It's Preeti Personal | South Asian Stories

Back in 2020 I got to talk to Neelam, a TEDx Speaker and also the founder of Cysters- a charity focused on combating some of the misconceptions around reproductive health and is one of the only South Asian led charities in the UK who focuses on creating a safe space for women of colour who suffer from reproductive health issues.

In the episode Neelam shares her story of being diagnosed with PCOS, what are the common symptoms & misconceptions around PCOS, the idea behind founding Cysters and why women’s health is such a big taboo in South Asian culture.

For those who don’t know, PCOS stands for Polycystic ovary syndrome which affects the woman’s ovaries, caused by an imbalance of reproductive hormones and sometimes cysts on the ovaries. Statistics show that 1 in every 10 women in the UK suffer from PCOS and worldwide it’s around 6-10% so it’s very common.

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Love,

Preeti x

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Cysters Social Media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cystersgroup/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cystersgroup

Website: http://cysters.org

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Neelam’s Social Media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neelamheeraspeaks/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/neelamheera

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Music:

Upbeat-party by scottholmesmusic.com

We’re BACK! Kicking season 3 off with Sundeep Singh Boparai also known as KingSunnyB who is an American-Sikh who identifies with the LGBTQ Community. He is a model & influencer as well as an Healthcare Administrator for a LGBTQ+ Transgender Program. I met Sunny through Clubhouse back in April 2021 and that’s when this episode was recorded.

Identity is a big thing for all of us and navigating the different parts of our identities can be really tough at times. In this episode Sunny shares his story of coming out as queer, allyship and what it means to him being homosexual when you are South Asian.

You may need to get some tissues ready as it’s a very honest, deep and raw conversation!

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Love,

Preeti x

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Sunny’s Social Media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kingsunnyb/

TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLALxyyY/

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Social Media pages that showcase the intersectionality between being South Asian and part of the LGBTQ+ community:

https://www.instagram.com/nazandmattfoundation/

https://www.instagram.com/thatasadguy/

https://www.instagram.com/gaysians.official/

https://www.instagram.com/youdontlovemeboys/

https://www.instagram.com/sarbatlgbtsikh/

https://www.instagram.com/queerpunjab/

https://www.instagram.com/ravjotmehek/

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Music:

Upbeat-party by scottholmesmusic.com

IT’S SEASON 3 TIME!

This is the first time that I’ve taken my mic out in six months but it's finally time to release the rest of the episodes I recorded in 2020 and early 2021. In all honesty, this season was supposed to come out last year, but Indian timing so here we are.

So what’s in store for season 3… In a few words, honest, educational and relatable conversations. I think the themes for this season are a bit more hard hitting as we go deeper into people’s stories around topics not many South Asian’s talk about publicly.

Listen to find out more about what topics we are covering and when the first episode is launching

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Love,

Preeti x

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Music:

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Writing for Hollywood and creating stories sounds like such a dream job. Prathi does just that, she is an actress and screenwriter living in LA. She’s worked on latest season of Titans, on HBOMAX as well as writing Plan B which released on Hulu earlier this year.

Prathi also wrote and starred in Bollyweird, an indie webseries that features a multi-cultural cast, a bisexual love triangle, and was shot entirely in quarantine. Available on YouTube (linked it down below)

We talk about her journey into screenwriting, South Asian representation and Indian house guest culture because that in itself a shared experience many of us face.

We also get into the deeper topics like finding the balance of being assertive without being labelled bossy and how obsessed Indian uncles & aunties still are about our love lives.

Thank you so much for the support that you’ve given Season 2, I really appreciate it. Season 3 will be out in September 2021.

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Love,

Preeti x

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Prathi Links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/prathikshasrini

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prathiksha.srinivasan/

Bollyweird web-series:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZPRcBLtu-cpcPt4cxb9m_g

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Music:

Upbeat-party by scottholmesmusic.com

Juggling our cultural identity has been a constant struggle for many of us. Today I’m joined by Sunandini, an entrepreneur and founder of Anrev Media, a marketing and tech solutions company.

