The Brave Table with Dr. Neeta Bhushan
By Dr. Neeta Bhushan
This is your oasis for the next season of who you are becoming—where you defeat your imposter syndrome, ditch comparing your life to others, embrace the unconventional, and recognize your evolution and expansion.
Join host Dr. Neeta Bhushan, a former dentist turned author, serial entrepreneur, and mama of two, for weekly episodes on strengthening your mental health and emotional fitness so you can face challenges with grace and grit.
Let’s get brave as we navigate this human experience together with lots of love, new perspectives, and a dose of laughter along the way.
The Miscarriage That Started a Movement: Grief, Gaslighting, and the Truth About Men's Fertility | with Ronit Menashe
Men contribute to nearly 50% of infertility and miscarriage outcomes, yet women continue carrying almost the entire emotional, physical, and nutritional burden of conception.
In this deeply moving conversation, Ronit shares how grief became purpose, how she naturally conceived at 42 after focusing on both partners' health, and why fertility isn't simply about age—it's about creating health before pregnancy begins.
Whether you're navigating infertility, miscarriage, pregnancy loss, trying to conceive, or simply want to better understand your body, this episode will leave you feeling informed, empowered, and hopeful.
✨ WHAT YOU'LL GET OUT OF THIS EPISODE...
✨ Why miscarriage isn't always "just bad luck"
✨ The fertility myth that's keeping couples stuck
✨ Why men contribute to 50% of infertility and miscarriage
✨ What "Trimester Zero" is, and why the three months before conception matter
✨ How sperm quality can improve in just 90 days
✨ The truth about trying to conceive after 40
✨ How Ronit naturally conceived after miscarriage
✨ Why trusting your intuition matters when navigating the medical system
✨ How grief became the catalyst for Ronit's purpose
✨ Why fertility is a journey couples should take together
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Ronit Menashe is the co-founder of WeNatal, the first prenatal supplement system designed for both women and men. After she and her co-founder experienced miscarriages just one week apart, they uncovered a critical gap in fertility care: men account for nearly half of infertility and miscarriage outcomes, yet are rarely included in the conversation. Today, Ronit is helping couples prepare for pregnancy through science-backed nutrition, education, and a more holistic approach to fertility.
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Dr. Neeta Bhushan is a 5x award-winning author, emotional health advocate, keynote speaker, and host of The Brave Table podcast. Through conversations on healing, resilience, relationships, and personal transformation, she helps people reconnect with themselves and live with greater courage.
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The Beauty Industry Lied to You: Stress Is Aging You Faster Than Time | Uma Ghosh
In this episode of The Brave Table, I sit down with Uma Ghosh, holistic beauty educator, founder of The Uma Show, and co-founder of Pro Age Aesthetics Academy, to unpack why beauty isn't something to fix, but something to embody.
After building one of the Middle East's most successful television careers, burnout forced Uma to redefine everything she believed about beauty, success, and self-care. Today, she teaches women around the world how stress, emotional suppression, posture, and nervous system regulation impact the way we age, and why true beauty begins from within.
Together, we explore the powerful connection between face yoga, gua sha, emotional healing, and aging with confidence instead of fear.
WHAT YOU'LL GET OUT OF THIS EPISODE...
- Why Uma has never chosen Botox, and why she believes informed choices matter
- The surprising connection between your nervous system and the way your face ages
- How chronic stress and suppressed emotions show up in your skin
- Why burnout can accelerate aging more than time itself
- The truth about face yoga, gua sha, facial massage, and lymphatic health
- How posture, breathwork, and emotional regulation transform your appearance
- Why beauty isn't about fixing yourself—it's about reconnecting with yourself
- Small daily rituals that help you feel more grounded, present, and radiant
- How to redefine beauty on your own terms—not society's
- Why aging can become one of the most empowering seasons of your life
CONNECT WITH UMA GHOSH
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUmaShow
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Uma Ghosh is a holistic beauty educator, entrepreneur, founder of The Uma Show, and co- founder of Pro Age Aesthetics Academy. After more than two decades in media and television, she shifted her focus toward nervous system healing, face yoga, gua sha, and pro-aging education, helping women reconnect with their bodies and redefine beauty from the inside out.
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Follow along for more conversations around healing, emotional wellbeing, and living bravely.
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Dr. Neeta Bhushan is a 5x award-winning author, emotional health advocate, founder of the Highest Self Institute, and host of The Brave Table. Through conversations on healing, relationships, resilience, and personal transformation, she helps people reconnect with their
most authentic selves and live with greater courage.
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Clear Skin From the Inside Out: What Your Acne Is Really Trying to Tell You About Your Gut, Hormones & Healing with Maria Marlowe
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In this episode of The Brave Table, I sit down with certified nutritionist, bestselling author, founder of Glow Biome, and renowned skin-gut expert Maria Marlowe to uncover the truth about acne, inflammation, gut health, hormones, and what your skin is actually trying to tell you.
