INNER WEATHER is my short-form podcast as a Life and Executive Coach and leadership psychologist-in-practice. In 30-60 seconds, I name what’s happening inside you, without drama and without denial. Think of it as a calm check-in for your mind and nervous system: clarity over noise, depth over urgency, presence over performance.
I started it because I kept seeing the same quiet crisis everywhere. We are functioning, but we are not fluent enough to understand what our feelings are asking for.
The Problem We’re Not Naming: Emotional Illiteracy in a Loud World
We live in a culture that can track sleep, steps, calories, and market trends, yet struggles to name a feeling without either romanticising it or suppressing it. We say “I’m fine” the way we say “good morning” – as social punctuation. Meanwhile, our nervous system is doing its own press release: tight chest, restless scrolling, snappy replies, sugar cravings, sudden silence.
In my coaching rooms, I see the same pattern on repeat. People are not lacking intelligence. They are lacking orientation. They do not need another pep talk. They need a clear inner map.
Society has not helped. We’ve normalised chronic urgency. We praise the busy person, not the regulated one. Then we act surprised when our relationships feel brittle and our leadership feels reactive.
What I Mean by “Inner Weather”
Inner weather is my way of describing the emotional and physiological climate inside you right now. Not your personality. Not your life story. Just the current conditions.
Cloudy might mean low mood and low motivation.
Windy might mean anxious thoughts and scattered attention.
Clear might mean grounded presence, even if life is still messy.
You do not shame the sky for having clouds. You carry an umbrella, adjust your pace, and choose the right route. That is the point. When you can read your inner weather, you stop being ruled by it.
Why I Chose 30-60 Seconds, Not 30-60 Minutes
Most people do not need more content. They need better contact with themselves.
Long-form conversations are beautiful, and I have them every day. But when your mind is spiralling late at night, you are not looking for a masterclass. You are looking for one clean sentence that helps you breathe again.
That’s why the INNER WEATHER podcast is short. I like to think of each episode as a yogi-like pause in the middle of modern chaos. Not a retreat. A return.
What I Want INNER WEATHER to Achieve
I have three intentions with this initiative.
The first is emotional vocabulary. If you cannot name what you feel, you cannot negotiate with it. You will either overreact or under-function. Naming is locating.
The second is nervous system regulation. INNER WEATHER offers a calm check-in that reminds your body it can come back to centre. Sometimes the most therapeutic sentence is simply: “This is anxiety, not danger.”
The third is everyday leadership. Leadership is the way you choose your response when you are tired, criticised, tempted, or misunderstood. When you can read your inner weather, you can lead from presence, not from impulse.
A Small Anecdote from the Coaching Room
A client once told me, “I’m not angry, I’m just… efficient.” He said it with pride. His team said it with fear.
As we slowed down, it turned out he was not “efficient”. He was bracing. He was carrying unspoken pressure at home, sleeping badly, and running on caffeine and control. His inner weather was stormy, but his outward language was corporate sunshine.
When he finally named it – anxiety plus fatigue plus resentment – something softened. Not because his problems vanished, but because his denial did. The storm did not end overnight, but he stopped pretending it was clear.
The INNER WEATHER podcast exists for moments like that. The moment you stop performing and start perceiving.
Why “Fix Yourself” Is the Wrong Religion
We are living through a self-improvement epidemic that quietly shames people. Every reel is a sermon. Every podcast is a prescription. Every productivity hack implies you are one morning routine away from worthiness.
I’m not interested in that. I do not want you to fix yourself like a broken appliance. I want you to understand yourself like a living system.
Psychologically, this matters. The parts of you that act out are usually parts that feel unseen. When you meet them with awareness rather than contempt, you create choice. And choice is the beginning of change.
The Weekly Themes: A Practice You Can Return To
Each week in INNER WEATHER has one theme, shared across three short reels. That structure is intentional. I want you to return to an idea the way you return to breath in meditation. Not once. Repeatedly. Gently.
Some weeks, we explore overthinking and the mind’s addiction to rehearsal.
Some week,s we explore boundaries and why guilt is not a moral compass.
Some week,s we explore self-worth and the quiet way people outsource it.
Across themes, the thread stays consistent: clarity over noise, depth over urgency, presence over performance.
Who This Is For (and Who It Isn’t)
If you want hype, hacks, and dramatic transformation stories with cinematic background music, I will disappoint you quickly.
But if you want grounded psychology, reflective coaching, and a yogi-like pause before life pulls you again, you are in the right place. INNER WEATHER is for the high-functioning person who is quietly tired, and for anyone who wants emotional honesty without emotional chaos.
The Bigger Vision: A More Emotionally Educated Society
My real ambition is not just views. It is a cultural shift.
Imagine if emotional literacy was considered as essential as financial literacy. Imagine if workplaces rewarded regulation, not just performance. Imagine if we stopped treating burnout like a badge and started treating it like data.
INNER WEATHER is my small contribution to that shift. A tiny weather report for the inner world. Because when people can read themselves, they communicate better, lead with more integrity, and recover from setbacks with more resilience.
Where You’ll Find INNER WEATHER
I’ll be sharing the reels across LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, and TikTok under my name, Dr Krishna Athal. If one short check-in helps you come back to yourself, that is already worth the effort.
Because growth is not always dramatic. Sometimes it is simply this: noticing your inner weather, and choosing your next step with awareness.
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