The Courage Curve - Stories of Reinvention

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 Host Parul Saini shares why she created this space, the experiences that shaped it, and what listeners can expect from future conversations. This episode sets the foundation for a series centered on resilience, reinvention, and the quiet courage required to keep going through change. 

 In this opening episode of The Courage Curve, Parul Saini sits down with Judy Juanita, writer, scholar, and former member of the Black Panther Party.

Judy reflects on a life shaped by activism, creativity, and moral clarity—from her early years organizing for justice to her work as a novelist and educator. This conversation explores what it means to stand for something larger than yourself, the personal cost of conviction, and the courage required to keep speaking truth across decades of change.

This episode sets the tone for the series: honest, grounded, and deeply human stories of resilience that do not seek approval, only integrity.

 In this episode, Parul speaks with Patty Hatter about leadership through complexity and change.

Patty shares her journey navigating high-responsibility roles, evolving expectations, and moments that required her to redefine success on her own terms. Together, they explore how women sustain themselves through pressure, how identity shifts over time, and what it takes to lead with both strength and self-awareness.

This conversation is about reinvention not as a crisis response, but as a deliberate and courageous choice.

 In this reflective episode, Parul sits down with Susan Bernstein to explore the quieter side of courage.

Susan shares her experience of navigating personal and professional turning points, learning to listen inward, and trusting her own voice when external validation was absent. The conversation touches on resilience, self-trust, and the often unseen emotional labor behind meaningful change.

This episode is a reminder that courage does not always announce itself. Sometimes, it simply asks us to stay.