In this episode, we sit down with Nike Running Coach and Sport Nutritionist Mishti Khatri to unpack her transformative journey through fitness, coaching, and her mission to empower women through movement.

Alongside her coaching career, Mishti is a dedicated researcher currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Sport and Exercise Nutrition. She holds an MSc in the same field and is certified by both the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the International Fitness and Aerobics Academy (IFAA).

From her early days in fitness to becoming a coach and nutritionist, Mishti shares the insights that have shaped her approach to both personal and community-based growth.

Topics Covered:

I. Background & Becoming

• How Mishti’s relationship with fitness evolved through school and college
• The pivotal shift from outcome-driven training to movement as identity
• How Mishti’s shift from self-training to coaching shaped her growth and leadership.

II. Training & Coaching

• Blending her roles as coach, nutritionist, and academic
• The most powerful mindset shifts she’s witnessed in her clients
• Coaching through self-doubt, injury, and imposter syndrome
• Why mental health is inseparable from physical training
• What her current training week looks like — and how it’s evolved
• Why gym anxiety is so common, and how we can shift that culture

III. Running

• Her personal journey with running — from marathons to run clubs
• How India’s running culture is shifting, and where it’s headed
• A behind-the-scenes look at Nike’s After Dark Tour: a bold moment reclaiming women’s running with grit, celebration, and sisterhood
• Coaching one of the biggest women-led running communities in India
• Advice for new runners and the biggest myths about marathon prep
• Mishti’s personal approach to long runs and recovery rituals

IV. Nutrition & Fueling the Female Athlete

• How her relationship with food has grown alongside her fitness
• Common myths around performance nutrition — especially for women
• Speaking to women in India about fueling enough, not shrinking
• Her food philosophy: consistency without guilt or rigidity
• Her take on supplements like collagen, creatine, and more

V. Women in Sport: Power, Progress & Perspective

• The state of women in fitness in India today
• How we can create more entry points for young girls to move
• Gendered challenges in sport — both globally and locally
• Supporting women to lead (not just participate) in sport ecosystems
• What it takes to create safe, inclusive spaces in fitness

VI. Mindset, Motivation & Mental Strength

• The role of breath, rhythm, and mindset when the miles get heavy
• What movement has taught her about resilience — in sport and life

VII. Legacy & Looking Ahead

• The impact Mishti hopes to leave behind — as a coach, an athlete, and a woman
• What continues to make her a work in progress

In a world obsessed with self-discovery and self-optimization, personality has become a billion-dollar obsession. From dating apps to hiring decisions, courtroom strategies to TikTok therapy-speak, we’re constantly trying to decode ourselves—and each other. But how well do we really understand what makes us us?

This week, we sit down with Dr. Sanna Balsari Palsule—psychologist, behavioral scientist, and co-creator of a wildly original game called Who Are You? that helps people reflect on their inner lives. With a background in personality psychology and a mind deeply attuned to the nuances of human behavior, Sanna guides us through the surprising history of personology, the rise of personality testing as a cultural phenomenon, and what the science actually says about traits like introversion, extroversion, and everything in between.

We explore why the most popular personality tests are often the least accurate, how personality is both shaped and distorted by culture and social media, and whether “authenticity” is now just another form of performance. Can you fake it till you become it? Do we have different personalities online and offline? Is your workplace self the real you—or just a highly adapted version? And when people say they want to “change,” what are they really trying to change?

We also dive into the psychological and physical toll of pretending to be someone you’re not, and ask: Can personality actually evolve over time, or is who you are mostly fixed? And what does it take to shift?

This is an episode for anyone who’s ever taken a personality test, second-guessed who they are, or wondered if change is possible—or even desirable.

Recommended for listeners curious about:

• The science and myth of personality
• Identity in the age of social media
• Authenticity and self-expression
• Behavioral psychology and everyday life

About Dr. Sanna Linnea Balsari-Palsule:

She is a psychologist, researcher, and creator whose work reshapes how we understand personality in an age obsessed with self-optimization. With a background in cognitive science and a Ph.D. in personality psychology, her research interrogates how identity is formed, performed, and reimagined—online, at work, and in our most intimate relationships.

She is the creator of Who Are You, an award-winning card game that invites players to reflect on the tensions between authenticity, aspiration, and adaptation in modern life. Her insights have been featured in The Atlantic, BBC News, Refinery29, Psychology Today, and Fast Company, where she speaks to a generation fluent in therapy-speak but still searching for grounded ways to make sense of themselves.

Whether she’s exploring the curated selves of social media or the psychological cost of work personas, Dr. Balsari-Palsule offers a rare combination of intellectual rigor and deep empathy—inviting us to consider not just who we are, but who we’re becoming.

Indian specialty coffee is at a turning point—gaining global recognition, yet deeply rooted in tradition. In this episode, we sit down with Pranoy Thipaiah, fifth-generation steward of Kerehaklu Estate, to explore how coffee, climate, and culture are evolving in India’s Western Ghats.

At his 250-acre estate, coffee plants grow under ancient fig trees, local microbes fuel experimental fermentations, and leopards roam the same paths as farmers. But Pranoy’s work goes beyond cultivation—it’s about balancing ecology with innovation, protecting biodiversity, and challenging industry norms.

We dive into:

• The global perception of Indian coffee—and the myths that need breaking
• The future of farming in a changing climate—and how Kerehaklu is leading by example
• What India can learn from global coffee cultures—from Colombia to Australia
• The challenges of legacy, colonial narratives, and global trade inequalities
• The business of coffee—building a brand that blends storytelling with sustainability

Pranoy also shares his perspective as a consultant, educator, and entrepreneur, offering insight into what it takes to grow not just great coffee, but a movement.

This is a conversation about coffee’s future, India’s role in the global market, and what it means to build a truly sustainable coffee culture.