After struggling with acne for nearly five years, Maria was handed a prescription for Accutane. Instead of taking it, she chose a different path after learning that her diet and gut health might be connected to her breakouts.
Just three months later, her skin completely transformed.
Today, Maria helps thousands of women understand that acne isn't simply a skin issue, it's often a message from the body that something deeper needs attention.
We also dive into one of her most controversial topics: reversing gray hair naturally, the science behind inflammation, and why many women are treating the wrong root cause altogether.
WHAT YOU'LL GET OUT OF THIS EPISODE...
✨ Why acne is caused by inflammation—not bacteria
✨ The gut-skin connection and how digestion impacts your complexion
✨ What "leaky gut" really means
✨ Why many women mistake digestive issues for hormonal acne
✨ Foods that silently fuel inflammation and breakouts
✨ Maria's journey from Accutane prescription to natural healing
✨ The science behind reversing premature gray hair
✨ How stress impacts pigmentation and overall health
✨ Healing from the inside out through nutrition
✨ Why your skin is a messenger, not your enemy
CONNECT WITH MARIA MARLOWE
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Maria Marlowe is a certified nutritionist, bestselling author, founder of Glow Biome, and one of the leading voices in the gut-skin connection movement. She helps women heal acne naturally by addressing inflammation, digestion, nutrition, and root-cause health.
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Dr. Neeta Bhushan is a 5x award-winning author, emotional health advocate, and host of The Brave Table podcast. Through conversations on healing, relationships, resilience, emotional wellbeing, and personal growth, she helps people live more courageous and connected lives.
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How to Make Peace with the Midlife Unraveling: People-Pleasing, Self-Abandonment, and the Woman You Were Before You Performed — with Ashley Turner
There comes a moment in a woman’s life when the old ways stop working.
The people-pleasing.
The over-functioning.
The pushing through.
The quiet self-abandonment.
And something deeper begins to rise.
In this episode of The Brave Table, I sit down with licensed psychotherapist, yoga and meditation expert, psychedelic-assisted therapist, and founder of The Haven, Ashley Turner, for a powerful conversation on perimenopause, menopause, mental health, nervous system healing, and why midlife is not a breakdown—it's an initiation into a new kind of power.
Ashley opens up about her own experience navigating postpartum perimenopause after becoming a mother at 46, the unexpected depression and anxiety that followed, and how microdosing psilocybin became part of her healing journey. Together, we explore aging, identity shifts, self-compassion, trauma resurfacing, feminine power, and the emotional realities that so many women experience but rarely talk about.
If you've been feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, disconnected from yourself, or questioning what this season of life is asking from you, this conversation will remind you that you're not alone.
WHAT YOU'LL GET OUT OF THIS EPISODE...
✨ What postpartum perimenopause actually is and why more women are experiencing it
✨ The surprising mental health symptoms of perimenopause
✨ How internalized ageism impacts women’s self-worth
✨ Why midlife can feel like a dark night of the soul
✨ The connection between hormones, nervous system health, and emotional wellbeing
✨ How unresolved trauma resurfaces during menopause
✨ The science behind microdosing psilocybin
✨ Why rest is a radical act of rebellion
✨ How to move from over-functioning into feminine power
✨ Building self-compassion during life's biggest transitions
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CONNECT WITH ASHLEY TURNER
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Ashley Turner is a licensed psychotherapist, yoga-meditation expert, psychedelic-assisted therapist, and founder of The Haven, a global community helping women navigate healing, emotional well-being, spirituality, and midlife transformation.
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🎙️ Subscribe to The Brave Table for conversations around healing, growth, family patterns, nervous system health, emotional wellbeing, and living bravely.
Why We Stop Trusting Ourselves, and How to Find Our Way Back | Roxanne Saffaie
In this powerful return to The Brave Table, Neeta sits down with writer, speaker, and thought leader Roxanne Saffaie to discuss her upcoming book, The Truth In You Knows—a deeply transformative guide to self-trust, self-compassion, authenticity, and coming home to yourself.
Together, they unpack why so many of us struggle to trust ourselves, how perfectionism keeps us stuck, the difference between fear and intuition, and why true empowerment begins with building an unshakable relationship with yourself.
This conversation is a reminder that the answers you've been searching for may already be within you.
WHAT YOU'LL GET OUT OF THIS EPISODE...
✨ Why self-trust is the foundation of freedom
✨ The difference between fear, ego, intuition, and heart wisdom
✨ Why following your heart isn't always easy, but it's always honest
✨ How perfectionism quietly blocks growth and possibility
✨ The power of self-compassion and ending self-bullying
✨ Why self-intimacy is the missing piece in most healing journeys
✨ Practical journaling practices to reconnect with yourself
✨ How to stop abandoning yourself and start