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Hina is a 31 year old doctoral student from Canada/Pakistan who joins me this week to chat long distance relationships, interracial relationships, and the burden of being the eldest daughter in an immigrant family.
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Overspending to overcompensate or not investing in ourselves because we feel like we’re not worth it? Siddhi joins me to answer this submission from the BWWPS Anon Box. 

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A quick intro to the book club, how it's going to work, and our first book choice!
We're reading Assistant to the Villain! 

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So you read Fourth Wing and the internet pushed you into the world of Sarah J Maas and then you got totally overwhelmed. Welcome to our first BWWPS Book Club where Jocelyn and I explain how fantasy books work, reading order suggestions, and convince you to read our favorite books. As well as a spoiler filled discussion at the end (don't worry there's a warning)

Time stamps:
SJM Universe and Reading Order explained (3 min -  36 minutes)
Spoiler Free Discussion (36 min - 1 hour 8 min)
Spoiler Zone (1 hour 8 min - end)

Reading Order Suggestion:
ACOTAR:
 1) A Court of Thorns & Roses
 2) A Court of Mist & Fury
 3) A Court of Wings & Ruin
 4) A Court of Frost & Starlight
 5) A Court of Silver Flames

Throne of Glass
 1) The Assassin's Blade
 2) Throne of Glass
 3) Crown of Midnight
 4) Heir of Fire
 5) Queen of Shadows
 6) Empire of Storms (tandem read)
7) Tower of Dawn (tandem read) 
8) Kingdom of Ash 

Crescent City
  1) House of Earth and Blood
  2) House of Sky and Breath
 3) House of Flame and Shadow 

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This episode is meant to be shared with parents who are willing to listen that might need a little pep talk to understand what their child is trying to make them understand. An imperfect attempt at explaining. 

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a few words to wrap up the year! Happy holidays and I'll see y'all in 2024 =) 

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A familiar voice, Balveen returns with a life update and shares her new children's book company, Bilingual Bachcha, a brand that creates children's books in Hindi, Gujurati, Punjabi, etc. in an effort to encourage language learning in bilingual homes.

Find her on IG @BilingualBachcha
Shop here and on Amazon
Tune into her original episode here

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How do you know when someone is "the one" , the BWWPS listeners chimed in to help answer that exact question! 

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Sometimes it's the people who aren't related to you that feel the most like home. 

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Fear and shame are the primary emotions used to control people and when so much of SA culture is built around these emotions, breaking out of it can leave many of us with more than a few scars. Nisha is Gujurati and her parents immigrated from Uganda and her fiancé Dev's parents are from Haiti. As always, many of our cultural backgrounds have more in common than some people think but making our families see that can be a different kind of hurtle. They share both their perspectives, advice, and experiences on this weeks episode!

00:05:50 Similar Values in Cross-Cultural Relationships
00:14:02 South Asians in Uganda and Exodus
00:18:53 Navigating Cultural Differences in Relationships
00:31:52 Navigating Family Disapproval and Finding Support
00:48:21 Overcoming Fear and Choosing Happiness
00:52:56 Navigating Fear and Control in Relationships
01:04:32 Solid Relationship and Creating Happiness

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N M Patel is the author of Luv Shuv in New York and Luv Under Starlight , both SA interracial romances with some serious spice! She's Gujurati and grew up in India before getting a "love marriage" and moving to the US and pursuing being an author.
TW: caste
Find her books on Kindle Unlimited and Amazon
Follow her on IG: @Liber_Lady and TikTok @NMPatelAuthor 

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The listeners of BWWPS shared their green flags and Ankita  joins me to break down all the things you guys submitted and more!
You find the "discovering your values" activity here.
Listen to Ankita's previous episode here.
Follow Ankita on IG @Ankick_it 

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Aarya is 23 and is Nepalese/Hindu and her boyfriend is Bangladeshi/Muslim. We chat growing up in Australia, managing family obligations while trying to build our own life and identity outside our childhood homes, sorting out religion from culture, and protecting our mental health while we "go through it".

0:08 Interfaith Relationship and Cultural Differences
13:25 Navigating Parental Expectations and Dating Dynamics
22:46 Challenges of Cultural Expectations in Relationships
38:38 Seeking Normalcy in an Extraordinary World
44:30 Navigating Cultural Conflicts and Pushing Boundaries

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This week I'm dissecting this culturally ingrained phenomenon that's all too familiar to many in the South Asian community. Helping you gain a deeper understanding of its origins, its effects on your relationships and, most importantly, how to liberate yourself from its hold.
0:08 Breaking Free From Brown Girl Guilt

11:41 Navigating Boundaries and Guilt With Parents

21:27 Setting Boundaries for Brown Girls

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Pooja Bavishi is the founder of Malai ice cream, a South Asian inspired ice cream company. We chat the nostalgia of ice cream, the joy of building a brand based in passion and purpose, and serving flavors that tell Pooja's story.
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***BWWPS will return with regularly scheduled episodes in September***

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Jerry joins me to chat entrepreneurship, mental health, masculinity in SA homes, and growing up brown. Reconnecting after nearly a decade, we celebrate our own growth and change from being teenagers to independent adults.
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Rachel joins me to chat all the ways we avoid saying that maybe we're not fine? Or maybe we're better than fine? We're definitely fine and having fun and here to help you find a way to be more authentic and confidently move in the direction of your dreams. 
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Jasmine was raised in a strict Amritdhari Sikh home but has since chosen a different route in life. She currently resides in Costa Rica with her French Canadian husband. She chats undiagnosed mental health issues in SA homes, building your own path, making sacrifices, unpacking guilt, and living a life where we can acknowledge our emotions without letting them control us. 
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Raising a child with a disability is hard enough without the added culture of shame and superstition South Asian's have added to the mix. Asha is a pediatric occupational therapist who joins me to chat all things special needs and disability in the SA diaspora. 
***The episode is for educational purposes only***
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Part 2 of last weeks episode for the supporting actors in our lives; the folks who aren't South Asian but want to understand what we go through. So you've met our parents! Congrats! Now the real fun begins. Understanding parental expectations, in law relationships, parents, blending 2 families and 2 cultures and more. 
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