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The Monthly Valentine - The Sunday Pep-Talk #11

  Introducing something a little later than expected: The Monthly Valentine!

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Share The Love - The Sunday Pep-Talk #10

Share The Love – The Sunday Pep-Talk #10

It’s February – it can only mean one thing –

Share The Love.

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3 Culturally Diverse Books That Talk About The East Meets West Experience

Sometimes we just want to read a book that we can relate to. One in which we can hear our own stories being told and know that we are not alone. This, is what I struggled with, growing up.

The Western Side

Identifying as a book-worm from a young age, I immersed myself in reading but just couldn’t find cross-cultural books about Indian families. I went through a phase of reading teenage girl…

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The Right Way To Meditate - East Meets West : Science vs Spirituality

Even as I write the ‘right way to meditate’ (try saying that fast!), I feel uncomfortable.Because here’s the truth. I really don’t believe there is a right way to meditate (or to be honest, a lot of things, in this life – but more on those others things later ;).

In recent years, meditation and mindfulness has become so prominent within the huge wellness industry.

Medical professionals are now…

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Embrace Your Ands - The Sunday Pep-Talk #9

Embrace Your Ands  Back after a month to ‘embrace your ands’. That’s right, you read it right. No typos here. I mean what I say. It’s been a little while as I’m working on a few things at the moment to get this Sunday Pep-Talk into a new format (watch this space or stay updated on Instagram!).  

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Activism Anthems

Activism Anthems

Before we start on the what I mean by activism anthems. Let’s discuss activism.

Activism: (noun) the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.

Inherently, we all have a cause that fires us up. I’ve spoken about how I think it’s important to follow the causes and issues that spark our attention. So in this post, I wanted to share…

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How To Deal With The 3 Most Common Questions Faced by British Asians

How To Deal With The 3 Most Common Questions Faced by British Asians

How To Deal With The 3 Most Common Questions Faced by British Asians

The 3 Most Common Questions Faced by British Asians

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Worldwide Period Taboo

[NEW POST] Worldwide Period Taboo: "A man is catered for every time he visits a public toilet - why shouldn't women be too?"

Worldwide Period Taboo

One major reproductive health issue is worldwide period taboo. Earlier this year I noticed some graffiti in Kolkata.

It said: make pads available in colleges.

The car drove on before I had a chance to take a photo of the writing but it’s stayed with me.

Period Poverty

Period Shame

Period Taboo

The worldwide period taboo is a real issue that affects all of us.

Not just…

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Embrace The Work In Progress Status - The Sunday Peptalk #8

Embrace The Work In Progress Status

I do always love September as it gives more weight to the ‘Work In Progress’ status. September is often described as the ‘Other January’ and a chance to revisit those goals and intentions for the year. It also marks 4 months left of the year (eek?!). But with September, comes an added pressure to ensure we complete everything we’d set out to in the beginning of…

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Take Time To Realign

#BackToSchool Pep-talk! [NEW]: Take Time To Realign

Take Time To Realign Have you managed a break this summer to take time to realign? Maybe not the whole summer, but have you had a couple of hours to yourself to press pause and reset on some personal projects or work? Why’s that important, you ask? This week’s episode comes from my recent trip to Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Read on for some lessons I took away from The Fringe including the…

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Be Humble But Be Wise - The Sunday Pep-Talk #6

Be Humble But Be Wise – The Sunday Pep-Talk #6

Be Humble But Be Wise This week’s Sunday Pep-Talk is on location! Well not really but I go into the fact I am away on the audio. This week I’m sharing a reminder to be humble but to be wise. I share one of my favourite quotes.

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Just One, A Day

Just One, A Day

Are you overloading yourself with too many tasks, getting overwhelmed and not making any happen?! This Pep-Talk is perfect for anyone who wants to try doing just one, a day.

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Listen To Your Intuition - Sunday Pep-talk #4

Listen To Your Intuition Listening to your intuition. Do you do it? Or would you say there’s an intuitive ‘voice’ or ‘gut instinct’ you feel or listen to instead? Maybe you call it something else? You’ve probably seen those pictures of Hindu Gods and Goddesses with a third eye in the middle of their forehead? You might have noticed that in yoga or meditation, hands are brought together in ‘Nam…

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Tell A Good Story - Sunday Pep-Talk #3

Tell A Good Story – Sunday Pep-Talk #3

Tell A Good Story

I truly believe we’re all storytellers. The question is though, are you telling a good story? This episode is perfect for anyone needing a little boost…since we all have the potential to be great storytellers!

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Start Before You Are Ready - Sunday Pep Talk #2

[NEW AUDIO POST] Click to listen! Start Before You're Ready - The Sunday Pep Talk #2

This episode is perfect for anyone who’s needing a gentle nudge: let’s go & start before you are ready!

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Reframing The Culture Clash

Reframing The Culture Clash

I’ve written about it before,

we all witness differences in our own

individual cultures

compared with the cultures of those around us.

So I bring you:

Reframing The Culture Clash

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The Sunday Peptalk #1

The Sunday Peptalk #1

Yesterday I went to

Women for Women International x Refinery 29’s

#SheInspiresMe Feminist Festival

Image from Women for Women International 

It was the one of the most inspiring, uplifting events I’ve attended this year.

 It was such a rich and diverse audience of men & women speakers, activists all speaking about their own unique ways in which they were championing gender…

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