Introspectives in HE

Claire and Sabrina ask Sehrish questions about what it's like being a parent of two boys. Sehrish shares her thoughts about raising kids during Covid times, the impact of societal and cultural pressures, expectations of women and mothers, and more. Don't miss this insightful conversation! Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Adrienne.

Adrienne and Claire reflect on the past year, talk about good & bad holiday films, and what they're looking forward to in 2023. You can see our list of films on our social media pages. The Santa Claire is referring to is here. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Adrienne. Swearing is not bleeped in this episode.

Claire, Hazel, and Natalie talk about the shows Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Abbott Elementary, and Never Have I Ever. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina. FYI swear words are not bleeped in this episode. Apologies for the poor audio quality in this episode.

Claire, Sabrina, and Sehrish talk to Manny about the meaning of 'home,' living in the UK, and general reflections. You can read about Manny and follow his work on his page. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Adrienne.

Claire and Sabrina reflect on why they started working in higher education, their time in the sector, and why they left. Hopefully a part 2 soon! Apologies for the poor audio quality. Swear words are not bleeped. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Adrienne.

Claire, Hazel, and Natalie talk about the shows Pachinko and Tehran. They then creatively interpret their reflections after watching the two shows, which you can see on our Instagram and Twitter pages! Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina. FYI swear words are not bleeped in this episode. Apologies for the poor audio quality in this episode.

Recorded in August 2022: Claire, Sabrina, and Sehrish (Adrienne sadly could not make it!) check in with each other to chat about what's going on in their lives, Covid reflections, being a parent in the pandemic, Covid repercussions, balancing a social life, and more. You can hear Sehrish's son(s) at various parts of the episode! Apologies for the poor audio quality. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

Claire (didn't introduce herself in the episode, bad host!) and Sabrina talk about the Women's EURO 2022, why football 'has been killed dead' for Sabrina, lack of WOC athletes in British media, racism in sports, gym culture, and more. Links referenced: Lionesses Gary Lineker's deleted Tweet: "‘The @Lionesses have only gone and done it, and Kelly is England's heroine, bra none." Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Adrienne. FYI swear words are not bleeped in this episode. Apologies for the poor audio quality in this episode.

Adrienne, Claire, and Hazel talk about Found the documentary and Starstruck TV show. They then creatively interpret their reflections after watching 'Found.' If you're curious check it out on our Instagram and Twitter pages. :P Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina. FYI swear words are not bleeped in this episode. Apologies for the poor audio quality in this episode.

In this episode, Claire and Sims talk about Sims's experiences in higher education, the importance of allyship, the 'brokenness' of higher education, being the only one passionate about EDI issues, knowing what a pronoun is, self care, the outdoors, and more. Claire used to work with Sims at a university in Sheffield; this episode is heavy with the higher education context! Sims is a Higher Education neophyte - having worked in the sector for under a year following 7 years in the military. They are also a co-founder of Peak Queer Adventures - a Sheffield-based community group dedicated to bringing queer folks together in order to take up space in the outdoors. Their dream is for queer people to feel safe, confident and represented everywhere, but especially in the outdoors community. You can follow Peak Queer Adventures on Instagram. Pronouns matter. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk. Artwork by Adrienne.

Adrienne and Claire catch up about their birthdays, career updates, brief reflections on everything that's happened since their birthday recording in 2021, corporate responsibility, East Asian politics, and people judging an entire culture. Note: All political and social comments said in this episode are opinions based on our lived experiences, exposure, conversations, and research. If in doubt you should always double check what you hear by doing your research. Media references: White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch Angry Asian Man and Angry Taiwan Man The current Korean president referred to was Moon Jae-in. Pachinko Love is Blind Japan thredUP (USA) and Vinted (UK and Europe) Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk. Artwork by Adrienne. FYI swears in this episode are not bleeped. FYI swears in this episode are not bleeped.

Adrienne, Claire, Enja, and Hazel talk about the book Afropean: Notes from Black Europe by Johnny Pitts and film Passing directed by Rebecca Hall. They reflect on why it's difficult to read and/or watch 'heavy' narratives, the emotional anxiety that comes with watching these types of content, and more. During the discussion on Passing, the book Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett is referenced as it was in a previous media club. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina. FYI swear words are not bleeped in this episode. Apologies for the poor audio quality in this episode.

