Too British To Be Asian

Strong Not Skinny | Ajanta Hilton Coach and England 19’ Bronze Medalist and Accountant by day Ajanta Hilton discusses her misconceptions of beauty. Growing up she was led to believe by media outlets that staying slim was beauty. Until, her husband introduced her to Powerlifting, then the term ‘beauty’ changed for her. Ajanta is dedicated to help represent Asian women in a positive light by breakin...

The Juggle struggle Now, as we ease back from isolation, the reality we must be truthful of is now our old ‘norm’ has gone and to face facts that we are now at the beginning of a new era. The future will now be set and learning and working will be revolutionised. What we can do now is adapt and focus on what role is important and how we can possibly merge jobs. Here is a BBC Asian Network panel di...

“We’re Empowered And Stronger” | Rumena Begum BBC Asian Network’s Big Debate invited me and fellow blogger/influencer Rumena Begum to discuss how prevalent online trolling is and how this can affect your mental health. This was an offshoot from the news that Supermodel Zara Abid, who is presumed dead from a plane crash in Pakistan has been trolled via all her social media accounts accusing her of...

The Fertility Journey | Nikki Manashe IVF Health Blogger Nikki Manashe shares her emotional struggles to conceive ‘Baby Reid’ with fiancée Alex Reid formerly married to Katie Price. Nikki is very honest as she reveals her initial naive understanding of how difficult the IVF process would impact her emotional and physical wellbeing. After 9 operations, 4 IVF Cycles, 5 miscarriages and thousands of...

A Time To Forgive? | Divinder Purewal HR Recruitment Officer by day and Author, Comedian and Actor by night. Divinder gives a very truth provoking take on why reaching out to mend broken relationships in the South Asian Culture is seen as a “weakness” to forgive. Therefore, why bother if not all parties will take responsibility for their own actions. Author of “Oh! Canada The Departure.” Tired of...

Doctor Becomes The Patient - Dr Saima Sharif An Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (Mummy and Baby Doctor) for the NHS. Saima also wants to specialise in Perinatal Mental Health and Vulnerable women. Dr Saima Sharif describes her step by step symptoms of COVID-19, including her fears and anxieties of being advised by her GP and friend to attend hospital, only to be sent away. Talking about mental he...

Celebrity chef, talented presenter, author, teacher, spokeswoman Parveen Ashraf, known as The Spice Queen talks of how she has seen attitudes to racism change, growing up with the idea of beauty being white and blue eyed and desperately wanting to be white and English because she didn’t know where she fitted in. Parveen is dedicated to help represent Asian women in a positive light. She is also wo...

Hi I'm Sharan! Welcome to my first podcast episode.  I have been feeling very anxious due to our current climate surrounding COVID-19.  So I just thought I'd share some ways that's helping me lower my anxiety.  I hope this helps! Blog: www.toobritishtobeasian.com Insta: https://www.instagram.com/too.british.to.be.asian/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/2british2Basian Facebook: https://...