Changing Suits

Bal & Taj discuss the pressures in life that cause stress and the likely impact it can have on one’s mental & physical health. Cultural factors can also play a part of making people feel stressed, which at times are just dismissed.

Recognising what can trigger our stress levels, can be an important factor in learning methods to manage it. Bal & Taj talk about the ways to look after one’s well-being, in order to help reduce stress.

Period poverty is something we expect is happening in third world countries, but it’s quite prevalent in the western world. Bal & Taj discuss with Keeran the importance of taking the shame out of talking about periods. Keeran as a male explained how men should involved in conversations about periods. This is a topic that effects everyone in one way or another. 

Bal & Taj learn about how periods are a luxury item for certain households. This is where The Red Dot Project comes in to support people who are unable to afford period products. 

Nutrition plays a big aspect on how our body reacts. In this weeks podcast Bal & Taj talk to Jey Nair about how food can impact us mentally and physically during the different stages of menopause.

Menopause is such a massive topic that we as a society need to start to educated ourselves about. Everyone man or woman will be impacted by this at some point of their life. During menopause there are a lot changes taking place for a woman, some that are hard to understand and can leave everyone frustrated. The mood swings are something that can be managed, we need to as a community learn to seek help when it is needed.

Menopause is a stage that hits in every woman’s life, yet it affects  everyone in some way or another. Bal & Taj talk to @meerabhogal about how we still as women and a community aren’t aware about the symptoms of menopause.

Listen to the podcast, to hear what symptoms to look out for and the impact it may have on someone’s life. The most important part of the podcast highlights, how menopause can mean a new start in life😁

This week we analyse why our community waits so long to ask for medical help. Are we just too lazy or scared or worried about what others will say?

 We look back at the old days when we’d go to the GP surgery for a family trip, to now where we just can’t get in front of a GP.

This is the basis of our first event Raising Awareness of Breast Cancer in the South Asian community, which will take place on 9th October 11am-3pm at The Punjabi Community Centre in Swindon.

Bal & Taj discuss how talking about looking after our well-being is one thing, but practising it is another. There are so many reasons that well-being is the last thing we have time to practise. In this weeks podcast episode, the reasons behind why we neglect our well-being are investigated. Can we blame our situation or lack of time for not taking time out for our well-being?

There are so many ways to look after one’s well-being these are talked about in depth. Bal & Taj talk about big changes they have made in their lives, find out what changes they have made and why, by listening to the podcast. 

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In this weeks episode we discuss the impact of addiction of drugs and alcohol on people’s lives. We speak to Dr Ram Arora about his experiences with patients he treats and the treatment options of people with addictions. We also explore why the South Asian saying of “what will people say” is so damaging to peoples mental health and long term effects of not seeking help. 

Changing Suits would like to offer their condolences to everyone for Queen Elizabeth II passing away. 

This weeks podcast focuses on grief and the impact it can have on an individual and those around us. In the South Asian community questions are raised about how we deal with grief. Losing people close to us is something we will all experience in life. But how do we deal with these life changing events?

Dipti talks to Bal & Taj about how grief is not only related to death. There are many more reasons the feeling of grief can be experienced. Listen to the podcast this week and learn why it is important to understand and deal with grief.

The community has been shaken by the suffering Mandeep Kaur endured by the domestic abuse inflicted by her husband and in-laws. Bal & Taj talk the Sukhvinder Kaur director from Sikh Women’s Aid to discuss what domestic abuse is, the signs to spot and how to get help. 

Sikh Women’s Aid have supported so many women in the community to get the help they need. They are providing a very important service for domestic abuse victims. 

There is still so much stigma attached to talking about domestic abuse, with this podcast we hope to build awareness. It is way to open dialogue, to start talking about an issue that is so normalised by many.

Bal and Taj are so happy to share their interview with Burberry's star - Sahib. Being the first Singh model for the high end fashion brand, they discuss what life is like being a model at such a young age. The advert has created a great buzz in the community, which will hopefully just be the beginning of fashion brands approaching diversity in a positive way.

Being a model breaks away from the norm of South Asian parents wanting their child to become a doctor, accountant etc. Sahib's mum, Harjot, talks about why it is important for more representation in fashion and how we can influence their advertising.