Little Fixes- Women's Mental Health & Personal Growth

It’s been over a month since the last episode. A lot has happened in this time- I had covid and stayed in isolation, life has thrown many more problems and I have been trying to deal. I have explored new things, read new books, learnt new things, got many insights and shared it all in this impromptu episode. These insights might help you too in getting clarity or reminding what you already know. F...

We all have heard stories as kids and we still enjoy listening to them. Stories are not only fun to listen to, they also help us in learning new things whether it's morals, some concepts or anything else. With increasing screen time and lack of time the art of storytelling is getting lost. We can show kids something or read a book to them but telling a story to your kid is an intimate and fun...

Do you also keep buying pretty organisers and still unable to declutter your space? How about that plastic bag stuffed with hundred other such bags you have never used? We all have been there. A cluttered home not only looks unpleasant, it also messes up our mental peace. That’s why I spoke to Certified Organiser Rohini Rajagopalan. She helps people in getting more out of the space they have and i...

We all have struggled with finding our exact shade in base makeup. The struggle gets harder if you are on the darker side. Besides base makeup, we would love to have customised shades of lipsticks too. Tinge Cosmetics by Sabrina Suhail is a custom makeup brand that can help you in getting just the kind of makeup you want. In this episode, we talk about the lack of education in terms of makeup and...

Did you know that gender parity will not be achieved for another century? Can you believe that in children’s literature there are more books about trucks than about female protagonists? Even though Children’s Literature has a lot to offer now in terms of equal representation, there’s a long way to go. I discuss this, my experiences and some simple yet effective solutions with Pratha Shetty in this...

I have been working from home since 2014 but things changed after the baby. I had to make a lot of changes and even more changes this year because I have taken up new work. I didn’t realize it earlier but mom-guilt was also making me anxious. Once I identified the problems, I have been able to figure out a routine which helps me and my daughter. In this episode, I am sharing my routine as a Freela...

Do you like to bury your sadness in food or are you someone who stops eating when sad. Gorging on ice-creams and chocolates when wistful is ok sometimes but when it becomes a pattern, it can be a case of Emotional Eating. On the other hand, if you shun food when feeling sad, it can also be Emotional Eating. This condition affects us not only physically but also mentally. The roots of Emotional Eat...

Little Fixes Podcast is committed to uplifting women in every possible way. I believe that we women can do anything we want and always try to help women like me in getting the most out of their lives. This International Women’s Day special episode is a small step in that direction. The theme for this year’s Women’s Day is 'Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World&apo...

Do you love to write? A blog can be a great platform to put your thoughts out there but most of us get stuck thinking that blogging space is saturated and blogs are a thing of the past. Did you know that you own your blog but not your social media followers? Every space is always saturated which also means that there is always scope for more. In this episode Vaishali Sudan Sharma, Founder of The C...

Getting your kid admitted in all the ‘trending’ classes is what a lot of parents do these days. They feel that their child has to be good at everything whether it’s studies, dance, sports or chess. Some other parents are unsure whether to get their child enrolled in any extracurricular activities at all. This is where DMIT (Dermatoglyphics Multiple Intelligence Test) or simply put Brain Mapping ca...

Many of us are aware that disposable pads generate waste that won’t be decomposed for hundreds of years. Even biodegradable disposable pads take at least two years to decompose which again is too long compared to the guidelines for degradable waste. Degradable waste has to decompose in 45-60 days to be used as compost. This shows that any kind of disposable pads aren’t good for the environment. Mo...

In this episode, I am trying something completely different. I am interviewing comic content creator Manali Tiwari from Mommywood India. She creates funny yet hard-hitting videos on motherhood and being a woman in India. In the episode, I pose some weird questions I found on Google to her and she answers them on the spot in her witty way. You will laugh out loud in this episode. Manali also shares...

