At 23 years old, he received a phone call that changed everything.

His father had travelled to India for work. Days later, he was missing. Weeks later, a confession came in. Murder. The body was never recovered. The assets were taken. The legal system stalled. And overnight, Gian Power lost his hero, his security, and the life he had known.

This is not just a story about grief. It is about what you choose to do next.

In this deeply moving episode, Gian shares what it was like to navigate an international murder investigation in his early twenties while sitting professional exams in London, facing alleged conspirators across the table, and writing his own legal letters because he could not afford representation. He speaks openly about the confusion, the anger, the injustice, and the moment he realised that nobody could control how he responded.

Instead of allowing bitterness to define him, Gian channelled everything into building something bigger than himself. He founded The Power of Storytelling with one clear mission: to make workplaces more human. Today, the organisation works with hundreds of global brands, using storytelling, neuroscience and lived experience to change cultures from the inside out.

We also explore the psychological tools that kept him standing. Meditation in office bathrooms. Emotional regulation. Gratitude as a daily discipline. Turning anger into focus. And the neuroscience behind why sharing your story can literally save someone else’s life.

Ten years on, the fight for justice continues. But so does the mission.

Key moments include:

✔ The phone call that confirmed his father’s murder and the body that was not his.

✔ Losing his inheritance, his childhood home and financial security overnight.

✔ Facing alleged conspirators and navigating international legal failures.

✔ Why he refuses to let anger define him.

✔ Meditation, emotional granularity and the psychology of resilience.

✔ The neuroscience of storytelling and how shared experiences change the brain.

✔ Supporting the Missing People charity and the reality of unresolved loss.

✔ Building a global organisation from tragedy.

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