The Raz Patel Show

08/28/2026

Today on The Raz Patel Show: Lisa Ann Adams of The Social Collectives. 🎙️

The full episode is now live. Watch it here:
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If you have ever looked around and thought, where did all my friend...

08/27/2026

Some stories stay with you because they remind you that a new chapter can begin at any age.

Vesna Cottrell’s story is one of those stories.

She arrived in Connecticut from Europe as a child, learned to navigate a new language and a new sense of belonging, faced difficult health experiences, and chose to advocate for herself rather than disappear into silence.

Then, at almost 60, she started a rock band.

This conversation is about resilience, identity, courage, and the people who keep becoming: even after life has asked a great deal of them.

Watch the full episode of The Raz Patel Show:
https://youtu.be/nwp2lEPQGBE?si=-67-rSn_OnyQhdH7

Read the companion article:
https://razpatel.substack.com/p/the-mammogram-found-one-tumour-the

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Who is someone in your life who has started again when others thought it was too late?

Content note: This conversation discusses cancer, bullying, racism, immigration, and healthcare inequity. Vesna is sharing her personal experience, not medical advice. Screening and testing decisions should be discussed with a qualified healthcare professional.

08/27/2026

Feeling stuck doesn’t mean you’ve lost your way.

Sometimes fear makes us freeze: while a part of us is still asking for movement, clarity, and courage.

In Raz Patel’s newly published Substack article, “From Frozen to Fearless,” she reflects on recognizing the patterns that hold us back and taking the next honest step forward.

Fear may not disappear. But we can learn to respond to it differently.

If you’re navigating self-doubt, uncertainty, or a season of change, this is a reminder that your next chapter is still yours to write.

Read the article here:
https://razpatel.substack.com/p/from-frozen-to-fearless?r=6gnpl6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

08/25/2026

What if reinvention has no expiration date?

Vesna Cottrell started a rock band at almost 60.

That one detail says so much about her: and about the courage it takes to keep becoming who you are.

On The Raz Patel Show, Vesna shares a deeply personal story shaped by immigration, resilience, advocacy, and the long journey of finding her voice. We talk about what it means to keep moving forward after bullying, racism, cancer, and experiences that could have made her retreat into silence.

But Vesna didn’t stop at survival.

She kept creating. She kept speaking. She kept showing up: and reminding us that a new chapter can begin at any age.

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nwp2lEPQGBE?si=-67-rSn_OnyQhdH7

Read the companion Substack article: https://razpatel.substack.com/p/the-mammogram-found-one-tumour-the

Subscribe to The Raz Patel Show and share this conversation with someone who needs the reminder: it’s never too late to find your voice.

Content note: This conversation discusses cancer, bullying, racism, immigration, and healthcare inequity. Vesna is sharing her personal experience, not medical advice. Screening and testing decisions should be discussed with a qualified healthcare professional.

08/25/2026

What does it mean to find your voice after years of being told to stay quiet?

Vesna Cottrell joins The Raz Patel Show for an honest conversation about immigrating to America, navigating serious health challenges, advocating for herself, and continuing to reinvent herself.

Her story explores resilience, identity, healthcare inequity, and what it means to be an American woman as an immigrant, while refusing to let hardship become her whole identity.

Watch the full conversation:
https://youtu.be/nwp2lEPQGBE?si=-67-rSn_OnyQhdH7

Read the detailed companion article on Substack:
https://razpatel.substack.com/p/the-mammogram-found-one-tumour-the

Content note: This conversation discusses cancer, bullying, racism, immigration, and healthcare inequity. Vesna is sharing her personal experience, not providing medical advice. Please speak with a qualified healthcare professional about your own screening and testing decisions.

08/25/2026

What happens when staying quiet becomes more costly than speaking up?

On The Raz Patel Show, Vesna Cottrell shares a deeply personal conversation about immigration, identity, resilience, health advocacy, and reinvention.

Vesna arrived in Connecticut from Europe at age four, learned English while navigating the experience of being treated as an outsider, and later advocated for herself after facing difficult medical experiences and unexpected costs.

And at almost 60, she started a rock band.

Her story is a powerful reminder that hardship can shape us without getting to define our future.

Watch the full conversation:
https://youtu.be/nwp2lEPQGBE?si=-67-rSn_OnyQhdH7

Read the detailed companion article on Substack:
https://razpatel.substack.com/p/the-mammogram-found-one-tumour-the

Content note: This conversation discusses cancer, bullying, racism, immigration, and healthcare inequity. Vesna is sharing her personal experience, not medical advice. Screening and treatment decisions should be discussed with a qualified healthcare professional.

08/25/2026

The best conversations do more than inspire us. They make us pause, reflect, and see ourselves differently.

That is what I aim to create through The Raz Patel Show: honest conversations about leadership, wellness, visibility, high performance, resilience, healing, and identity.

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For essays and ongoing reflections, subscribe to The Fearless Leadership Circle:
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And if you enjoy meaningful stories about courage, failure, healing, and finding your voice, explore my books:
https://www.luminalifeworks.org/books

Subscribe, share this with someone who values thoughtful conversations, and tell me: what does fearless leadership mean to you?

08/25/2026

What do we discover when we stop performing strength and start telling the truth?

I’m Raz Patel, and as a woman, host, and storyteller, I’ve learned that the most powerful conversations are rarely the polished ones. They’re the candid conversations about what we’ve survived, what we’re still healing, and who we’re becoming.

On The Raz Patel Show, I sit down with remarkable people to explore resilience, leadership, identity, healing, purpose, and what it really means to live fearlessly.

The public story is only the beginning.

Behind every achievement is a human story. Behind every setback is a lesson. Behind every fearless moment is usually a season of doubt.

If you value honest conversations that make you think, feel, and see people differently, subscribe to The Raz Patel Show on YouTube.

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Who would you love to see in a candid conversation on the show?

08/25/2026

What if feeling stuck isn’t the end of your story: but the beginning of your next chapter?

Through Frozen to Fearless coaching, I help people move through fear, self-doubt, uncertainty, and emotional blocks with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.

My book, Frozen to Fearless: A Story She Was Never Meant to Tell, shares a deeply personal journey of finding a voice, embracing courage, and becoming more fully yourself.

And through The Raz Patel Show, I have honest conversations with inspiring guests about resilience, leadership, healing, identity, and the lessons behind real-life transformation.

If you’re ready to move forward: one honest step at a time: welcome. You’re in the right place.

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What would moving from “Frozen to Fearless” mean for you?

08/21/2026

She arrived in America at four years old, without a word of English. Decades later, a diagnosis made her stop being quiet. “A man goes in for Vi**ra - it’s covered. I have cancer, and the test that could help save my life isn’t.” That’s Vesna Cottrell. She isn’t speaking rhetorically. Sh...