Living with Intention and Staying True to Yourself Do you ever feel like you’re going through the motions of life, making choices that don’t really resonate with you? Maybe you’re saying ‘yes’ to things when you really feel too overwhelmed to take on one more thing. Maybe you’re feeling pressure from family or society to […]

“What do you do when you look back at your life, say the past year, and you think you made the wrong choices. At the time you thought they were intentional but now you know they’re not? And now you’re trying to course correct but you’re not sure if you know how. Maybe it’s a […]

The Hidden Cost of Chasing Dreams Today, I want to peel back the layers on a topic that’s incredibly close to my heart and, I believe, resonates with many of us: the intertwining paths of love, loss, and the monumental decisions that shape our lives. Acknowledging and embracing the entirety of our journey—including the sacrifices […]

I love the smell of sweat 😉 . (and why you should too) I walked into the gym for the first time after years away from it. My body was different, after having 2 kids, 18 months apart.My energy was different, sleep was no longer predictable.My confidence was different, I didn’t feel like myself.My posture […]

What she said just hit me, so hard, that I couldn’t stop thinking about it for weeks. There’s something magical about the combination of books, good food, and a circle of women gathered to share their insights. But have you ever had a single conversation around a book radically shift your perspective on life? Ever […]

Challenging Expectations: A Lesson in Intentional Decision-Making Today, I’m going to share a little story with you about expectations, norms, and about what it means to challenge them. It’s about a day, a line, and a lesson that’s stayed with me longer than I ever thought it would. I’m Rishma Walji, and you’re listening to […]

A Story of Love, Loss and Legacy “Beauty lies not just in objects, but in the stories they carry and the connections they deepen.” Welcome to the XO Conversations podcast, where we delve deep into the essence of living intentionally. I’m Dr. Rishma Walji, and today, I bring you a story that belongs to generations […]

From Meh To Meaningful A few summers ago, my daughter had a run of tough events. She had a nasty fall off her bike, she caught a bad cold that meant she had to miss a friend’s birthday party and she found out that she needed braces 🙁  Any one of those things would have […]

Do you ever make things harder for yourself? You do something that feels good in the moment, but you know it will make you feel worse later? And somehow you just can’t help yourself? People call this self-sabotage, but let’s explore it differently. We don’t self-sabotage on purpose. It’s not like we want to make […]