Sunandini shares her story of fitting in as a brown woman. From dealing with racism and an eating disorder at a young age to now being a serial tech entrepreneur.

We talk about body image, casting couches, social media, the reality of having multiple businesses and so much more.

Love,

Preeti x

TW: Eating Disorder, Racism

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Eating Disorder Helplines:

Beat:

W: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk

T: 0808 801 0677

E: [email protected]

Anorexia & Bulimia Care

W: https://www.anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk

T: 03000 11 12 13

E: [email protected]

[email protected]

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Music:

Upbeat-party by scottholmesmusic.com

June was my birthday month and not too long ago I turned 26. So today I'm sharing 25 things I’ve learnt whist being 25! Sharing the life lessons I've learnt over the past 12 months. 

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24 things I’ve learnt whilst being 24

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Music:

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Divorce is something that is very prevalent in our society but also has a lot of negative connotations attached to it within the South Asian community. 

Data from the UK’s Office of National Statistics for 2019 shows 107,599 opposite-sex divorces in 2019 in England and Wales, increase of 18.4% and 822 same-sex divorces, nearly twice the number (428) in 2018. The majority of divorces of opposite-sex couples in 2019 were petitioned by the wife (62%).

In this episode I’m joined by Jigna who shares her journey with divorce. Jigna a full time finance professional and uses her weekends to create fashion content for her Instagram page. She also uses her platform to discuss a number of taboo topics such as is a divorce advocate.

 Love, Preeti x 

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Jigna’s Social Media: 

IG: https://www.instagram.com/jigna_madeup/ 

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Music: Upbeat-party by scottholmesmusic.com

It's Preeti Personal officially turns one today! I released the first podcast episode on 9th June 2020 and here we are a full 365 days later. In this  episode I reflect back over the last year, sharing with you the things podcasting has taught me, my actual podcast process and answering some of your questions. 

This is only just the start, here's to many more years of It's Preeti Personal. 

Love,

Preeti x

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EP23- Expectations vs Reality: Brown Girl Edition

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Music:

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I’m joined by Avneet a marriage and family therapist from New York. We talk about expectations vs reality: relationship edition. We discuss the myths & fairytales that we’ve been fed from a young age, especially from society, movies and social media. We compare those expectations to the realities that many people face.

This episode provides so much value, see timestamps below.

Time Stamps:

00:00- Introduction

3:28- Get to know Avneet

7:20- How to maintain a relationship?

11:39- Why is it hard for people to maintain a relationship?

12:37- How to create that spark?

14:17- Fear of being alone

16:20- Why does society put our self worth & success in romantic relationship?

17:35- Getting into relationships after heartbreak.

19:10- Traits for a healthy relationship

20:27- Why are desi uncles & aunties obsessed with asking “when are we going to get married?”

23:48- Pressure to be in a relationship

25:55- Setting boundaries

27:42- Females being financially stable

30:05- How Avneet got into couples therapy

33:12- Quick-fire round

Love,

Preeti x

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Avneet’s Social Media:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/avneet0306/

Website: https://zencare.co/practice/north-shore-relationship-center

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EP23- Expectations vs Reality: Brown Girl Edition

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Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pqs3Z

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Music:

Upbeat-party by scottholmesmusic.com

I’m joined by Shivani a poet from London and we go deep talking about whether everyone can be creative, what finding our purpose means to us and journalling.

One of the key things we talk about is the fact that as South Asian’s we sometimes are put into a box and labelled especially when it comes to our careers and although a lot of growing up wanted to go into creative fields and were really creative kids ended up going into more analytical/ corporate careers.

Time Stamps:

00:00- Introduction

3:17- Get to know Shivani

10:08- How Shivani got into creative writing

14:30- Why South Asian families don’t encourage creative careers

18:07- Poetry & writing

22:05- How to journal

27:53- Everyone is creative

30:02- What does purpose mean to us?

34:30- The privilege of having a passion?

36:46- Quickfire round

Love,

Preeti x

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Shivani’s Social Media:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/shivanis.voice/

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Music:

Upbeat-party by scottholmesmusic.com