It soothed my soul so much to talk to Stephanie about our experiences with anxiety. She shares how she dealt with it over the years and what she has learned from it.

Rekha and I have been friends for a long time and our bond thrives off of silliness! She brings love, light and laughter into my life. When we sat down to discuss what to talk about, it became clear that we both felt we would rather answer questions from this game called We’re Not Really Strangers than reminisce on our past. We had the opportunity to reflect on who we are today and where we want to go next.

Marianne, like all of us, had plans and ideas for her life but life always deals us different cards. Becoming an American citizen to dealing with her son’s cancer, she shares it all in this episode. It’s so obvious that these adversities have strengthened and grounded her in her life and she’s understood how to move through with grace, strength and faith.

Sujata’s story is going to touch your heart deeply. She not only survived but thrived with what life threw at her. She is a true creator and an innovator of her life. You can learn so much from her and she believes in the power of sharing her story.

Ashley honored my podcast with her story and did not leave any stone unturned in this talk. Her story is one that will touch your heart because most likely it’s happened to you too. Along her journey she met many mentors and guides who ensured she kept moving and she learned the art of perseverance. And now she’s pays it forward through her profession in teaching.

We’re back with more stories from people of all walks of life and some reflections from our guests on where they stand today.

As I close this season, I wanted to take some time in this episode to go through all the conversations I’ve had and pause for reflections.

Sharilyn opens up about every chapter of her life generously, giving all of us a chance to hear our life through hers. She’s brave and tackles life courageously and her fairytale life is proof that showing up for your battles and being patient through it will be worth it.

My best friend since middle school and I tackle the biggest and hardest question for us on what does equality look like. We navigate why we have ended up this way where women often have the short end of the stick to pondering on what we want to teach our kids for the betterment of their generation in this episode.

Two Indian American ladies discussing the complexity of growing up wanting to fit in when our culture and expectations from our parents directly contradicted it. It made us looks rebellious but that’s not what we hope to see for our daughters. We unpack the parenting that we will carry forward with our daughters and what we leave behind in this episode.