One of the things that impressed us the most is how Sumayyah (Sumi) built a brand and rebuilt the same brand - all while being home away from home. She was working remotely before everyone was! We admire Sumi's tenacity and even more her energy, especially when talking about Olloum, her customers and the support she receives from everyone around her.  We hope you love this episode and Sumi as much as we do!

The idea of shopping sustainably sounds daunting, expensive and contradicting at times but with the rise in eco-awareness and companies that strive to provide transparency in brands, the idea is perhaps not so scary anymore. This SideTalk, we share our personal habits as we attempt to shop consciously, build a more sustainable wardrobe and ultimately inculcate viable spending habits.

With more than 4 million likes on Tik Tok, Dr Salehatul Khuzaimah shares her day-to day life as a veterinarian. Her love of all animals - big and small - is obvious and on this episode, she tells us the best and challenging parts of being an animal doctor. We posed her frequently asked questions on how she balances being a vet and a Muslim, and how she manages the death of a patient. We hope you love this episode and Dr Salehatul as much as we do!

We answer random questions asked by our producer on this episode and it has got us thinking about things we'd otherwise never ponder about. Like, is a hotdog a sandwich? Which actor would play us in a movie? It is safe to say that some interesting revelations took place on this SideTalk.

Being  a doula is uncommon here and you hardly hear mums engaging one when during their pregnancy. Well, that's about to change as we learned from Siti Hajjar. We find out more about the role of a doula in helping mums make informed decisions during pregnancy, labour and birth. They empathize, provide guidance and emotional support and be there to remind them that they can trust the strength of their bodies during this time. We hope you love this episode and Sit Hajjar as much as we do!

**Spoilers ahead** Don't listen to this episode if you've not watched Squid Game and intend to! This episode, we talk about the viral Squid Game series and discuss our honest thoughts on the show, the phenomenon and easter eggs we missed.  We try to convince Nurul to jump on the bandwagon and give the show a shot despite the violence, gore and (partial) spoilers.

If you're not sure how and when to start planning your financial journey, we get you. It can be tough navigating the sea of information on the world wide web. This episode, we ask TAQ Wealth all that is on our minds when it comes to financial freedom, wealth planning and whether there is such a thing as saving too early and too much. We hope you love this episode and TAQ Wealth as much as we do!

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Nurul and Raudha are team oblivious and Hazirah is team self-conscious. This Sidetalk, we discuss if it's better to live hyper-conscious of your surroundings and the people around you or be completely indifferent and unaware.  We touch on identity, values, confidence and in all, reflect on how time steadily changes people and perception.

Geriatric medicine is a field not all of us are familiar with but it's a stage we will all enter eventually in our old age. This episode, Dr Farhan shares about what goes into managing end of life issues in the elderly including chronic general medical issues and advanced care planning. The realities of falls and frailty, incontinence, depression, delirium and dementia in the elderly are real and we learn how to empathise with those around us who are going through a similar experience. We hope you love this episode and Dr Farhan as much as we do!

We're back with another SideTalk episode! This season, we're warming up with some rapid fire questions and on this episode, we talk about the recent island-wide Public Warning System (PWS) sounding in Singapore. Though we grew up knowing these sirens signal imminent threats, understanding what they mean and when they are used is something we realised, we needed to educate ourselves more on.