Turning Grief Into Power & Quitting Tesla | Lessons Beyond The Classroom #5 ft. Amir

He was a successful engineer at Tesla — then he lost his mum, and everything changed. In this episode, Amir Khamseh shares how he turned the deepest grief of his life into purpose: walking away from his career to travel, teach meditation, and help others heal. We sit down with Amir, a former Tesla engineer turned meditation teacher and life coach, to talk about what happens when loss forces you to rebuild your whole life from the ground up. From the pressure of a high-flying tech career to the quiet, daily work of grief, mindfulness and self-discovery — this is a conversation about turning trauma into power, and finding meaning on the other side of pain. In this episode we get into: Losing his mother and what grief really taught him Why he walked away from a successful career at Tesla How meditation and mindfulness helped him heal Turning trauma into power — and building a new life as a life coach A reminder that the most important lessons rarely happen in a classroom. 🍎 📍 CHAPTERS 🧭 GEAR & PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO Osprey Rook 65 - My Backpack: https://amzn.to/3RLN3xm My Vlogging Camera - DJI Osmo Pocket: https://amzn.to/4tU1wEN GoPro Hero 13 (My Underwater Camera) - https://amzn.to/4x3iUK0 My Editing Laptop, Apple Mac - https://amzn.to/4o6nCmj I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you if you purchase through them. I only recommend gear I genuinely use. https://linktr.ee/whereshodgie - all of our links! 🌍 PLANNING YOUR OWN TRIP? You can book tours and experiences with GetYourGuide — what I use for booking excursions when I travel. 👉 Download the app: https://gyg.me/whereshodgie-app 👉 Use code WHERESHODGIE5 for a discount 🎥 ABOUT MR HODGE I'm Mathew — a UK teacher turned travel and wellness creator, sharing the lessons that school could never teach through self-diagnosed cinematic masterpieces!! All my links: https://linktr.ee/whereshodgie 🤝 FOLLOW ALONG Instagram: @whereshodgie TikTok: @whereshodgie Facebook: Mr Hodge Threads: @whereshodgie Beth's work: Instagram: @bethanypayetartist TikTok: @bethanypayetartist Website: bethanypayetartist.co.uk ──────────────────── 📩 BRAND PARTNERSHIPS & INQUIRIES [email protected] ──────────────────── ☕ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL If my content brings you value and you'd like to support what I am doing, you can buy me a coffee here: https://buymeacoffee.com/whereshodgie Thank you and have an amazing day!