Mind The Baat

Happy Halloween! This week’s episode is all about the power of having strong standards and habits and how they can truly save you. After getting sick this past week and being forced to slow down, I realized how much the standards and habits I’ve built for myself have become my safety net in my health, my work ethic, my relationships, my friendships, and even my finances. I share what it felt like...

This week, my dad joins me on the podcast for a very candid conversation about the mindset and priorities this generation might be missing. We especially zoom in on how many men are falling behind and not taking initiative in their lives. We lay out how they can and should make changes to become successful and continue strengthening the future of our society, because it's relying on them just as m...

This might be my new favorite episode of the podcast. I am so excited and honored to bring my best friend of eight years, Camille, to the show. She's incredibly accomplished for her age and truly inspires me every single day. Being able to take our friendship, share just how much love, strength, and growth we've experienced together, and bring that to the podcast makes me happier beyond wo...

Overstimulated & having no time (by my own choosing). This episode reminds me of my earlier podcast days back in 2021 when I used to make honest and reflective episodes where I would talk through what I was struggling with and how I am learning. In this one, I share how I had to be completely honest with myself and admit that I’ve been feeling overwhelmed, and that it’s largely by my own choosing....

Welcome to the 2nd episode of Mind The Baat! In this episode, I talk through how and why I realized I needed to spend some intentional time alone. Earlier this year, I went through a pretty emotional and rough time. Post-grad life hit me hard, and I also had some personal stuff going on. I kind of suppressed all those emotions to figure out my life as an adult. After two or three months, I finally...

Welcome to Mind The Baat. I’m retiring Too Many Thoughts, but it’ll always be a part of me and where I gained my voice. It’s time to mature into the next phase of my life. In this first episode I share about how my summer went now in post-grad life and how it’s been treating me (i.e, bawling crying leaving my college apartment, tirelessly planning out my life, and an impulsive vacation to Australi...

Welcoming Ish, aka my twin, to the podcast! She and I dive into how our values as our south asian immigrant parents, her's from Punjab and mine from Pakistan, raised us in the Bay Area while implementing their cultural values. We touch on the differences in how boys and girls are raised and the challenges in those differences of expectations and treatment. We both offer unique perspectives that al...

Welcoming my roommate to the podcast, I was truly grateful to hear her story. We began by sharing how we met and became roommates, reflecting on the value of living with people from similar backgrounds—how we all in a way automatically understand each other as we make some of the best college memories that we will remember for many years to come. Merriam opened up about her hardships and how she o...

Welcoming 2025 in basically March... but HAPPY NEW YEAR anyway as I haven't recorded since last year and wanted to share how I celebrated in Pakistan and Malaysia. After a quick reflection on my trip, I share how much perspective it gave me as I came back to my college routine. The two main pressures I talked about in my last semester of college are post-college plan (JOB) and marriage which is a...

"Do it sad, do it tired, do it unmotivated. Just do it!!" This has been my new motto because being a young adult has not been the easiest thing with so much of my life left to plan and figure out and it feels like it needs to be done now, specifically career plans post-grad and finding my husband. I wanted to label these feelings and talk about what I expect most 21 year old, about to graduate, co...

I often describe eras of my life as the aura of an animal and recently I have been feeling like a sloth. That's a rough thing to accept when I felt like a piranha the majority of the year, especially interning in DC, fighting obstacles and seeking opportunities. I describe how I feel like my slump is most likely due to things coming easy this year, resulting in a lack of hard work and making the r...

Sit down with Ameer and I as we chat about his passion for music. It started with family dinners with his parents singing, to him performing at non-profits in Lahore, Pakistan, to serenading PSA (Pakistani Student Association) at the Mehndi Ki Raat event at UC Berkeley where he is now pursuing his career goals in public policy in the Haas School of Business. I respect him for putting himself in th...

I grew up very very independent & being surrounded by so many people this year who have been so loving and welcoming, I've been learning how to balance letting myself be dependent on others without relying on them too much. Also, while continuing to practice always being able to support myself when I need to. This comes out with simple things like grocery runs to having mental breakdown therap...

Reading the title of this episode is the best way I can describe it. ENJOY

THERE IS NO WAYYYY I'M 21, but I'm sharing how I have grown in the past year and how I genuinely believe that this past year exponentially and astronomically beats all other years I've grown in my life COMBINED. I am so so proud of myself and am smiling down at 12-year-old me who was the most confused Pakistani American girl trying to figure out everything from my hair texture to how to score big...

Honestly, this episode made me sympathize with all my friends who are international students away from home... especially the exchange students so shoutout to you guys. I wanted to discuss the feeling of being independent in a new place and the hardships that come with it, especially as someone who is more closed off. Also, if you are nervous about traveling & adventuring on your own THIS IS F...

Back in January, I recorded the goals that I wanted to start the year off with. Improvement requires taking benchmarks of your progress. Here's a check-in sharing updates on all my goals, focusing on the most important improvements in getting a job, working out every day, prioritizing my needs, relationships, and improving my innate social critic. I hope with this episode you also take note of how...

I moved to the East Coast for work for the summer! I share the racial differences, aggressive drivers, and my appreciation for the dressing here amongst many other observations. My first week here before starting work has been pretty isolating and I share what I have been learning about myself during this kind of forced solitude.

While recording at the conspired haunted Denver airport, I wanted to share my experiences playing golf for the last 12 years. How my dad dragged me to the courses every weekend, playing for my high school team, tips on your swing, and most importantly, the many many life lessons learned from playing. I absolutely love the sport and am so happy to share this part of my life with you guys and I can'...

Back home the lack of routine, adjusting to a new space, amongst a thousand new responsibilities over the summer of spending time with family, friends, and preparing to move across the country had me in a spiral. Also while having new feelings that I was processing for the first time. All these changes are attributed to growth and young adulting, but they can be terrifying to embark on. I discuss...

Jugad shares his story of dropping out of Harvard after one year as an international student from Norway. Sharing his journey of discovering that Harvard wasn't the right fit for him and the mental implications and mindset he developed to redefine his priorities, led him to play soccer for the NAIA at a private school in Orange County and continue pursuing his bachelor's in computer science. We ta...

Sharing all my diet diaries and reflections on how certain foods make me feel, especially with productivity in the gym and studying. If you're on the journey of eating healthier and navigating all the food trends and misconceptions, this episode is for you. Mainly discussing bloating, late-night eating, and sugar intake. ENJOY

For all my college students this one is for you, especially the semester kids, and as a prep for the quarter system students. I'm sharing the evolution of my stress around taking exams and how I organize and prepare myself for studying. Also, just a check-in for this time of year with the school year ending and transitioning into summer, giving advice to avoid summertime sadness. ENJOY

I wanted to dive into that despite consistent efforts towards your self-improvement and well-being every day, it is completely normal to experience moments of feeling down while staying focused. I believe it's important to justify logically these moments and acknowledge that it does not take away from the progress that you're making. Instead, I'm learning to allow myself to "ride out" those feelin...

This week I’m diving into all the stresses and anxious thoughts I’ve been having about the next couple of years with graduating from college, getting a full-time job, and planning for future relationships and how they all impact each other. These thoughts have been weighing heavily on my mind as I prepare for the future, keeping in mind the competitive job market and dating being so complicated th...