CHANCHAL GARG at Books Inc. Chestnut

Join Stanford educator and coach Chanchal Garg at Books Inc. in the Marina for a reading and signing of her new memoir Unearthed: The Lies We Carry & The Truths They Bury.

Chanchal will be in conversation with Reva Patwardhan.

In this searing memoir, Chanchal Garg reveals the spiritual and sexual abuse that shattered her sense of self and forced her to question a life defined by duty and sacrifice. Raised as a devoted Indian daughter, she was taught never to question authority-until a transformative moment during a yoga class, while pregnant with her daughter, awakened a truth she could no longer ignore.

That realization set her on a solitary journey, as she lost her faith, community, and the life she had always known. Without the support she had once relied on, she had to learn to trust herself, reclaim her bicultural identity, and redefine what it meant to be both Indian and American-on her own terms.

Unearthed is a powerful call to every woman who has ever felt silenced-an invitation to trust your inner voice, reclaim your story, and return to yourself.

Chanchal Garg is a speaker, author, executive coach, and conscious leadership facilitator. She transforms lives by helping clients break through limiting beliefs and create authentic connections. Drawing from her MBA and personal experiences, she addresses difficult truths directly while fostering environments of openness and collaboration. For over seven years, Chanchal has facilitated Stanford University's Graduate School of Business' most popular elective course on interpersonal dynamics, impacting over 500 future business leaders. As the founder of Real Space—a thriving six-figure coaching business—she guides leaders to transcend cultural and societal constraints, harnessing their personal power in both work and life. Chanchal is the author of Unearthed: The Lies We Carry and the Truths They Bury. Her expertise has been showcased through speaking engagements, including Lululemon's International Women's Day event, and on podcasts such as She Has the Mic and I Don't Give a Should.

Reva Patwardhan, PCC, founder of Greater Good Coaching, specializes in helping nonprofit leaders build careers and manage teams that make a big impact, without burning anyone out. She's worked with leaders up, down, and across the organizational ladder: From CEOs and EDs to senior and middle managers to front line organizers. She has 25 years of broad experience in the nonprofit sector. She teaches a course in Coaching Skills for Nonprofit Leaders through Cal State East Bay's Nonprofit Management Certificate program. Reva helps facilitate interpersonal learning groups with the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She serves as chair of the Board of Directors at Rethink Media. She serves on the coaching and consulting faculties of the SEIU BOLD Center, Leaderspring, and LEAP (Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics). She is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), a certified Integral Coach, and a Level 4 certified Aletheia coach.

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