PennTalks the Podcast

PennTalks the Podcast is a platform for inspiring South Asian women to come and share their stories, hurdles and achievements. It is all in the hope that, by listening to their stories, another South Asian woman in our community will get that little kick she needs to step out of her comfort zone, take up a new opportunity, or make that positive change in her life that she's been holding back on.

Dr. Niveditha Manokaran on Breaking Sexual Health Taboos in the South Asian Community

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...

11-24
22:28

Vithyaa Thavapalan on Carving Your Own Path

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...

02-21
28:29

Lajja Champaneria on the Power of Mindfulness

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...

06-30
22:57

An Introduction with Amanda

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

06-30
05:08

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