SHADES OF BLACK: Health & Wellness

In this weeks episode, we discuss our experience playing team sports throughout our lives. We share the benefits that we reaped, including the skills and values that shaped us into the women that we are today. We also touch on the negative impact sports have on some individuals and how that experience can adversely impact their lives. We are fortunate to have had such amazing experiences that ultimately led us to our passionate careers that further explore health and wellness. We are forever grateful!!

In this episode we answer frequently asked questions about our 26 year long friendship. We talk about how we met, the secret to our great friendship, qualities that compliment one another, and how the big separation impacted our relationship. One can really get to know us! 

In this episode we discuss what self care means to us, the importance of self care, how we practice this, and the profound impact practicing self care can impact your life and all relationships. During these uncertain times, it is super important for us to take the time to rest, recover, and recharge, to be able to be the best versions of ourselves. 

In this episode we discuss our two different paths to plant-based diets. We touch base on the misconception of needing protein mainly from meat products, and our new sources of plant-based protein. This episode is not to preach the plant-based diet, but to share our journey and experiences with our transition, and how we overcame the challenges we faced throughout. 

In this episode Poonam shares her experience with endometriosis and how alternative healing saved her from living with chronic pain. She discusses western medicine and energy healing, and how both forms impacted her life in their own unique ways. We wanted to give exposure to alternative healing, as it is not as mainstream as western medicine and many may not be aware that there are other effective forms of medicine/treatments. If any of you are living with chronic pain, or have exhausted all forms of treatments and nothing seems to work, feel free to connect with us on instagram at @shadesofblack.podcast or via email at [email protected] and we will gladly share our experiences with alternative healing and some of our resources.

This episode is very important to us as we have a raw and real conversation with Rob about his experience growing up black in Canada. We wanted to have an open and honest discussion about all the injustice that black individuals are experiencing globally, and we were lucky to have Rob on to get his perspective through his experiences. It is time to speak out against all the uncomfortable topics that we have been avoiding and take action. The time is now. 

In this episode we discuss what meditation is, the different forms of meditation we've experimented with, our experiences, and we've embarked our meditation journey. This is a great resource for anyone who has been wanting to start meditation, but does not know where to begin. 

We discuss 9 activities that we have added to our routines to not only adjust to, but enjoy these unprecedented times of social isolation. We hope others will benefit from some of these suggestions and help improve their overall well being. We also provide tips to get started and stay motivated. Enjoy!