Changing Suits

Does the South Asian culture hold women back from climbing the corporate ladder or starting our own businesses? If so, what can we do to challenge these cultural norms?

In this weeks episode Bal and Taj talk to Rupinder Kaur, the founder of AWMB, about the cultural issues for women stopping us reaching new heights in our careers. We also explore the problems that Rupinder has faced when growing her business and how she overcame these. 

With plenty of tips and trick in this episode - perhaps it's time for you to take the leap to doing things you never thought could?

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💪women in business
💡 inspiration

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With almost 700,000 births in the UK every year, does it matter how a woman feels about having a child - after all millions of women have done it and got on with it before!?

In this weeks episode Bal and Taj talk to Navrup Kaur, founder of the SikhMum platform, about the importance of positive mental health during and after pregnancy. 
They also explore the pressure put on women during such a pivotal stage in their lives and why our community should be supporting them.  

Listen to this weeks episode and prepare to learn about the role of a doula and why it can be the best decision you can make during the pregnancy journey. 

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🙌🏾 support
🤰 baby
😞 mental health

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There are two types of people: those who will support you 100% of the time, and those who will doubt you every step of the way. 

In this weeks episode Bal and Taj discuss their experience of how people are creating challenges to the work that Changing Suits is doing. They also talk about the emotional impact the negativity is creating on them personally. 

Listen to this weeks episode, which will include some special words and appreciation for the amazing people supporting and engaging Changing Suits. Through collaboration, support and partnerships we can make a change.

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🔥 haters

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👨‍❤️‍👨 community

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They come to our country and take our jobs, don't they? Or is that just what we are told? 

In this weeks Changing Suits Podcast Bal and Taj are joined by Claire and Nan, from the Harbour Project, who explain the truth behind 'the broken immigration system'. They explore why people feel the need to take the dangerous journey to the UK and what life is really like when they get here. As a South Asians community, should we have sympathy for people who just want a better life?

Listen to this weeks podcast and decide for yourself...

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🗣 Discussion

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In this weeks episode Bal and Taj talk to Ash Ahmad, from Changing Mindsets, about  being South Asian in the work place. The episode explores whether EDI is truly being practiced within organisations and whether there is extra pressure on individuals being from the South Asian community, in the workplace. 

Bal and Taj also share their own personal experiences of cultural difficulties at work, and in some instances racism whilst being employed. 

Are employers doing enough to cater for people's individual needs? Are we as individuals comfortable about being open with our employers? Are organisations able to really deal with racism? Listen to the podcast to find out.

The South Asian community is more likely to develop dementia compared to other communities. In this weeks episode Bal and Taj talk to specialists Dee (NHS and Dementia UK), Linda (Alzehimer's Society) and Susan (Swindon Borough Council), about the signs, diagnosis and treatment of dementia. 

They also discuss their personal and professional experiences of how the South Asian community deal with dementia and where people can get support. 

Further information about mental health will be given at the Sahara Health Fair. Please follow our social media for details about this event.

In this weeks episode Bal and Taj are joined by Gurmat Singh, a specialist in mental health, who explains the signs of autism and ADHD. Special educational needs are a taboo within the community, and this has created a lack of awareness of what autism and ADHD are, and  why there is very low engagement with support services. We explore the signs, diagnosis and treatments of autism and ADHD.

We will continue to raise awareness about special educational needs with our event on Saturday 20th May in Swindon, please follow our social media for further information (@changing_suits on IG and FB).

In this weeks episode Bal and Taj talk to Safrina Sidhu-Saran, from Smile4Kids Language School, about the importance of learning our mother-tongue, and teaching the next generation too. 

They explore why knowing the language is so important for connecting generations and for the individuals own development. Listen to the podcast for some tips and tricks of making learning languages fun and practical for the whole family!

This week Bal and Taj are joined by Susanna Jones and Monica Chumber, from Swindon Carers Centre. This fantastic organisation supports carers, and provides them with various ways to look after their own mental health and wellbeing. The episode explores why the carers role is so important in society, but also the pressure that comes with such an important duty of looking after a loved one. We also delve deeper into the  expectation of being carers in the South Asian community, and the isolation this can bring with it.

This week Bal and Taj were joined by fantastic singer Sonia Panesar, a British South Asian woman, a rare commodity in the music industry. In this fun episode we hear about her journey into the industry, an insight into how she produces her music and exciting news about her new single 'Haal Ve Rabba'. 

We also are lucky enough to hear Sonia sing, more than once! In true Bal and Taj style listen out for some Changing Suits news.