Instagram changes everyday and you have to stay on top of the trends if you want to grow your business or your personal brand. You don’t have to be on the ‘gram all day to gain popularity and business. Being Intentional and understanding what works is enough to catapult your growth. To give you clarity on what will work on Instagram in 2021, I invited Dr. Khushbu Pandya who is India’s first Ph. D....

Whether you watch her YouTube videos or scroll through her Instagram page, Scherezade Shroff pulls you in. The celebrity Indian Youtuber doesn't change with trends and her authenticity has kept her on top after all these years. In this episode, she talks about her content creation process and how she maintains her creative freedom in this era of endless brand collaborations. Connect with @lit...

It’s not just about the colours or the kind of toys a kid plays with; the tendency to belittle ‘womanly’ things is much more deep rooted. Even though the world’s most famous designers and chefs are men (this is the topic for another discussion), people still mock a boy who likes to cook, sew or wear makeup. When did cooking become girlish or even if it was, why is it not the right thing to do for...

Talking about mental health is slowly becoming normal but we have a very long way to go. I have talked about the importance of taking care of our mental health in many episodes and in this episode, I and my guest Nikki are talking about how therapy has helped us. We talk about all the aspects of getting psychiatric help whether it’s the stigma or unsupportive family. Give this episode a listen and...

So, Little Fixes Podcast has 50 episodes now and we recently celebrated our first birthday too. This sweet little Indian podcast for women has been able to come this far only because of you so thank you, thank you, thank you. In this super short episode, I am sharing a bit of flashback and my future plans. Do give it a listen :) Connect with @littlefixespodcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.c...

Going back to work after having a child is a tough decision in itself and we have talked about making the decision in Episode 26. But what if you join work again and meet with less than enthusiastic colleagues especially superiors. Many women joining the workforce after motherhood have to go through challenges they don’t deserve. If she has made the decision to be back, rest assured she will give...

We women are guilty of ignoring our own health too often. We always worry about others and God forbid if something happens to us, we go in self pity mode. To help you in coming out of this ignorance, I invited Breast cancer survivor Dilpreet Kaur Dua to talk about her fight with the illness. She talks about how she coped with it, what kept her going and what did she learn from the ailment. In othe...

Engaging kids while you work, managing tantrums before they start, in-the-moment parenting, informed parenting, effectively responding to your child, constructive approaches to comparison. I will be speaking to Dr. Pallavi Rao Chaturvedi about this and more. She is the vice president of the Early Childhood Association. She is also the founder of Brainy Bear preschools. Tune in to make parenting a...

You just got the Best Employee Award and instead of feeling happy, you are feeling that it was just a stroke of luck or maybe you even question your boss’s decision making capabilities. You are not alone, even the most accomplished people especially women feel like this everyday. This psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments is known as Imposter Synd...

Always looking for new learning activities for kids? New classes to join, new things to learn? We have all done that because we want our kids to succeed in a way we want. We push them to do things that other kids are doing. Soon, our kids also leave their creativity behind and want to be like everyone else. What if we gave them freedom, let them explore what they like and then do what they want. S...

In this episode, I am speaking to Farah Nathani Menzies, Co-founder of The Mumum Co, a brand of healthy snacks for kids. She shares all about how she moved from her full-time job to a business. Starting a business is more than just an idea and then keeping it going successfully is a different thing altogether. She shows you how it’s done and what it takes. We also talk about her personal life, her...

Ideally, there should be no need for the term ‘Equal Parenting’ but there is because very few fathers are completely involved in the upbringing of their kids. I spoke to Nadir Kanthawala and Peter Kotikalapudi of Pops in a Pod Podcast about how and why they make sure that they give as much time to their kids as their wives. They make many important points in this fun conversation which every paren...

We all have talked about body positivity at some point but these conversations aren’t complete until we talk about all shapes and sizes without giving advantage to any of them. It simply means normalizing all body types rather than saying plus size or even ‘minus’ size for that matter. To talk about this in detail, I invited well-known blogger and influencer Komal Narang to share her experiences o...