Disconnection Is the Wound: Cherise Adjodha on Reclaiming What It Means to Be Human

About this episode

Cherise Adjodha discusses the structural roots of modern suffering and the importance of connection in overcoming personal stress.

Burnout, anxiety, the constant low hum of feeling not-quite-okay. We keep treating these as personal problems with personal solutions. Cherise Adjodha offers a different lens. What if the real wound underneath is disconnection? From ourselves. From each other. From the planet that made us. In this conversation, Cherise, a human development practitioner with 26 years of work in human rights and sustainable development, draws on her book Things I Would Have Told My Children If I Had Them to explore why so much of modern suffering feels structural, not personal. You will leave this episode with a softer, clearer way to look at your own life, your fears, and the systems shaping them, and a real invitation to take small risks toward connection again. About the Guest: Cherise Adjodha is a human development practitioner with over two decades of experience working across global organisations, including the United Nations, on human rights, gender equality, and sustainable development. She is the author of Things I Would Have Told My Children If I Had Them, a reflective guide for adults rediscovering their inner connection. She is based in Antigua, in the Caribbean. Key Takeaways: Much of…

People in this episode

Host: Avik Chakraborty

Guest: Cherise Adjodha

Topics covered

• disconnection
• burnout
• anxiety
• human development
• sustainable development
• connection

Keywords

• burnout
• anxiety
• disconnection
• human rights
• sustainable development
• connection
• personal stress

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United Nations

Books & works: Things I Would Have Told My Children If I Had Them

Places: Antigua

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