Shades of Creation

Welcome to "Shades of Creation," the podcast where we dive headfirst into the incredible tapestry of creativity and further afield. Here, we're all about exploring the intricate connections between artists, BIPOC visionaries, and beyond. We're here to shine a light on the stories and voices that often go unnoticed. From painters to poets, musicians to writers, business owners to...

Jyoti Chadda, Founder of My Wellness Company, returns to Being Brown and speaks with Heena about appropriation, culture and much more. Jyoti is the founder of My Wellness Company, a yoga & meditation teacher and holistic wellness guide. She is passionate about empowering her clients to create an intentional and authentic life that is happening for them and not to them. She does this using anci...

We have another banger of an episode for you, folks! Bobby Empath, another fellow podcast host and also host of Rukus Avenue Radio show, Mental Dominance.  Heena and Karan spoke to Bobby about his journey so far, DMX, and how the idea of Sapna Toronto, an organization that aims to strengthen and rejoice the professional presence of the South Asian community in Toronto. We also continued...

In this second part of the wonderful conversation we had with Nehal Mehra, Image and Confidence Coach, we spoke about the wavering judgement women face within the South Asian communities, how we can teach the youth of today to be more accepting and much more.  As South Asians, we know that image is a huge factor within our communities as it all boils down to other’s perception of us. Fun disc...

In the first of this two-episode series, we speak with Nehal Mehra, image and confidence coach. We spoke about Nehal’s journey which stemmed from her diagnosis with thyroid cancer, who she fundamentally is, who she’s become and what has drove her to want to become an image and confidence coach.  As South Asians, we know that image is a huge factor within our communities as it all boils down t...

In the latest episode of Being Brown, Heena and Karan talk to Jyoti Chadda, Founder of My Wellness Company about taking yoga off the mat, what the eight limbs of yoga are and what they mean as well as some of Jyoti's experience as a yoga teacher.  Jyoti is the founder of My Wellness Company, a yoga & meditation teacher and holistic wellness guide. She is passionate about empowering her cl...

This episode has been almost a year in the making - we’re excited and thrilled to have Meenakshi Sharma of MamaUntoldThoughts, who’s the Founder of The Lotus Movement, a community leader, blogger, vlogger, writer, and of course, mother. In this episode Karan had a long-awaited conversation with Meenakshi about being a mother and experiencing anxiety, the story of MamaUntoldThoughts and The Lotus M...

This episode, Karan talks with Rahul Wadhwa, who is an Amritsar-born American who moved to the states when he was 7. Rahul and Karan talk about the current events surrounding the world. In the last couple of weeks we’ve seen a civil uprising of sorts following the unlawful and unnecessary killing of another black life - George Floyd. Karan and Rahul discuss the current state of America and Rahul’s...

I wanted to record a quick episode as an update and a reminder that Being Brown hasn't gone anywhere.  This was recorded in the heart of Downtown Toronto so forgive the sounds of the passing traffic and strange chirping noises.  We're on Instagram, so give us a follow - we're at @beingbrownpodcast - we'd greatly appreciate it!  Have any questions or feedback for this episode? Please...

 An insightful and important conversation, South Asian tattoo artist, Heleena Mistry, @heleenatattoos (of Francis St. Tattoos, Leicester) discuss her experiences growing up as an Indian in Leicester, south asian mental health, the impact social media has had on what she does and we also talk about how important her social media platform is in today’s society and what it means.  This was...

In another episode with @thebrownpsychologist, Dr. Tina Mistry and I sat down and discussed South Asian mental health and how South Asian communities deal with the stigma attached with men having mental health issues.  I talk about some of my experiences with therapy, counselling and how my parents reacted when I told them I was having therapy.  To mark the end of Men's Mental Health Week, it seem...

We discuss her profession, why she does what she does and what it means to be a brown, female psychologist in today's society.  The stigmas around the topic of therapy and mental health within the people of colour's communities are ever-apparent and is something we are constantly trying to overcome, whether it involves having a difficult conversation with our parents, grandparents or friends....

We're traversing through the 80s this episode; picking up where we left off, Dad tells us about his experiences growing up in Wellingborough and being a part of a local football team where he was surrounded by a predominantly White-British population.  We're on Instagram, so give us a follow - we're at @beingbrownpodcast - we'd greatly appreciate it!  Have any questions or feedback for t...

We're traversing through time on this episode; we start just after Dad moves over to England and we travel through the late 60s and across the 70s.  We're on Instagram, so give us a follow - we're at @beingbrownpodcast - we'd greatly appreciate it!  Have any questions or feedback for this episode? Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you listen to your favour...

In part two of the conversation, Dad and myself discuss privilege as he grew up and we also have a conversation about how we both view our brownness and what it means for our everyday life.  We're now on Instagram, so give us a follow - we're at @beingbrownpodcast - we'd greatly appreciate it!  Have any questions or feedback for this first episode? Please leave us a review on Apple Podca...

Welcome to the first episode of Being Brown.  In this first episode, my Dad joins me and talks about his experiences growing up in Kenya. We discuss some of the privileges he saw growing up and how this compared to in today's society.  Have any questions or feedback for this first episode? Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you listen to your favourite show...