Divorce is often seen as taboo in the South Asian community, especially for immigrant women raised with deep cultural conditioning around marriage and family. But what if divorce isn’t a failure at all—what if it’s an act of courage, a choice to finally choose you?

In this episode, I sit down with Maneesha Ahluwalia, founder of Life Coaching for Indians. Maneesha and I have a candid conversation about the stories we were told as brown women when choosing partners, the unspoken pressures that shaped those choices, and what happens when marriage doesn’t turn out the way we imagined.

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✨ This is an empowering conversation for anyone who’s ever felt trapped between cultural obligations and personal happiness. Divorce isn’t the end—it can be the beginning of finally living life on your terms.

Maneesha Ahluwalia is the founder of Life Coaching for Indians. She helps Indian professionals who feel torn between family expectations and their own desires find the courage to make choices that actually feel right for them. 

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