About In Her Element : Unfiltered Stories of Women Finding Their Voice — and Their Power
Real Stories. Bold Women. Shared Power. Welcome to In Her Element — a podcast that celebrates women showing up fully in their careers, creativity, and everyday lives. Hosted by Swati Upadhyay, each episode provides a space for honest conversations, personal growth, and powerful moments. From scientists to artists, coders to caregivers, you'll hear raw, inspiring stories of women stepping into their purpose — in their own time, and on their own terms. No filters. No fluff. Just real talk, deep reflections, and the kind of support we all deserve. Tune in weekly
Does Your Life Actually Fit? A Reflection on Living Authentically
Swati Upadhyay explores the profound question of whether your life truly fits you, challenging listeners to reflect on living on their own terms. This episode delves into the emotional and physiological impacts of living inauthentically and offers practical steps to align your life with your true self.
Keywords: self-discovery, living on your own terms, authenticity, women’s empowerment, life satisfaction, mental health, personal growth
Key topics
The concept of life fitting or not fitting
The impact of achievement without fulfillment
The role of intrinsic motivation in well-being
Physiological effects of incongruence between life and self
Practical steps to live on your own terms
Takeaways
Many women experience a gap between their achievements and their true desires.
Living inauthentically can cause physiological stress and health issues.
Asking yourself what you genuinely want is a powerful step towards fulfillment.
Living on your own terms is a quiet, ongoing process, not a one-time event.
The body registers incongruence between life and self, affecting health.
Sound Bites
"How many of your goals are genuinely yours?"
"Your body registers the incongruence between life and self."
"The gap grows louder and costs you more."
16 Apr 2026
The Friendships That Survive (and the Ones That Don't)
Nobody teaches you how to grieve a friendship. But so many of us have been quietly doing it for years.
Some friendships fade without a fight, without a reason, without a goodbye that felt like a goodbye. Others can go a year without a real conversation and pick up like no time passed the moment you're back together. Some friendships, over time, quietly become family. And some never happen at all — because at some point, most of us just quietly stop trying to make new ones.
This episode is an honest conversation about all of it. The losses that don't come with flowers or check-ins. The friendships that survive everything. The people who chose to stay when staying was optional. And the reminder that some of the best friendships you'll ever have are still ahead of you.
2 Apr 2026
When Doing Everything Right Still Feels Wrong
Nobody warns you that following the plan can be its own kind of trap. You work hard, you hit the milestones, you become the thing you set out to become — and then, quietly, without announcing itself, something starts to feel off. Not wrong, exactly. Just off. Like a song playing slightly out of tune.
In this episode, we sit with the question most of us have had but few of us have said out loud: what happens when the path you're on was built for someone you used to be — and you've been changing ever since?
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