Neelu Kaur Is Her Own Cheerleader

Tuckered Out with Ami Thakkar

Neelu Kaur is an author, facilitator, NLP and executive coach, and a wellness and burnout management expert. She combines leadership development, neurolinguistic programming, and burnout management to offer her clients a healing hybrid of research-based professional development skills intricately intertwined with the wisdom of Yoga and Ayurveda. Neely’s book, Be Your Own Cheerleader, is an Asian and South Asian woman’s cultural, psychological, and spiritual guide to self-promoting at work to get your professional needs met.

Guys, this book is a must-read, even if you're not in a corporate environment. Join me as I sit down with Neelu to discuss her unique approach to focusing on the mind in the workplace, healing our relationship to mental health, and how she continues to overcome the cultural, psychological, and spiritual challenges we all face daily.

We talked about:

• Neelu explains Neuro Linguistic Programming and what to expect in her program (3:40)
• Self-advocating as South Asian women (12:04)
• Neelu's role as a core guide with Chief and how she got involved (16:39)
• The most difficult cultural, psychological, and spiritual aspects of Neelu's journey that had to be overcome (20:09)
• The importance of reframing and having discussions around mental health (27:42)
• Neelu reflects on her childhood and what it was like immigrating to the U.S. (31:44)
• Neelu's relationship to South Asian culture now vs. back then (36:54)
• Neelu unpacks her journey through higher education and her quest for credentials (41:54)
• Rapid Fire Questions (48:46)
• Neelu's bare bones for happiness (52:21)

Connect with Neelu:

• Website
• Instagram

Let’s Connect:

• Instagram

This podcast is produced by

Ginni Media