The Dr. Maliheh Paryavi Podcast

Jul 29 2021 51 mins 5
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Maliheh Paryavi, Ph.D. is a Harvard-trained behavioral economist and expert in women’s leadership, decision making, and empowerment. She brings you authentic and powerful conversations with world-renowned leaders and pioneers. From beginning to end, every episode is full of inspiring insights as Dr. Paryavi and her guests explore how we can live our best lives, pursue and thrive in leadership positions, and transform the world both within and around us.

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Alexandra Carter: On Asking for More from Negotiations, Our Lives, and Our World

Jul 29 2021 66 mins  
Alexandra Carter is a world-renowned negotiator, best-selling author of Ask for More: Ten Questions to Negotiate Anything, and Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Mediation Clinic at Columbia Law School. In this episode, Professor Cater and Dr. Paryavi discuss how negotiation applies to every aspect of our lives and leadership. They share insights on how to ask for more f

Tina Tchen: How to Ensure Women's Safety in the Workplace

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Dr. Kristin Neff: Thrive with Self-Compassion

Jan 29 2021 53 mins  
Dr. Kristin Neff, Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, co-developer of the Mindful Self-Compassion training program, which is taught by thousands of teachers worldwide, and the author of Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself. In this episode, Professor Neff and Dr. Pary

Valerie Jarrett: How to Find Your Voice

Jun 25 2020 33 mins  
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Amaney Jamal: On Belonging, Self-Acceptance, and Success

May 21 2020 46 mins  
Amaney Jamal is a Professor of Politics at Princeton University and Director of the Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice. She is a Carnegie Scholar specializing in political behavior and development, and the author of the award-winning book "Barriers to Democracy." In this episode, Professor Jamal and Dr. Paryavi discuss challenges of representation in academia, belonging

Dr. Christiane Northrup: How to Achieve Optimal Health

Mar 07 2020 66 mins  
Christiane Northrup, M.D. is a leading authority on women’s health and wellness. She is a board-certified OB/GYN, a three-time New York Times bestselling author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, The Wisdom of Menopause, and Goddesses Never Age: The Secret Prescription for Radiance, Vitality, and Well-being, and one of Oprah Winfrey’s Super Soul 100. In this episode, Dr. Paryav

Dr. Susan David: How to Thrive with Emotional Courage

Apr 28 2019 52 mins  
Susan David, Ph.D. is one of the world’s leading management thinkers and an award-winning Harvard Medical School psychologist. She is the author of #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling book, “Emotional Agility,” and her TED Talk, “The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage,” went viral with over 1 million views in its first week of release. In this episode, Dr. Paryavi asks Dr

Anousheh Ansari: How to Find Your Passion

Mar 06 2019 37 mins  
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Iris Bohnet: How to Close the Gender Gap in Leadership

Mar 06 2019 47 mins  
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Angela Duckworth: What Are the Keys to Success?

Feb 26 2019 52 mins  
Angela Duckworth is a Professor of Psychology at University of Pennsylvania, Founder and CEO of Character Lab, winner of the MacArthur Award (Genius Award), and New York Times Bestselling author on grit. In this episode, Professor Duckworth and Dr. Paryavi explore the keys to success while sharing reflections from their own growth experiences. Their conversation is full of great in