Season Finale: What 5 years of podcasting taught me & The Fires We Lit Launch
After five years and more than 55 conversations, Gayathri reflects on what listening to other people’s stories has changed in her—and what those stories have taught her about belonging.The episode arr...
2 Sep 33min
Reimagining the Rules of Money and Belonging | Shivika Sharma
What if belonging did not require us to arrive with all the answers?In this episode of Hearth 2 Heart, Gayathri Shukla sits down with Shivika Sharma, Investment Advisor at Sharma Wealth, Richardson We...
5 Aug 52min
When Stories Echo: How to Listen with Courage | Dr. Izzeddin Hawamda
What does it mean to carry a homeland in your body - through land, food, memory, grief, joy, and story?In this episode, Gayathri Shukla sits down with Dr. Izzeddin Hawamda, a Palestinian educator, sto...
7 Juli 39min
Leading Through Story: Immigrant Women in Engineering | Claudia Gomez-Villeneuve and Sara Mighan
What does it mean to lead through story—especially when your path into engineering has been shaped by family expectations, immigrant identity, gender, caregiving, language, and the pressure to keep pr...
1 Juni 56min
Reclaiming Your Worth Through Telling Your Story | Serena Arora
How do you tell your story—when the world keeps asking you what you are, instead of who you are? In this episode of Hearth 2 Heart, Gayathri Shukla sits down with author, yoga therapist, and Ayurvedic...
4 Maj 46min
From Truth to Imagination: Rewriting the Story | Amy Abe
What if the story you’ve been telling yourself… was never fixed to begin with?In this episode, Gayathri sits down with educator, playwright, and writer Amy Abe for a layered conversation on voice, ima...
3 Apr 43min
Between Worlds: Navigating Identity and the Stories We Carry | Lina Bahlawan & Yemi Adefulu
What happens when two people from vastly different cultures come together not just to share stories, but to write a book about the in-between spaces of identity?In this Hearth 2 Heart episode, host Ga...
3 Mars 43min
Dreaming Boldly: From Surviving to Thriving | Najah Al-Atassi
What does it take to thrive as an immigrant woman—not just survive? In this episode of Hearth 2 Heart, Gayathri Shukla speaks with Najah Al-Atassi, founder of Al-Atassi Leadership Consulting and its P...
3 Feb 34min
