Uprooted by Unwanted Change

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This episode emphasizes the importance of acceptance and mindfulness as tools for healing. Kiran Prasad shares personal experiences with accumulative losses, the role of support systems, and the journey towards acceptance and resilience. T She explores the complexities of grief, the healing power of gratitude, community, and the importance of mindfulness and creative outlets in navigating loss. . She discusses practical mindfulness techniques that can be integrated into daily life to enhance emotional resilience and well-being. The dialogue emphasizes the significance of perspective, gratitude, and finding joy amidst adversity, offering insights and coping strategies...

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In this episode, Kiran Prasad engages with Nancy Nelson to explore the emotional turmoil caused by breakups and the journey of healing. They discuss the importance of self-care including self-compassion and honoring our losses, and the grief process, in navigating grief and acceptance. The conversation highlights personal stories of resilience and the lessons learned from adversity, culminating in the creation of programs aimed at empowering others facing similar challenges.

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In this episode of the Uprooted by Unwanted Change podcast, host Kiran Prasad delves into the complex emotions surrounding grief and loss. Drawing from personal experiences and insights from grief expert David Kessler, Kiran explores the definitions of grief, mourning, and bereavement, and discusses the five stages of grief. The conversation emphasizes the importance of feeling emotions, how grief is as unique as our fingerprint, cultural perspectives on grief, and the significance of acceptance and meaning in the healing process. Kiran also highlights what not to say to someone who is grieving, aiming...

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Chris Waker shares his personal story with us. Chris is a motivational 
speaker, snowboarding coach and former professional snowboarder. With a burning passion for adventure and snowboarding, he competed in events like the FIS World Cup and earned the title of Snowboard Coach of the Year in 2019 from the US Ski and Snowboard Association. Chris was at the pinnacle of his career when his life took an unexpected turn on Christmas Eve 2020 after a spinal cord injury left him paralyzed from the neck down. While he has his dark moments, Chris refuses t...

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This episode is part of a Kiran's own Tips for Rootedness. These are bonus episodes that feature only her, no guest where she shares insights from her own unwanted changes, particularly from her many relocations and from her book A Mindful Move: Feel at home again.

She talks about the importance of neighborliness: Examples of what it is, why we need it more than ever before in our country and the world, and how we can show neighborliness, inlcuding across property lines to the whole world. She also talks about the...

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Today we focus on being uprooted by wildfire. It was actually the LA wildfires of January, 2025, that first motivated me to create this podcast.

Well, I was so saddened to see people having to evacuate due to the fires, including one of my relatives. Then later this year, when I heard about the wildfires that took homes in Oklahoma, I felt compelled to share about one family's strength throughout this all. Meet Scott McKinley, product manager by day, musician at heart. based in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Scott plays with the...

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Who I am, why I created this podcast, and what you can expect from it. 

Welcome to the Uprooted by Unwanted Change podcast about managing life transitions. Whether it’s due to relocation, politics, natural disaster, job loss, death of a loved one, divorce, breakup, finances, or injury or disease…change is never easy - especially when it’s unwanted. 

I’m Kiran Prasad, teacher, speaker, and author of “A Mindful Move: Feel at home again’ based on my 29 house moves. While I’m someone who’s always yearned for...