The Sharma Sessions

The juggle is a struggle! Trying to balance mum life, work life, social calendars, cooking, cleaning, laundry can be difficult, is the system set up to support working parents? This episodes explores whether or not we can really have it all or if some things have to be dropped in order for other things to thrive.
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This episode shares the realities of what going back to work REALLY looks like after being on maternity leave. I share my personal journey of returning to work, the emotions that follow and navigating pumping breast milk in meetings!
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This week I'm joined by Krupa Chauhan, author of 'Intentional Desi', a blog about intentional living, South Asian conditioning, limiting beliefs and choosing a life aligned with your dharma. Krupa shares her experiences of the pressures of conforming to her parents expectations - something which many South Asian's can probably resonate with - and takes us through how we can be empowered to live authentically that is true to ourselves. 
If you're ready to break the cycle and want to be motivated in pursuing your passions then this episode is for you!
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Sureena is joined by her husband, Joshua, to discuss the mental and physical load that comes with running a household and looking after children as they try to answer the question - who really has it harder, mums or dads?
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Hello and welcome to The Sharma Sessions with me Sureena Sharma. Note this podcast was previously known as PS. Make It Make Sense, so you may hear it being referred to that in older episodes.
This is the podcast where I discuss difficult topics which may otherwise be taboo in South Asian households and try to make sense of it all! I'll have guests join me to break down the stigma surrounding certain issues and to raise awareness around others. 
This is a real, raw and sometimes vulnerable podcast with a lot of oversharing. If that's your vibe then sit tight, make a cup of chai and welcome to the family, this is The Sharma Sessions!
And if you would like to get involved, either being on the podcast or want to share a story, advice or rant of the week the email thesharmasessions@gmail.com or send a DM on Instagram or TikTok @TheSharmaSessions

Sureena is joined by Urmi Hossain to talk about colourism. Urmi is an Italian Bengali living in Montreal and is a woman of many talents. She is a podcaster, blogger, YouTuber, self-published author, speaker, a female mentor and an advocate for women’s empowerment she is a force to be reckoned with! Go and check out Urmi's podcast 'Stories Beyond Borders'!
They discuss what colourism means to them, how Bollywood/the media/skin care industry have reinforced colourism and how the narrative can be changed for future generations.
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Olivia is back on the podcast with Sureena where they discuss grief. Sureena and Olivia highlight the power in talking through difficult emotions where they open up and share their own personal experiences with grief, how it has affected their present day and also reflect on the differences in South Asian British culture when it comes to death vs the rest of the world.
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Sureena is joined by Ankita Joshi, who has worked closely with special educational needs (SEN) children for many years and has a breadth of experience understanding the needs and requirements of those that are neurodivergent. They discuss whether or neurodiversity is openly accepted or understood in south Asian culture, how neurodivergent children can be supported in schools and also signpost to support groups and resources. 
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With more and more people leaving the UK, Sureena is joined by Olivia in this week's episode, where Olivia shares her reasons why she and her family moved to Dubai nearly two years ago, if the grass really is greener and reflects on the challenges our grandparents generation would have had to make in order to move to the UK for a better life.
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Sureena is joined by her good friend Olivia, who is South Indian and has 2 daughters and 1 son. Sureena and Olivia discuss raising boys within South Asian culture and if their boys can be free from the gender based expectations that are subjected to children from a young age. They delve into historically why baby boys have been preferenced over baby girls within Asian cuture, how there can be equality in raising boys and girls and also discuss the importance of positive male role models in young boys' lives and the power that can have.
 
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