Sushi with Seema

On this episode of Sushi with Seema, I talk to the ever lovely Christine Schmidt. Christine is a journalist by profession with a love for building communities through meaningful connections. We cover an array of topics ranging from local journalism to making friends in adulthood to the balance of long distance relationships (every kind). Follow Christine's journey - @schmidttysays and on Twitter- @NewbySchmidt. Her website community https://www.sowingfriendship.com/ is a must visit, do sign up for her newsletter(it's super resourceful)!

On this episode of Sushi with Seema, I'm finally back with the ever calm and beautiful Elisa Valdes. She is an amazing artist, photographer, body activist and hype queen who shares her insight on the current climate of the world along with her journey to finding her empowering movement GoddUS Rising that is all about spreading self-love and body positivity. Follow her journey @goddusrising. 

On this episode of Sushi with Seema, we're getting a bit personal and talking about our Health & Fitness goals. I talk to 2 personal trainers, Nicole Libson and Jared Mishlove, who have impacted my life in different ways. We talk about what goes into being a true trainer to gym misconceptions to building a brand and business. Whether you're a fitness freak or not, there's some good values that can be taken away from them and that is precisely the intent of starting this podcast. Follow their journey @nicolelibson and @jaredmishlove.

On this episode of Sushi with Seema, I had a very deep and enlightening conversation with 2 strong individuals, Hieyam and Marlen, who talk about their journey of coming into their own and coming out to the world around them. Learning their story has given me a whole new sense of empathy and respect to individuals who are on a similar path. This is the time to be more aware and self-woke. Follow their journey on @theeastwesterner & @bhmarlenaz.

On this episode of Sushi with Seema, I talk to my guardian angel, Delaney Macallister. Just seeing or in this case listening to her will be sure to put a smile on your face. She has taught me what it means to be kind and grateful. It it is through Delaney that I have realized the value of friendships and faith. She's also a phenomenal dancer, you must follow her @delaneymacallister.

On this episode of Sushi with Seema, I talk to one of my longest and closest friends Sruti Modekurty. We both talk about growing up desi (of course) to following our dreams and kind of our parents' dreams of becoming engineers. Sruti just makes everything seem effortless and I have always admired her boldness in anything she attempts and she talks about how she got to being that way. I'm sure this episode will be relatable to any millennial out there just figuring out life. Follow her journey on twitter @tuttifrutisruti!

On this episode, I talk to my colleague Kimo Skyles and his 11 year old daughter Toby on everything about relationships and marriage. And yes, the kid's got some thoughtful advice too. I know Kimo weirdly enough from work, but he has got to be one of the most zen and sensible person I've ever met. Thought it would be interesting to share a snippet of knowledge sharing sessions on life that we tend to have. This is also a sequel to one of the most popular episodes, Why Aren't You Married?, do check that one out if you haven't already. 

On this episode of Sushi with Seema, I talk to the super talented and hilarious Jasmine Brown. She has been by pole teacher, but also my hype woman, basically I just wanna be her. We talk about all misconceptions of pole dancing, but also just the mishappenings of life in general. One of the few people who is on my level of awkwardness, but also in terms of confidence. Follow more of Jasmine's interesting life @jaszy_bee!

On this episode of Sushi with Seema, I got to chat with the lovely Tiffany Alanoori who is a phenomenal entrepreneur, self-taught photographer, videographer, creative director, hype woman and much much more. She talks about her journey of discovering her passion during her low moments as well as following her dream of starting her own business. We open up about our childhood and our growth from it all. Tiffany has helped me and many women discover our beauty and her work is a must follow on @tiffanyalanooriphoto or www.tiffanyalanoori.com.Also mentioned in the podcast is, @jessicakobeissi.

I got the opportunity to speak again to Milena Andebrhan about literally everything lol. From her life in LA to navigating life in our late 20s to being the ideal girlfriend. We have gotten a lot closer since the first episode we recorded together (listen to Self-Care and Dancing to our Own Rhythm), so imagine listening to 2 girls chatting over coffee except with her you're bound to learn about some wisdom and self-care aka my kinda spiritual retreat. Stalk and follow her journey at @imilena! Also, check out Insecure on HBO for the pop cultural reference.

On this episode of Sushi with Seema, I speak to Melinda James aka Mello, who is an entrepreneur of a fashion boutique @leimarieboutique in Phoenix, AZ. Mello 'discovered' me as her model for her line and forever changed my life, no she seriously did though (which we really talk about that industry). I respect her hard-work of building her own business, but most importantly what it means to be a good human and that's what really impacted me. Follow her journey on @itsmello2u. She's all about confidence and embracing your inner queen!

On this episode, I speak to one of the most fascinating people I know, Ashleigh Price. Ashleigh speaks about her crazy experiences as an undercover cop in Detroit, Michigan and fearlessness being in the force. After 10 years, she decided to resign the lifestyle to start afresh and finally be free. She has helped me to be more bold and is now using those skills to be fearless in a polar opposite field, any guesses? 

On this episode, I speak to my very first friend that I made in Arizona and also my mentor, Deepti Aggarwal, about all the tidbits of life. By choice, she is a Computer Engineer and by accident, she kinda became my mother. We talk about the never ending question of marriage, my journey as her third-wheel and our new found passion to plan weddings especially after hers.

On this episode, we got to have the OG professional dancer of Arizona, Milena Anderbrhan, who is also a strong advocate for mental health, training to be a psychotherapist. Her passion for dance inspired me to tackle on the challenge of learning new styles of dance, which has taught both of us a lot about self-acceptance. You will definitely take away some words of wisdom and even ways to give back to others in the most simple ways from this beautiful person. Be sure to follow her journey on @imilena, she's going to go big in LA (her new current city) and rest of the world!

Welcome to the very first episode of Sushi with Seema! On this episode, I sat down with my acting coach and one of the coolest people I know, Shea Elysse-Toepel, to talk about the conception of this show to her journey of self-discovery through acting and her passion to make an impact through teaching. We also talk about how my Hollywood dreams came about after moving to Arizona and joining the Dearing Acting Studio!