Brown Girl Problems

Wedding season never really stops. Welcome to part 2 of our wedding series. Listen to Kai's sage advice as she shares how to plan a wedding in 4 months (!!), setting boundaries, and how to not get duped by some local South Asian designers. You don't want to miss the tea.

Is wedding season ever really over?! Welcome to our 3 part series where we talk about all things wedding-related. Peezie, aka the 'anti-bridezilla', shares tips, sage advice, and also areas to break free from norms and traditions. For all your future brides - this series is for you!

Meet Manvir Bhangu: the founder of a non-profit, a full-time leader in strategy & planning, and most importantly, a laadli. She founded Laadliyan, a not-for-profit organization with a mission to inspire South Asian daughters of all ages to become empowered individuals through education, engagement and awareness. Manvir talks to us about starting this journey, the gender roles that come to play, and how you can build your own path too.

Brown Girl Problems teams up with Ann Mathew, the face behind Brown Girls Thriving TO! In this episode, we talk about the journey behind BGT, what it means to create (and find!) your own community, and how you can get involved. If you're in the Greater Toronto Area and looking to connect with like-minded individuals, reach out to them on their social media!

Part 2 of 2 with Hemali Mistry -- In this episode, we continue our conversation with beauty guru Hemali Mistry as she talks to us about finding herself in the South Asian diaspora, dealing with negative comments, and her path on becoming a content creator.

Part 1 of 2 with Hemali Mistry — Join us as we talk to Hemali Mistry, an incredible content creator, who focuses on South Asian beauty, body positivity, fashion, and empowerment. We discuss the effect of Bollywood beauty standards, comments made by friends (and aunties, of course), and finding our authentic self.

In this episode, join us as we talk about representation with the remarkable Shivani Persad. From her journey as a model to her advocacy for diversity and inclusion, Shivani shares insights into breaking stereotypes and reshaping beauty norms. She shares openly about the challenges she's faced, her empowering perspective on South Asian beauty standards, and discover how she champions inclusivity, offering a compelling narrative that sparks change in the fashion industry. Get ready to be inspired as we explore the transformative power of representation with Shivani Persad (@liveshiv)

Welcome back! Today we're talking about Brown Girl Wealth. In this episode, we delve deep into the topic of building generational wealth and the unique challenges and opportunities that brown girls face on their wealth-building journey. We talk about traditional gender roles, familial obligations, and how weird we can be when talking about money. Stay tuned, because our in-house finance expert is about to drop some tips on how you can manage your finances!

Welcome to our last episode in Season 1! We end off with an awesome conversation with Founder and CEO of C+P Digital, Susan Diaz. Susan talks to us about her journey with entrepreneurship, starting a business as a new immigrant (and mom!), and pushing herself outside of her comfort zone. This conversation proves that women can really have it all. This brings us to end of Season 1, thank you for listening so far! We will be back soon for Season 2. See you all soon!

In our second episode of ‘Brown Girl at Work', we talk to Mila Suthakar, Director of Client Experience at one of Canada's fastest growing start-ups. We talk to Mila about her career journey as an immigrant, tokenization at work, and the benefits and ongoing challenges of doing DEI work.

Welcome to our last mini-series in season 1 - "Brown Girl at Work"! In this series, we talk to three incredibly accomplished women about their experiences in the workplace. In this episode, we invite Misha Munim, a human rights lawyer and a DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) consultant, to talk to us about her personal and professional experiences with discrimination at work, what inspired her to pivot her career, and the personal lessons she has learned along the way. Join us for an incredible conversation with Misha on what it means to respect everyone's right to be treated with dignity.

We're wrapping up Brown Girl in Love with a controversial one: interracial and interreligious marriages! This is something that every brown girl has or will go through - that forbidden love. We talk to Priom Mahbub, a successful recruiter and businesswoman, about dating a white man, the challenges she faced during the Nikkah ceremony, and the difference between her parents and her in-laws. This conversation was so great, we hope everyone is able to learn a thing or two.

In this episode of Brown Girl in Love, we talk to Lyla Zaman, the founder and CEO of the sustainable fashion brand Laal. Lyla is in Lahore, Pakistan where she is currently in the midst of wedding planning. We ask Lyla about the most controversial and popular topic of all — arranged marriages. Lyla talks to us about common misconceptions, whether she used a Sima Aunty (aka a ‘rishta aunty'), and the benefits of marrying someone who has already been vetted.

Welcome to series two - Brown Girl in Love! In the next three episodes, we will be talking about sexual health, dating, interracial marriages, and the biggest topic of all - arranged marriages. Our first guest is Dr. Varuna Srinivasan, a sexual health expert, writer, and gender justice activist. Dr. Varuna's goal is to be your friendly desi aunty, building a safe space to answer your pressing questions. We talk to Varuna about her passion for educating the community on sexual health, how to be an informed parent, and her personal journey as she navigated her sexuality.

In the final episode of our first series Brown Girl Mentality, we talk to Juliann Rasanayagam, a registered psychotherapist, about guilt. Juliann educates us on the difference between shame and guilt, tips for self-care, imposter syndrome, and the pressure we put on ourselves to make others happy. Join your hosts as they basically get therapy.

In this episode of Brown Girl Mentality, we talk to Asmita Puri who is a digital creator for fashion and lifestyle. Asmita talks openly about her sister Lilly's experience with bipolar disorder, addiction, and the stigma their family endured. Asmita's advice is relevant and timely, as she encourages us all to be kinder to each other and less judgemental. This episode is dedicated to Lilly, who had such a positively impacted so many people.

Our first series this season is "Brown Girl Mentality" where we talk about overcoming and unlearning the mentality we grew up with and embracing the 'new & improved brown girl.' In our first episode, join your co-hosts Arunie & Scheherazade talk about self-care as they try to find the balance between taking care of others, taking care of themselves, and still moving forward in their careers. We discuss guilt, privilege, and different ways to achieve self-care.

Welcome to Brown Girl Problems! Let's be honest, brown girls have a lot of problems, and we often find solace in other girls who are experiencing the same thing. That's how BGPP came to be. We are here to build our community, talk about the things we never get a chance to, and interview some badass brown girls. We'll be talking about money, relationships (even the secret ones!), mental health, and all the other problems brown girls face.