What If the Life You’re Living Was Never Really Yours?

In this episode, I sit down with Shruti Trivedi to talk about purpose, grief, mental health, and the quiet pressure of living by someone else’s script.

We explore what happens when life forces you to stop, question everything, and ask, Whose life am I living? Shruti shares how moving from IT into coaching changed the way she sees success, self-care, and what it means to live with peace instead of just performance.

We also talk about pregnancy loss, why so many hard experiences stay unspoken, and how small shifts in language can change how we carry pain. Then we turn to something every parent, educator, and caregiver will care about: the life skills kids aren’t always taught, from listening to handling emotions and building real human connection.

And just when the conversation seems grounded in the present, we look ahead to AI, the future of work, and what we can’t afford to lose as technology keeps moving faster.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, disconnected, or unsure what really matters anymore, this conversation may leave you with a few big questions you didn’t know you needed to ask.

About the Guest

Shruti Trivedi is a former IT professional turned coach who helps people reconnect with purpose, process grief, and create space for more honest, meaningful lives. Her work is shaped by her personal experience with pregnancy loss, therapy, parenting, and mental health advocacy.

Timestamps

• 0:03 - I welcome Shruti and we begin with purpose, education, and where humanity may be headed
• 7:35 - Shruti shares the personal experiences that changed her path
• 11:11 - We talk about the “template of life” and what it means to question it
• 13:39 - What Shruti had to unlearn in parenting, work, and relationships
• 15:26 - How her definition of success changed over time
• 17:28 - The life skills schools often miss
• 19:28 - The one skill every child should leave school with
• 22:21 - Why we spend more time learning how to do than how to be
• 27:58 - What excites and worries us about AI and the future
• 35:25 - Shruti’s message for anyone feeling trapped by society’s script

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