Claire and Sabrina talk to Dr Maisha Wester about her prominent childhood experiences, what happens when your favorite authors are actually racist, imposter syndrome, the cultural move from the US to the UK, cultural consumption, taking up space, supporting POC content, and more. Dr Maisha Wester is a Global Professor teaching at the University of Sheffield, sponsored by the British Academy's Global Professorship fellowship. Her home institution is Indiana University, Bloomington. Her research and teaching focus on Gothic literature and horror film, investigating racial discourses and manifestations in Gothic literature and horror film, as well as the way Black Diasporic people have appropriated the genres to speak back against oppressive socioeconomic rhetoric. You can follow her on Twitter. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

Adrienne, Claire, Sabrina, Sehrish (featuring Jibran!) get together to chat about the past year, reflect on the community created, what it means to hold space for WOCs, and friendship. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

FYI SPOILERS. Order of speaking: Sabrina, Natalie, Claire, Adrienne, Hazel Adrienne, Claire, Hazel, Natalie, and Sabrina talk about the Netflix documentary Naomi Osaka, Netflix show The Chair, and the book The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris . They also reflect on their experiences consuming media as women of color and share what they are looking forward to at the end of the year. Happy Holidays! Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

Adrienne's sister Marissa joins this episode of Coffee Convos! Adrienne and Claire ask Marissa about her career experiences, navigating different cultures within the US and UK, her mixed race identity, being a parent, and more. Marissa has been working in tech for over 10 years as a software developer, product manager, and designer. She is passionate about diversity and inclusion, and her recent work has focused on digital design for health. Currently, she is a Research Fellow at The Glasgow School of Art. You can find her on Twitter under @mcc_cummings. Check out the Magnify conference: https://www.magnifyconference.com/ Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Adrienne.

Adrienne, Claire, Hazel, Natalie, and Sabrina talk about the film Minari, series Killing Eve, and documentary Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina. FYI swear words in this episode are not bleeped.

The team gets together to reflect on the past season, bringing up memorable quotes, favorite moments, and ideas for future episodes. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina. FYI swear words are not bleeped in this episode.

Nisha tells Emily and Claire about how she grew up, the white space she was immersed in, beauty and love messages she received, her juxtaposed identity, colorism, people of color in media, being a brown PhD student, and more. Nisha is a full-time PhD student researching in the field of education. While she is exploring different aspects of education to focus her research on, she is a part-time instructional coach for K-12 teachers teaching in various school districts across the U.S. She loves biking, her plants, playing with her dog, Ginger, and eating delicious tacos. You can follow her on Instagram @diaryofabrownphdstudent Listen to Emily's episodes in Season 5: Episode 8 Asian Americans- We're Normal, Too! https://www.introspectives.uk/s5-e8-asian-americans-were-normal-too/ Episode 9 Controlling the Asian American Narrative https://www.introspectives.uk/s5-e9-controlling-the-asian-american-narrative/ Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

Manny tells Claire and Sabrina about his Californian upbringing, experiences abroad in Holland, living in England, colonized notions of love, grappling with identity amidst white supremacy, embracing his Filipino background, men of color in media, and more. Manny Madriaga works in higher education in Northern England and his research interests are on the processes of social exclusion/inclusion related to 'race', ethnicity, and disability in higher education. He is currently a member of the Critical Race Studies in Education Association. You can catch him on Twitter @mannymadriaga Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

Alice joins Adrienne and Claire to share how she grew up, the beauty and love messages she received, her lived-in experiences as an Asian Canadian woman, reading, popular media, and more. Crazy Rich Asians reference, Lisa Lu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Lu Joey Wong: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Wong Anita Mui: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Mui Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

Claire asks Taylor about her childhood, growing up with beauty and love messages, beauty icons, love, dating, and more. Taylor Roh (she/her) is a Korean-American musical theatre artist, theatre maker, guitarist, songwriter, and playwright. Originally born in Busan, South Korea, she has recently relocated from Seoul to Glasgow, Scotland to pursue an MLitt in Theatre Studies at University of Glasgow. Taylor is the creator of#MusicallyESEA and will be writing a play about diasporic Koreans and their link between identity and music this summer. linktr.ee/taylorroh_sings Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

Amy and Anthony return to talk with Claire and Adrienne about plastic surgery, gender roles, male body image, and more. Listen to Part One of this topic with Amy and Anthony! Season 5 Episode 13 "I Think Women Are Just Deep": https://www.introspectives.uk/ds5-e13-anthony-and-amy/ Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina. FYI: swears in this episode that are not bleeped.

