In our final episode, Rajkumari looks back on a two-year journey exploring what it means to feel safe—in our bodies, workplaces, and communities. Through memorable moments from past guests, we revisit insights on belonging, trauma, dignity, and the nervous system, and reflect on how these conversations have shaped us. This closing chapter invites you to notice what calls to you, return to yourself with curiosity, and continue building a world where safety is possible for all of us.

Tune in to discover:

• Why true belonging can’t exist when conformity is the price of entry
• How white supremacy mythology shows up in everyday systems and decisions
• Why psychological safety is the brain’s organizing principle
• The power of somatics and accessing our body’s wisdom
• The daily practices that rewire the nervous system toward greater safety and resilience

This episode invites you to rethink how safety is created, practiced, and sustained within organizations, relationships, and yourself.

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Then, Now & Tomorrow, an original podcast series by ibelong

Is it possible to feel safe at work? Neurobiology expert Rajkumari Neogy absolutely thinks so. Join us for conversations that will blow your mind as we explore what it takes to foster inclusive leadership and cultivate resonant cultures in the workplace.

Watch or listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Credits

Creative Director: Annabel Mangold

Original Music Composer: Dario Valderrama

Rajkumari's wardrobe styling courtesy of Gene Hiller (http://www.genehiller.com)

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Meet ibelong

At ibelong, we've developed a neurochemical approach that solves for workplace exclusion and conflict. We study workplace scenarios that lead to dissatisfaction and have built a framework to understand why people are feeling undervalued, and how to change it.

Learn more at http://www.ibelong.com.

What if the most urgent call for leadership wasn’t coming from a boardroom, but from a 15-year-old? In this electrifying conversation, neurobiology expert Rajkumari Neogy sits down with Judah Hansen, the teenage founder of The People’s Internet, to explore what it means to protect openness, equity, and access in the digital age.

Judah argues that the internet is still a new frontier—one that must remain open, transparent, and inclusive if we want technology to serve humanity rather than control it. Together, they unpack why open source innovation matters for trust, how artificial scarcity fuels inequality, and what leaders must learn from young voices who see clearly where we’re headed.

They go well beyond code, covering leadership, responsibility, and the courage to build systems that empower rather than exploit. From Adobe and Google to OpenAI, Judah challenges today’s giants and calls on tomorrow’s leaders to rethink power, transparency, and belonging in technology.

Tune in to discover:

• How open source can support equity and innovation even in a capitalistic paradigm

• How privatization creates artificial scarcity online

• Trust, transparency, and what servant leadership looks like

• The #1 thing to keep in mind in guiding the future of AI

• What Judah would say to Sam Altman about OpenAI’s direction

This conversation will expand how you think about leadership in a digital era where the stakes couldn’t be higher.

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Then, Now & Tomorrow, an original podcast series by ibelong

Is it possible to feel safe at work? Neurobiology expert Rajkumari Neogy absolutely thinks so. Join us for conversations that will blow your mind as we explore what it takes to foster inclusive leadership and cultivate resonant cultures in the workplace.

Watch or listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Credits

Creative Director: Annabel Mangold

Original Music Composer: Dario Valderrama

Rajkumari's wardrobe styling courtesy of Gene Hiller (http://www.genehiller.com)

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Meet ibelong

At ibelong, we've developed a neurochemical approach that solves for workplace exclusion and conflict. We study workplace scenarios that lead to dissatisfaction and have built a framework to understand why people are feeling undervalued, and how to change it.

Learn more at http://www.ibelong.com.

What if the very thing holding back your leadership is not skill or strategy, but shame? In this groundbreaking conversation, therapist and author Sheila Rubin joins neurobiology expert Rajkumari Neogy to explore shame as the silent force that disrupts trust, fuels conflict, and keeps leaders from stepping fully into their power.

Together, they unpack how shame shows up in the workplace, from the fog that overtakes you before a board presentation to the self-criticism that silences your best ideas. Drawing on decades of therapeutic practice, Sheila reveals why shame is wired into our nervous systems, why it thrives in secrecy, and how curiosity, acknowledgement, and accompaniment can transform it into a powerful ally for leadership.

This episode is not about avoiding shame. It is about learning to meet it, name it, and move through it. The result is more courageous leaders, healthier cultures, and workplaces where people feel seen and valued.

Tune in to learn:
• How shame silently shapes leadership behavior
• Why “attack, deny, or withdraw” is your nervous system’s default reaction
• What shame has to do with feedback, belonging, and psychological safety
• How curiosity interrupts the shame spiral
• Practical ways to lead without letting shame take the wheel

This conversation will change the way you think about shame, not as weakness, but as an opening for growth, connection, and authentic leadership.

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Then, Now & Tomorrow, an original podcast series by ibelong

Is it possible to feel safe at work? Neurobiology expert Rajkumari Neogy absolutely thinks so. Join us for conversations that will blow your mind as we explore what it takes to foster inclusive leadership and cultivate resonant cultures in the workplace.

Watch or listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Credits

Creative Director: Annabel Mangold

Original Music Composer: Dario Valderrama

Rajkumari's wardrobe styling courtesy of Gene Hiller (http://www.genehiller.com)

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Meet ibelong

At ibelong, we've developed a neurochemical approach that solves for workplace exclusion and conflict. We study workplace scenarios that lead to dissatisfaction and have built a framework to understand why people are feeling undervalued, and how to change it.

Learn more at http://www.ibelong.com.