Brown and Unbothered Podcast

Funny how some men confuse control with care. As if telling a woman what she should wear, how she should act, who she should talk to, how available she should be, or how much of herself she should shrink somehow counts as “protecting” her. Let’s call it what it is: control is not concern. Possessiveness is not passion. Monitoring is not love. Too many people package insecurity as standards. They d...

This week, Priya and Sharan sit down with Jas Gill for a very “oop… maybe WE’RE the problem too” conversation. From codependency in dating, attachment issues, and people pleasing disguised as “being nice,” to breaking generational trauma that somehow got passed down like family jewelry… nothing was off limits. The trio gets real about self accountability, looking inward, and realizing healing is n...

This week on Brown & Unbothered… we’re talking about the toxic female friendship traits nobody wants to admit out loud. The passive aggressive compliments. The lowkey competition. The friend who supports you until you actually start winning. Yeah… we’re going there. We’re unpacking adult mean girl behavior, emotional dumping, jealousy in friendships, and why some friendships end when you final...

We sit down with Vanita Tahim, Priya's big sister for one of those conversations that starts light… and gets real, fast 🎙️ We’re talking: Mom guilt that doesn’t clock out Marriage beyond the highlight reel The invisible mental load no one warns you about And the question we keep coming back to—what even is self-care when you’re taking care of everyone else? It’s honest. It’s a little unhinged. It’...

BU OGS pulling up like… so are we updating KPIs or just unpacking trauma disguised as “growth metrics”? Because last quarter’s highlights include: healing but make it chaotic setting boundaries then immediately over-explaining them soft-launching peace but hard-launching overthinking Also need clarity… are we measuring: A) emotional stability B) how fast we spiral then recover C) how many times we...

Brown & Unbothered 🎙️ This week, we sit down with Ayushi Acharya, therapist and advocate, for a deeply real conversation on infertility and the often unspoken struggles of conceiving as a South Asian woman. From cultural pressure to silent grief, Ayushi opens up about her personal journey and the emotional weight so many carry behind closed doors. This episode is about breaking stigmas, creati...

Brown & Unbothered, this week’s guest: Curry Badshah-a single woman in her 30s navigating dating on her own terms. We get into: • Meeting people in the wild (yes, it still exists) • The stigma around being single in your 30s • Dating fails that taught us more than the wins Unfiltered, honest, and a little too relatable. 💬 Because doing it your way isn’t a phase, it’s the standard.

Brown & Unbothered is back and we’re starting strong with our first guest, Manj Bahra. Manj, matchmaker and dating coach based in the UK 🇬🇧 We’re getting into: ✨ current dating trends (and why everyone is tired) ✨ unfiltered matchmaking stories ✨ what people say they want vs what they actually choose ✨ navigating dating as brown women without shrinking yourself Let’s just say… nothing was...

Season 3, Episode 1 🎙️ Q1 recap but make it brown & unbothered . We’re talking growth, lessons, soft resets, and the moments that humbled us real quick. Not everything went to plan…but we did what we do best: adapt, evolve, and keep it moving. New season, same vibes, more voices and just a little wiser (and a little more unbothered) 

This episode of Brown & Unbothered gets a little chaotic in the best way. We’re asking the unhinged questions everyone thinks about but rarely says out loud. From petty reasons we’ve ended things to the wildest dating red flags we ignored because someone was cute, nothing is off limits. We talk about situationships that lasted way too long, the icks that instantly changed our feelings, and tho...

This week, we’re unpacking the messy middle: cheaters, monkey branching, and the emotional baggage we pretend we don’t carry. We get real about what cheating actually is, not just physical, but emotional. From secret DMs to “it’s just a friend” energy, we talk about why people cheat and what it really says about them (hint: it’s rarely about you). Then we swing into monkey branching, lining someon...

Vibe: Sassy, healing, grounded What we’re unpacking: Why rejection isn’t personal, it’s protective How redirection saves you from situations you would’ve outgrown anyway Letting go without spiraling (yes, it’s possible) Choosing self-worth over chasing closure When we reframe rejection, we reduce emotional distress and increase resilience, aka peace over panic. If it missed you, it wasn’t meant to...

Grief doesn’t make you weak. It makes you human. Some days you cry. Some days you laugh. Most days? You do both and still show up. Being unbothered isn’t about not feeling. It’s about feeling everything and choosing yourself anyway. ✨ Healing isn’t linear. ✨ Grief can coexist with joy. ✨ You’re allowed to rest and still rise.

Female friendships, travel stories, and all the dynamics that come with being grown, opinionated, and outside together. From ride-or-dies to “this trip changed our relationship,” we’re talking laughs, lessons, side-eyes, and the unspoken rules of sisterhood. Because being Brown & Unbothered means loving your people and knowing when to set boundaries, passport in one hand, peace in the other.

Season 2 starts HOT ✨ Slow burn or instant chemistry? We’re talking make-out moments, butterflies vs peace, and why attraction doesn’t always show up loud but it always shows up real. Brown & Unbothered in every way 

EPISODE 7 🎙️✨ New Year goals sound cute… until the pressure hits. In this episode of Brown and Unbothered, we’re breaking down: 🎯 New Year goals vs. lifestyle changes (spoiler: one actually sticks) 🔁 why habits > resolutions 🧠 the mental health pressure of “reinventing yourself” every January 🪞 redefining who you are without erasing who you’ve been 🌱 choosing progress, not perfection Beca...

Brown and Unbothered is back — and we’re starting the year with a REAL one. 🎙️ Episode 1 of 2026: We’re unpacking toxic masculinity and how it shows up in: 💔 dating & relationships 🧠 emotional unavailability 👶🏽 raising boys with emotional intelligence (not just “be a man”) 🌱 healing cycles instead of repeating them 🗣️ accountability, growth, and doing better for ALL of us This isn’t man-b...

In the final Brown & Unbothered episode of 2025, Sharan and Priya sit down to answer intentional reflection questions and unpack the year that was: the growth, the heartbreaks, the glow-ups, and the lessons that changed them. Together, they reflect on dating, relationships, career moves, friendships, boundaries, healing, and the moments that pushed them out of their comfort zones. They talk ho...

Episode 4 is live and we’re diving into the topics everyone has opinions on but no one wants to actually talk about. ✨ Dating people with kids: boundaries, expectations, and the “I’m not trying to be a stepmom on date one” era. ✨ Egg freezing:the emotional + cultural pressure, the timelines, the aunties, the science, ALL OF IT. ✨ Body counts Unfiltered. Unhinged. Brown & Unbothered. Pour so...

This week, we’re taking dating in 2025 and ripping the gift wrap right off. Priya and Sharan go rapid-fire on everything from the biggest highs of the year to the lows that made us want to delete the apps… again. We ask each other the real questions: What was your biggest dating high of 2025 so far? And your biggest low? Best first date and what actually made it good? Worst first date and what mad...

In Episode 2 of Brown & Unbothered, Sharan and Priya dive directly into the greyest area of modern relationships: Can men and women really be just friends? And what actually separates a friendship from a full-blown situationship? This episode is the blueprint for anyone who’s ever said: “We’re just friends…” while their soul, their group chat, and their therapist said, “Girl, be serious.” Shar...

In this episode of Brown & Unbothered, Sharan and Priya unpack the ultimate list of dating icks…from the tiny cringe moments to the major “absolutely not” deals. Nothing is off-limits: bad texting energy, gym selfies gone wrong, situationship delusion, beige flags disguised as green ones, and every little thing that makes your soul whisper nope. We’re talking laughter, therapy-flavored truth,...