PennTalks the Podcast

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Niveditha Manokaran (or Nive, as I know her) about her work destigmatising sexual health through education and advocacy. Dr. Niveditha is a medical practitioner in Australia with over 15 years of experience working in sexual health. She founded Untaboos, a platform through which she educates on tabooed topics such as sexual health to bring about awareness and change. She shares with us her story, from being a young girl in India with creative tale...

In this episode I speak with Vithyaa Thavapalan (also known as Vee), a community leader, founder of a South Asian women's networking group called Brown Boss Babes, private fire investigator, small-business owner, and mum. Vee shares her story as a Tamil-Australian woman living in Australia, from growing up as the extroverted, tomboyish twin to stepping forth and carving out her dreams, despite there being a lack of support and encouragement at times for her ambitions. Through determinat...

In this episode I chat to Lajja Champaneria, a mindfulness coach and landscape architect, who shares her journey towards practising mindfulness. From growing up as a creative and studious child in Mumbai, to migrating to Australia for her further studies, Lajja graciously shares her story of how mindfulness became a source of healing and motivation in her life. To contact Lajja for her mindfulness coaching, visit her Instagram profile @lajjachampaneria_leadyourway Music by @lav...

A short introduction where I talk about what the podcast is all about, what inspired me to start it, as well as what I hope for it to be. Originally published in March 2022. Music by @lavanmusic