Sabrina, Sadye, and Claire talk about conscious consumption of media, really listening as allies, colorism, and more. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk FYI swears are not bleeped in this episode. Artwork by Sabrina.

Adrienne, Claire, Sabrina, Sadye, and Sehrish talk about societal pressures on women, the "ticking" body clock, the biological clock, postpartum, judgments on the female body, post-pregnancy care and pregnancy itself. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk FYI swears are not bleeped in this episode. Artwork by Sabrina.

Adrienne and Heather share their mixed race identity experiences, cases of imposter syndrome, navigating through multiple cultures, and how they are perceived by others. Check out Heather's other episode with us, S5 E14: (Re)Interpreting Society's Messages! https://www.introspectives.uk/ds5-e14-heather/ Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

It’s May, which means it’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Or APPI month, however you want to call it. But it’s a month to celebrate all Asians, honor Asian excellence, and remember the Asian diaspora. This is not limited to just Asian or East Asian Americans. We really struggled to capture the emotions we have around the events of the past few months specifically and the hidden women we wanted to feature. We want to feature these 6 women below because they were hidden in society; they were going about their lives, each with their dreams, families, friends, struggles, and more. Yet upon their death, they were made hyper visible. And now, they are made invisible again. We don’t want them to be invisible. They are, and were each one of us. We could have been them. Please remember each of their names and the legacy they have left behind. Daoyou Feng, Hyun Jung Grant (Kim), Sun Cha Kim, Soon Chung Park, Xiaojie Tan, Young Ae Yue More information on our website. Chloe Zhao: Best Director Academy Award and Youn Yuh-jung: Best Supporting Actress Don’t forget these women. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

Adrienne, Claire, Enja, Hazel, Natalie, Sabrina, and Sehrish talk about Snowpiercer (the series), I May Destroy You and Black Earth Rising. Questions discussed: 1. Are there any previous conceptions/perspectives you had that you feel were changed after watching these shows? 2. How diverse were the representations of people of color? Do you feel that the media perpetuated any harmful stereotypes? 3. These shows were quite heavy and covered some bleak subject material. Do you think that these depictions were too heavy, or was it warranted given the subjects being discussed? What are the advantages or disadvantages of shows that are more depressing or violent? Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

Adrienne and Claire talk about white allies, the Asian reckoning, APAHM month, AAPI feelings, and POC racism. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Adrienne. FYI: swears in this episode that are not bleeped.

Claire talks to Adrienne about beauty, love, belonging and identity while taking a walk down memory lane. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina. FYI: swears in this episode that are not bleeped.

Claire's tribute to her Umma. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

Adrienne talks to Claire about her layered perceptions of beauty, love, identity, belonging, language, influences, and more. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina. FYI: swears in this episode that are not bleeped.

Sabrina and Claire talk to Heather about how she grew up, moving around, beauty and love, mental health, and racial equality. Heather is a second-generation Filipino American living in Greater London. Moving around the U.S. as a military brat inspired her love of travel. While she has too many favourite places, revisiting Shanghai is at the top of her list. Heather has worked in higher education since 2006 in the areas of Residence Life, Student Affairs, and Study Abroad. Some of her interests regarding her work are global mobility, mental health, and social justice. Heather is currently the Resident Director for London for Academic Programs International. Besides being a new mum, Heather enjoys crochet/knitting, baking (and eating), her cats, and of course travelling. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina. FYI: swears in this episode that are not bleeped.

