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Growing up between cultures shapes you in ways you don’t always notice until much later.
In this episode, I reflect on what it means to be raised in two worlds and how that experience quietly influences identity, belonging, confidence, and voice.
From early childhood memories to adulthood and motherhood, I explore how cultural expectations, adaptation, and unspoken rules shape the way we show up in friendships, work, and leadership. This isn’t about choosing one identity over another, but understanding how multiple influences can exist within us at the same time.
This episode is for anyone who has ever felt caught between worlds, learned to adapt before learning how to belong, or is beginning to reflect on how their upbringing still shapes the way they move through life.
A reflective episode about belonging, early conditioning, and beginning to name your own rhythm.
By Shelly Tiwari-ShahGrowing up between cultures shapes you in ways you don’t always notice until much later.
In this episode, I reflect on what it means to be raised in two worlds and how that experience quietly influences identity, belonging, confidence, and voice.
From early childhood memories to adulthood and motherhood, I explore how cultural expectations, adaptation, and unspoken rules shape the way we show up in friendships, work, and leadership. This isn’t about choosing one identity over another, but understanding how multiple influences can exist within us at the same time.
This episode is for anyone who has ever felt caught between worlds, learned to adapt before learning how to belong, or is beginning to reflect on how their upbringing still shapes the way they move through life.
A reflective episode about belonging, early conditioning, and beginning to name your own rhythm.