FROM PAUSE TO POWER: DR. MANSI TALWAR ON MINDFUL COMEBACKS AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

THE POWER OF HER

- NEHA DEEP

Dr. Mansi Talwar

Career breaks for women often come with two invisible companions - self-doubt and guilt. Dr. Mansi Talwar, Mindful Leadership Coach and Founder of Happy Mee, believes career breaks don’t break women — they reset them. In this exclusive interview, she shares how mindful communication and self-awareness can turn pauses into powerful comebacks. “The world doesn't always pause for our pauses,” she says, “but every break brings wisdom, strength, and purpose.”

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Q. Many women struggle with self-doubt and guilt during career breaks. What are some mindful strategies to rebuild confidence during reentry?

Ans. The first step is to stop seeing your break as a gap and start viewing it as a phase of growth. Confidence returns when we connect with who we've become, not who we were.