Amy and Anthony return to join Claire and Sabrina about asking too many (deep questions) on first dates, disclosing disabilities when dating, being misled, and the stereotype of the "crazy ex." Navigating Dating, Disability, and Disclosure: https://rootedinrights.org/navigating-dating-disability-and-disclosure/ Listen to Amy's episode if you haven't already: Drones and Disability Justice https://www.introspectives.uk/quarantine-reflection-drones-and-disability-justice/. You can find her on Twitter @GaetaAmy and you should visit her personal website: https://aegaeta.wixsite.com/website If you haven't listened to our feature with Anthony, do it now: Season 4 Episode 4- "Three Years Ahead of My Time" https://www.introspectives.uk/s4-e4-three-years-ahead-of-my-time/. Check out Anthony and what he’s up to on Instagram and Twitter @antzjourney Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina. FYI: swears in this episode that are not bleeped.

Claire, Sabrina, and Sehrish (featuring Jibran!) have a catch-up and talk about toys, growing up, rants, work, the pandemic, TV shows, and more. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

Sehrish tells Claire about her childhood in Germany, family love, perceptions of beauty, being a mother, fighting stereotypes, and more. Listen now! Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

Amy returns to talk to Adrienne, Claire, and Sabrina about perceptions of beauty, dating (obviously), and more. In particular, bad dating stories, how ableism has never been included in beauty conversations, and getting catfished. You should read the article we discuss in the episode. Check out Amy's episode if you haven't already: Drones and Disability Justice. You can find her on Twitter: @GaetaAmy or check her personal website: https://aegaeta.wixsite.com/website Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina. FYI: swears in this episode that are not bleeped.

Emily returns to talk to Adrienne and Claire about petiteness, perceptions of submissive Asian (American) women, health, dating, beauty, and more. Emily is a graduate student studying molecular biology at Brown University, but more importantly, is dog mom to the cutest fluff-potato. Born and raised in New England, she likes to hike the White Mountains, explore quaint coastal towns, and drink iced coffee all year round. She is a self-proclaimed Hufflepuff and her favorite dessert is banana cream pie. The badass woman mentioned by Emily is Ming-Na Wen. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina. FYI: swears in this episode that are not bleeped.

Adrienne and Claire reflect on their upcoming decade birthday, stroll down memory lane, and discuss the future. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Adrienne. FYI: swears in this episode that are not bleeped.

Adrienne and Claire talk to Emily about beauty and love through an Asian American lens: role models, definition of beauty, dating as an Asian woman, and more. Emily is a graduate student studying molecular biology at Brown University, but more importantly, is dog mom to the cutest fluff-potato. Born and raised in New England, she likes to hike the White Mountains, explore quaint coastal towns, and drink iced coffee all year round. She is a self-proclaimed Hufflepuff and her favorite dessert is banana cream pie. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina. FYI: swears in this episode that are not bleeped.

Anthony is back to talk to Adrienne, Claire, and Sabrina about dating and love. What are our dealbreakers? What did we think of dating when we were younger versus now? This was another hilarious episode and we hope you enjoy it. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

Adrienne and Claire chat about what it means to be anti-racist, current Asian American hate crimes, solidarity within the POC community, feel good stories featuring Gemma Chan, and Iron Fists and Kung-fu Kicks. Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks Stop Asian American hate! Gemma Chan and Beauty Truths White Fragility by Robin Diangelo and So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Statistics referred to in the episode from Diangelo's book: People who decide which books we read: 90% white People who decide which news is covered: 85% white People who decide which music is produced: 95 % white People who directed the one hundred top-grossing films of all time, worldwide: 95% white *The latest figures in 2021 have changed only very slightly. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Adrienne. FYI: swears in this episode that are not bleeped.

Adrienne, Claire, and Sabrina talk to Anthony about his perspective on beauty and love. What is male self-care? Why are gender expectations and perceptions so different? Who is a "man's man?" Anthony kindly agreed to be the voice of all men for this episode (joking!). You can't hear us laughing in the background since we muted our mics, but this was a fun episode. If you haven't listened to our feature with Anthony, listen now: Season 4 Episode 4- "Three Years Ahead of My Time" Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

