Monika’s guest, Asha Dahya is the Editor-in-Chief of Girl Talk HQ. Asha started Girl Talk HQ as a positive outlet for millennial women who are looking for inspiring content. After a decade-long career in the traditional entertainment industry, working for Disney, Fox, and MTV to name a few, Asha noticed women were represented differently than men in the media. So, she created a community where women could share and be understood without media bias.

Today, Asha describes the female role models in her life, her passion to provide a middle ground solution pertaining to reproductive and abortion rights and how she balances her traditions with her feministic values.

 

Key Takeaways:

[2:42] Asha had powerful, positive, female influences in her life.

[6:34] How Asha honored traditions while preserving her individual values.

[10:20] The conscious decision to overcome barriers no matter how high they are.

[13:38] Asha is able to separate the truth from non-productive criticism.

[18:43] Finding a middle ground between groups who disagree about reproductive and abortion rights.

[22:46] Women should celebrate their individual identities.

[25:26] The importance of being part of a community of women.

 

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