Brown Girl Guilt

This episode is a short, heartfelt voice note from host Harpo to her long distance friend, Naina. Naina and Harpo, though miles apart, often connect over intimate WhatsApp voice notes. “Our friendship is really important to me”, says host Harpo. “I’m learning how to make new friends as an adult and my friendship with Naina is one that, though new, is one where I experience immense belonging.”

Produced by Harpo

Edited by Simran Dale

In the wake of an intense conversation with a friend that led to the ending of the long term relationship, host Harpo had a powerful meditation where her inner masculine and inner feminine were finally able to dialogue and see each other.

Host Harpo’s inner masculine is voiced by Randy Randhawa, a BC-based creator, author, and artist. Find him on social media @onlyrandz

Produced by Harpo

Edited by Simran Dale

This episode is a guided meditation to use during a time that you’re seeking guidance. Use this episode to get in touch with your own inner knowing by cultivating a strong connection to your intuition, personified as a wise teacher.

Produced by Harpo

Edited by Simran Dale

This episode provides an intro level explanation of just what survival mode is. It’s an audio recording from a conversation that host Harpo had with her grandmother, aunt, and mother on a random weekend morning, set in her grandmother’s bedroom.

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Edited by Simran Dale

In November of 2024, host Harpo finally moved out into an apartment of her own — as a brown girl, before marriage and not because of work or school. She captured the conversation she had when she first broke the news to her dadi, her paternal grandmother.

Produced by Harpo

Edited by Simran Dale

A quick, snappy episode of host Harpo reading out the message she sent to a man she was starting to see the beginnings of a situationship with. It was the first time she honoured her needs, communicated them, and believed in what she really wanted out of a romantic partnership.

Produced by Harpo

Edited by Simran Dale

This episode of Brown Girl Guilt is a capture from a moment in time. The moment in time? The moment host Harpo realized that just maybe, perhaps, possibly— she has intimacy issues.

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Edited by Simran Dale

In this episode, host Harpo reads out journal excerpts that she wrote during a period of romantic feelings for someone. This time was an incredibly healing time, as she found herself navigating an anxious attachment. The excerpts bring to light just how deep-rooted core attachment wounds can be and how healing them can be beautiful, painful, and cathartic all at the same time.

Produced by Harpo

Edited by Simran Dale

Back on the Brown Girl Guilt podcast for the second time is broadcasting legend Tarannum Thind. On the other side of the microphone for once, Tarannum tells us her story - the real story. We talk about all the ways in which she gave her power away, let feelings of unworthiness permeate her life, and how she moved through one of the darkest times of her life.

Produced by Harpo

Edited by Simran Dale

In this episode of Brown Girl Guilt, host Harpo sits down with her mentor Anoop Gill, a fellow brown woman pursuing Executive leadership. They chat about being racialized women in positions of leadership, the transition from girlhood to womanhood, and the roots of competition amongst brown girls in the Punjabi community. Underpinning the episode is the modelling of two brown women who love each other, uplift one another, and actually show up for each other.

Produced by Harpo

Edited by Simran Dale