Natalie chats to Claire and Adrienne about family, moving as a kid, living in different countries (USA, UK, Korea, Spain), Covid times, long distance relationships, and more. Natalie is a recent transplant, having arrived in the UK from the States a month ago. After graduating with a Bachelor's of Music in audio engineering, she began teaching English abroad. After seven years in South Korea and Spain, she returned to the US and worked within the public school system. Now, she's adjusting to life in the UK with her husband and hoping to find work in schools again. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

Adrienne, Claire, Enja, Hazel, and Sabrina talk about the Netflix shows Bridgerton and Velvet, the book The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, and the podcast episode #airbnb While Black. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

Sadye shares her pregnancy journey and the complicated conversations that she hadn't expected. She also tells us about her beauty and love role models and self-care rituals that have helped during the pandemic. Don't miss out on this episode! Sadye is a prior elementary school teacher and coach. After earning her master’s degree in Education Policy and Management from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Sadye transitioned to a position at the state Department of Education, where she leads program evaluations for a portfolio of educator preparation providers. She is passionate about ensuring that all students (especially those that the system has consistently underserved) have access to excellent educators. Sadye lives in Massachusetts with her husband Ben and dog Milo. She spends her free time taking photographs, reading mystery novels, watching embarrassingly low quality reality TV, and dreaming of past travels (some favorites include Thailand, Iceland, and Italy). Check out her photos on her Society 6 page. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

For all the women in history who have been hidden from us. Let's say their names, get to know them and continue the conversation. This month's Hidden Woman: Theresa Hak Kyung Cha (차학경) Born March 4, 1951- November 5, 1982 Ms. Cha was a creative revolutionary and intellectual, infusing aspects of her Korean American identity into her works. She was a thought provoking performance artist, producer, director, and writer. Her latest book, Dictee, "is about mothers and martyrs, revolutionaries and uprisings" [quote from Cathy Park Hong's book, "Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning."]. Listen to why her story matters and is hauntingly tragic yet propels us to continue the conversation.

Adrienne, Claire, Natalie, Hazel, and Sabrina talk about all things body hair. Why do we have a love hate relationship with it? Who is shaving for? Is shaving off body hair really for ourselves? Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

The second episode of Season 5: "Who perpetuates our perceptions of beauty and love?" Adrienne, Gianina, Hazel, Sabrina, and Claire talk about whiteness in beauty & love, hair, body hair, and societal conditioning. Adrienne's Episode (S3 E1): https://www.introspectives.uk/should-i-speak-up/ Gianina's Episode (S3 E6): https://www.introspectives.uk/a-conversation-about-representation-and-more/ Sabrina's Episode (S3 E5): https://www.introspectives.uk/how-my-heritage-has-shaped-me/ Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

The first episode of Season 5, on Beauty and Love! Gianina, Hazel, Sabrina, Sehrish, and Claire come together to chat about everything from eyebrows, hair, skincare, makeup, perceptions of beauty, and the pressures we all feel as women, though we come from different backgrounds. Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.

The last episode of Season 4: "A Source of Inspiration." Mary chats to Sabrina and Claire about being a Black woman, the only POC person in the room, a mother, a trailblazer, and so much more. We were so inspired by this conversation! Mary Pierre-Harvey is the first Black woman to hold the position of Director of Estates and Campus Services in any large university in the UK! Mary is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor. She has a Master of Science degree in Architecture from University College London. She is the first in her family to attend university. Shehas worked at high-profile and world-leading organisations including the Palace of Westminster, Harrow School, English Heritage and Oxford Brookes University. Mary has always been the most senior Black woman or the most senior Black person wherever she has worked. She is a Non-Executive Director at Aspire Oxfordshire and is the first Black woman to hold such a board position. Mary is also a married mother of five children – four of whom have graduated from university and in meaningful employment and one is still at university. She contributes comments on diversity, equality, and inclusion issues to Building Magazine and is an inspirational speaker on these issues and her career as a leader. She is an active community leader and advocate for young and elderly people at risk, she has been an advocate for asylum seekers and refugees and is the founder and leader of a Caribbean community group and a youth music ministry. In her spare time, Mary revels in traditional West Indian cooking which is enjoyed by many – ‘Mum’s Kitchen.’ Listen and enjoy! To receive the latest content, subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @_introspectives. Check out our website for articles and more: www.introspectives.uk Artwork by Sabrina.