In this episode of the 2AUTHENTIC podcast, my guest Priya Sharma speaks about change, challenges and cultural pressures on her path to happiness and success. Priya (@himynameispriya) and her partner Sid have given up a careers as mining enginee

Biracial Identity, Racism & White Supremacy in the United States with Nisha Balsara

Jun 1st, 2021 33m 42s

In episode ten of the 2AUTHENTIC podcast, my guest Nisha Balsara shares her experience of growing up as a biracial South Asian woman in Texas. We touch on topics such as racism, colonialism, white supremacy and cultural identity.

South Asian Parenting: Parental Expectations vs. Personal Happiness - with Psychologist Dr. Aneesa Shariff

Aug 3rd, 2020 1h

In episode nine of 2AUTHENTIC Jas and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Aneesa Shariff explore the roots of South Asian parenting practices. Both discuss tips and strategies for South Asian women to deal with the pressures and expectations they face wi

Fitness: What Does a Holistic Approach to Fitness & Health Mean?

May 19th, 2019 56m 58s

In episode number eight of 2AUTHENTIC, we discuss what's going wrong and right in the fitness industry and explain our holistic approach to health and fitness - including exercise, strength, mobility, flexibility, longevity, sustainability, hea

Mental Health: How to Overcome Depression and Deal with Grief

May 5th, 2019 1h 18m

In episode seven of 2AUTHENTIC, we speak about our personal experiences with depression and grief. We both share very personal insights of our lives to show that there are ways to stay strong through adversity and to pull yourself out of the da

Girls' Education: Are Educated Women a Threat to Patriarchy?

Apr 28th, 2019 52m 55s

In episode number six of 2AUTHENTIC, we unravel how patriarchal societies oppress women through controlling their access to education. Education is used as a privilege that is being given or taken away by the people in power. Instead of empower

Colourism: How Bollywood and Indian Mass Media Promote Discrimination

Apr 21st, 2019 50m 14s

In the fifth episode of our podcast 2AUTHENTIC, we discuss the issue of colourism, its negative impact on the Indian society and how Bollywood and TV commercials in India feed into the idealisation of "fairer" skin tones and the discrimination

Intercultural Dating: Benefits, Challenges & Tips for Interracial Relationships

Apr 14th, 2019 58m 30s

In the fourth episode of our podcast 2AUTHENTIC, we talk about the positives and negatives of an interracial relationship. We discuss whether two partners of different race or culture are facing different challenges to a "normal couple" and exp

Patriarchy: The Suffering of Women in Indian Culture

Apr 7th, 2019 1h 1m

In episode three of 2AUTHENTIC, we speak about the inequality between men and women in the Indian culture and how patriachal structures affect Indian women around the globe.

Success Mindset: Create Your Own Path & Happiness

Mar 31st, 2019 1h 12m

In episode two of 2AUTHENTIC we discuss tips on how to set and achieve your goals, developing a growth mindset, staying positive when times get tough and finding your career path as well as different aspects of health and fitness.

Forbidden Love: Being Disowned for my Interracial Relationship

Mar 24th, 2019 1h 17m

In our first podcast we talk about the challenges we have faced as an interracial couple and answer a bunch of questions we received on social media. After having made our love public, we realised that our story is the story of many around the

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