Intimate Practice is a podcast about conflict, care, and change — and how we stay human while transforming systems of power. Hosted by facilitator and writer Shivani Mehta Bhatia, it’s a space for tending to rupture and repair, practicing intimacy and integrity, and building the relational architecture that can remake the world.

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Intimate Practice is a podcast about conflict, care, and change — and how we stay human while transforming systems of power. Hosted by facilitator and writer Shivani Mehta Bhatia, it’s a space for tending to rupture and repair, practicing intimacy and integrity, and building the relational architecture that can remake the world.
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October 29, 2025
000. welcome to intimate practice
<p>Intimate Practice is a podcast about conflict, care, and change — and how we stay human while transforming systems of power. Hosted by conflict midwife and transition designer <a href="https://www.shivani.co/"><strong>Shivani Mehta Bhatia</strong></a>, it’s a space for tending to rupture and repair, practicing intimacy and integrity, and building the relational architecture that can remake the world. Made for justice-rooted leaders, creatives, and change-makers who are ready to live conflict — not just manage it — and who know transformation begins in relationship. Begin your own practice of repair with <a href="https://www.shivani.co/apologize">How to Apologize: The Architecture of Repair</a> — a free email course on apology, accountability, and change.</p><p>Subscribe to Intimate Practice to join the conversation — and stay close to what’s tender.</p>

June 28, 2024
03. learning slowly
<p><strong>inside this episode</strong>:</p><ul><li>summer reading lists</li><li>the gift of libraries</li><li>safety and containers</li><li>communities of practice.</li></ul><p><strong>links:</strong></p><ul><li>📚 <a href="https://tulsi.myflodesk.com/syllabus">Download THE PEOPLE’S SYLLABUS</a>, a free reading list for a revolutionary summer</li><li><a href="https://tulsi.myflodesk.com/people-health-waitlist">Join the waitlist</a> for <a href="https://www.tulsi.studio/the-peoples-health">THE PEOPLE’S HEALTH</a>: discount code and enrollment info coming soon!</li><li><a href="https://tulsi.myflodesk.com/">Subscribe to the weekly newsletter</a></li><li>Learn more about our work: <a href="http://www.shivani.co">www.shivani.co</a> or <a href="http://www.tulsi.studio">www.tulsi.studio</a></li></ul><p><em>some links may be an affiliate link, which means we can earn a small commission if you purchase through them. your support helps us make this podcast!</em></p>

June 6, 2024
02. tending the revolution
<p><strong>02. tending the revolution</strong></p><p><br>I recorded this episode the day after the bombings in Rafah, a night that has stayed with me like so many of the nights we have witnessed over the last seven months.</p><p>On this episode, I share my story of being a public health worker deployed to the COVID-19 pandemic response in 2020 and 2021 – like so many thousands of public health and health care workers.</p><p>Tune in to hear about why I hate the word “burnout” and what I use instead. You'll hear about recovery, the return of a creative spark, and my dream for what comes next – including a little sneak peek of this summer's community of practice, <a href="https://tulsi.myflodesk.com/people-health-waitlist"><strong>THE PEOPLE’S HEALTH</strong></a>. Enrollment opens on June 20!</p><p><br><strong>Links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/10567/9781538732182">Parable of the Sower</a>, by Octavia Butler</li><li>THE PEOPLE’S HEALTH: <a href="https://tulsi.myflodesk.com/people-health-waitlist">Join the waitlist</a></li><li><a href="https://tulsi.myflodesk.com/">Subscribe to the weekly newsletter</a></li><li>Learn more about our work: <a href="http://www.shivani.co">www.shivani.co</a> or <a href="http://www.tulsi.studio">www.tulsi.studio</a></li></ul><p><em>some links may be an affiliate link, which means we can earn a small commission if you purchase through them. your support helps us make this podcast!</em></p>
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