Syamla Bandla | Mapping Our Emotions: Inside Atlas of the Heart

In this episode, our host Preethy Padmanabhan sits down with Syamla Bandla, Senior Director of Production Engineering at Meta, for a thoughtful conversation inspired by Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown.

Atlas of the Heart is a powerful exploration of human emotions—why we feel what we feel, how those emotions shape our behaviors, and how emotional awareness can deepen our relationships. Syamla shares what she loved most about the book, the key insights that stayed with her, and how she’s applied them in her own life and leadership journey.

Together, Preethy and Syamla dive deep into the importance of naming our emotions, building emotional resilience, and developing tools to cope, heal, and connect more meaningfully—with ourselves and with others.