thoughtful, and empowering.

Listen in as Fauzia shares her journey, her stories & her tips to take care of our mental health.

Our guest this episode is Teji Sethi  a Bangalore-based nutritionist-turned-poet whose bilingual works span free verse, haikai verse, and visual poetry. With a distinctive blend of sensitivity and lyrical grace, her poems and reviews have appeared in over forty national and international journals and anthologies,

including The Yearbook of Indian Poetry in English (2020–24), Indian Literature Journal (Sahitya Akademi), Modern Haiku, The Haiku Foundation, Acorn, Wales Haiku Journal, The Heron’s Nest, Ribbons, Muse India, Narrow Road Journal, The Kolkata Review, haikuKATHA, SetuMag (Pittsburgh), and The Partition Museum of India.

Sethi is the author of moss laden walls (2021) and co-editor of amber i pause (2023). Her poetry often draws from the musicality of nature and the layered narratives of the India–Pakistan Partition. Her Partition-themed Hindi poem “Kapaas Ke Phool” (2019) won the Partition Poetry Contest by the Partition Museum of India and was later translated into Punjabi and broadcast on Radio Lahore, Pakistan.

Her haikai work has been widely recognized, earning numerous awards and commendations. Her haibun on cancer, “it is”, won the Muse India Triveni Award (2023). Her tanka “how does one measure” was among the Top Three in the Sanford Goldstein International Tanka Contest (2024), and her haiga “surgical drains” secured First Prize in the Jane Reichhold Memorial Haiga Contest (2024). Most recently, she received the Glass House Poetry Award (2024) for her poem on cancer, “Genetically Modified Landscapes of My Town”.

Having journeyed through cancer, Teji follows a unique path of art, poetry, and language — harvesting life experiences and transforming them into creative expressions while sharing positive vibrations across both her personal and artistic communities. She is also the founding editor of Triya, a bilingual micro-poetry journal.

Founder:  Triya Mag

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Our guest for the 167 episode of the Human library Audio Podcast is Sunita Biddu. A digital business coach and blogging mentor with 20 years of experience, she owns multiple successful businesses, mostly on auto mode. Her favorite is Unusual Digital, a website and marketing agency for coaches and personal brands. She co-founded it with her business and life partner, Aditya. She works closely with coaches, consultants, and small businesses through 1:1 coaching and mentoring to build a secure profitable business and an equally fulfilling life with ample free time in hand. Practical, empathetic, and her result-driven approach, people love her clarity, calm, and big-picture strategic thinking. A celebrated speaker at multiple forums, she loves creating green spaces, Latin dancing and lipsticks. Sunita values and lives a slow life, emphasising travel, self-care, family, and mental health.

Listen in as Sunita shares her tips for the successful life she leads.She blends Simplicity & depth in everything she does and has shared some amazing nuggets on the way to use social media with complete control.  Must follow her blog and downloadable resources, it is no less than an encyclopedia of entrepreneurship.

For more details visit:https://www.sunitabiddu.com/

Our guest today is  Dalia Feldheim  an award -winning, Creative, brand-builder, organization-builder, and relentless results-oriented executive with a 20Y successful track record as transformational leader at Procter and Gamble and Electrolux. She has won over a dozen internal and external awards (including global best campaign and external Cannes and Effie).

Dalia is the founder of the P&G women’s network in Moscow and Singapore and author of MOM (managing our maternity) internal P&G maternity guide (translated to 26 languages) and her first public book ‘Lead Like a Girl’ promoting more feminine style of leadership with a foreword by Sheryl Sandberg IS a fantastic read.

Today Dalia is founder of Flow Leadership Consultancy, as well as Uppiness - Up your game at work online Happiness@work game co- developed with Happiness Studies Academy. She is a sought- after international key-note speaker, executive coach and organisational consultant on a Mission to humanise the workplace and drive resilience and Joy at work so more leaders men as well as women connect to their softer skills and lead like a girl!

Listen in as she shares her journey from a little girl ot the inspirational leader she is. Love her take on Failure when she says,

“Failure is a  skill I haven’t yet acquired.”

To learn more visit: https://daliafeldheim.com/

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 22 April as International Mother Earth Day through a resolution adopted in 2009. The Day recognizes the Earth and its ecosystems as humanity's common home and the need to protect her to enhance people’s livelihoods, counteract climate change, and stop the collapse of biodiversity.

Climate Change,  man-made changes to nature as well as crimes that disrupt biodiversity, such as deforestation, land-use change, intensified agriculture and livestock production or the growing illegal wildlife trade, can accelerate the speed of destruction of the planet.

Mother Earth is clearly urging a call to action - a need to shift to a more sustainable economy that works for both people and the planet.Protecting the planet is everyone's responsibility.

On the eve of International Mother Earth Day celebrated tomorrow, 22nd April, my guest on U n’ I  with Rashmi Shetty is a self taught landscape artist Janet Yegneswaran. Her mission is to plant trees & sustain the green cover in Bengaluru.  Positive & with an amazing attitude , this 74 year old, clearly shows age is just a number if passion & purpose are equally balanced.

Janet, a landscape designer  started making gardens for neighbours and then commercially for  factories, educational institutions &  government establishments. She landscaped the huge gardens for Kanteerava Stadium for National Games in 1997 and maintained the Stadium Gardens for 5 years. 

In memory of her husband she started  a Trust to plant trees – Rajanet Yegneswaran Charitable Trust. It was in 2005 tree cutting started in Bangalore.  While friends implored her  to join Dharna against tree cutting, she refused. She found the dharna approach negative &  to be positive she decided to plant trees and nurture them instead of mourning. Till date  they have  planted 97,000 trees. The wide network of volunteers in Bangalore is the reason Reforest India project got its due from support from media & their work became recognised.

Listen in  as Janet shares her journey as an eco warrior who has found her purpose & her joy!

Our guest for this women’s day special is Usha S. Shetty.

After 14 years in the world mass media , Usha’s life led her to her  calling.. Her  boundless passion and positive energy led to the creation of Gramaantara trust in 2008, the focus is on areas of education environment, governance, sanitation, women’s livelihood & housing. She is the engine driving all the Trust programmes. She now is the managing trustee her time to rural development, seamlessly running multiple programmes in parallel.She is the founder trustee of Nivasa, an architectural NGO since 2012, apart from being a POSH consultant with 3 organisations.

Listen in as Usha shares her  journey of making a difference.