.22 The Pursuit of Happiness

In our first episode of 2024, be ready to be inspired as we interview Soren Ghorai, the founder of the SAMI - South Asian Marrow Initiative. SAMI not only helps South Asians register for the bone marrow registry, but also raises awareness. Soren, who founded this non-profit at just age 16, shares his motivation for founding this company, why he believes having an impact is important and how he balances it all between running a business, school and sports.

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She's an artist, a performer, a mentor, a Priestess, she's an explosion of creativity, she is an expression of female energy, she is, Gabriella Mazure. 

Her journey got more interesting when synchronicities lead her to a mystical path she never expected. Since then, the path has been wild and liberating although turbulent but has resulted in exponential growth. Join us as we speak to Gabriella about discovering the woman's own innate beauty. We touch on trauma, healing, spiritual awakening and a vulnerable yet candid and powerful story of her own experiences of emotional abuse and trauma. 

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When a natural disaster strikes, you remember that actually, we’re all just a speck in the ocean, we’re here to serve and to obey Mother Nature.

Is it religious faith that gets you through or is it luck? You decide. In this episode, we explore Jeff's Mormon background and how he came to live in Hawaii. 

Join us as we speak through Amber and Jeff’s experiences of the wild fires in Maui, Hawaii. This one may be less about inspiration and more about truth but we do hope you’ll find it as fascinating as we did and maybe you’ll find your own motivation from this episode. 

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Pursuit of happiness, is this a journey or a destination and is that all just a cliché? Is it possible to ALWAYS be happy or is it more about feeling content with when you aren’t? 

What are the factors contributing to happiness and do they change overtime?

Join Amber and Piyali as they recap Amber's trip to London, discuss the joys of travel, and the age old topic ‘the pursuit of happiness’.

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Dina Weiss has studied astrology for a lifetime and has practiced for many years. Astrology is a fascinating topic, its complexity requires lifelong dedication and commitment to become a specialist, like Dina is now. Astrology is not just a generic reading of a horoscope in a glossy magazine but PHYSICS! Yes, it’s all about physics!! Dina provides an overview of astrology but given the her years of knowledge and expertise, this introduction will only leave you hungry for more and may leave you wanting to reach out for a reading yourself! If you haven’t heard of ‘astrological houses’ or ‘retrograde’ along with further understanding of the sun, stars and moon, which can actually dictate each stage of our life, take an hour out of your busy day to tune in for an exciting episode!

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At some point in life, you just need to accept who you really are and take action to be who you want to be, with or without judgement. When Jun realised this, their life changed, they were able to explore and celebrate themselves in becoming the truest, happiest, most authentic self. The discovery was they identify as he/she and can embrace both genders, whilst living in a non traditional, polyamorous marriage and incorporating burlesque performances to express their culture and identity.

In this touching episode, we discuss culture, tradition, family ties, severing relationships, gender identity, polyamory, jealousy and of course, BURLESQUE!

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Svetlana Tulasi is a professional dancer, trained in 'Kathak' a form of Indian Dance. Born and brought up in Moscow, Russia, Indian dance opportunities were limited, but after Svetlana's Kathak collaborations went viral, following her Bollywood performance on Ukraine's got talent, on which she was a contender, as well as her appearance on Russia's got Talent, Svetlana took the enviable and tough decision to say goodbye to her corporate life to pursue her passion in dance, as her new career. 

Her performances are flawless, full of expression, emotion and grace but getting to that stage has been a journey. Join us as we touch on multiple topics, including, the love of dance and the vision to bring Indian dance to the mainstream, moving continents, dealing with haters, to the very current and devastating effects of the Russia-Ukraine war, to persistence and resilience. Be ready to feel inspired by the very talented, strong-minded, courageous and creative Svetlana who is out there to make change happen!

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When everything goes wrong, quite literally. When you’re dumped by your long term partner (which, I’m sure we agree, is the worst pain!) you lose your job and then you’re diagnosed with a life-threatening condition, the ONLY thing left to do is surrender. Surrender yourself to the flow of the universe, use the time to focus on how you can get back up and wait for magic to happen. This episode features Anthony, founder of the B.U. Evolution platform.
 
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Shelley is vivacious, she’s vibrant, strong, positive and a Sparkling Survivor of Cancer.

Working as an Oncology nurse, supporting cancer patients, never did she think she’d be here, to tell the very same tale herself. 

The experience of her journey through cancer became her gift. Sparkling Survivor aims to support those people going through the cancer journey. The very essence of Sparkling Survivor is receiving personalised support from an expert in cancer, not only professionally but personally. 

We, at Inspiration Room are honoured to have interviewed Shelley and we hope you will feel touched by her wonderful and inspirational story too. 

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Christina is a single mother of 3, a lawyer, a power house and of course, a woman warrior. We say ‘of course’ because that’s what all women are, Warriors!

Through obstacles she has faced, she has not only worked hard on herself to overcome them but she is now helping woman from all walks of life, to overcome their obstacles too.

With almost 240,000 followers on TikTok, we speak to Christina about her inspiration behind ‘women warriors’ and how she survived - and thrived - after a narcissistic marriage.

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