Ventures

Just a quick video to explain why I took some time off my personal youtube and the podcast but to say wholeheartedly: IM BACK

On this episode of The Extraordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Ocean, (IG: @oceanstherapy). Viraj picks her brain on what the Baháʼí Faith is, and we have a candid discussion about religion; changing gears slightly to talk about Ocean's profession that is hypnotherapy and life coaching, while also touching on managing mental health.   

On this episode of The Extraordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Tina Sharma, (IG: @iamtinasharma). We have a candid chat about all the pies she has her fingers in, what the world of acting is really like. We touch on Hustle culture and how she stays so motivated and why inspiring others brings her so much joy.

All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around.

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:51 - An inside look into the world of Acting and producing

20:55 - Hustle culture, Karma

35:00 - Inspiring others and Growth mindset

52:19 - Legacy, the bigger picture and  advice on getting into a similar position to Tina

1:00:15 - Outro

In this episode, Nishma chats with Amee Shukla Kotecha, about training as a nurse to becoming a midwife, pregnancy, and giving birth. We also touch on the era of growing up in an extended family to the modern-day family structure and how motherhood is different for her compared to how it was for her mother.

All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around.

Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:39 - Amee & Nishma reminisce on their childhood. 05:00 - Amee talks about what it's like to be a midwife but not have a child of her own. 8:36 - The full story of Amee's not so ordinary pregnancy, labour and aftercare. 23:57 - Are birth plans still a thing ? 31:45 - The trauma of Breastfeeding (& postnatal depression) 40:00 - The moment Amee realised she was a mom! 46:00 - Amee's parenting vs how she was brought up. 58:47 - Amee's 3 golden nuggets

On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, Viraj dives into a conversation with Teresa, (IG: @teresa.ag). It's a fireside chat about a range of topics, they both discuss the impact of EGO, maintaining relationships in a covid world; and the concept of self.

All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around.

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

00:42 - Why Teresa is nervous about coming on a podcast, and how she feels about being on one!

05:47 - We discuss how people in the media & the ordinary individual impact our lives.

13:58 - Teresa's experience solo travelling and couch surfing.

24:29 - Dry DM's and feeling alone with people around us.

29:00 - What is the concept of self and our thoughts on it.

35:13 - Fashion & Self + Identity (Opting out of fashion)

43:16 - Maintaining relationships in a COVID world

52:46 - The impact of Ego & seeking out new perspectives.

1:06:10 - Outro & who Teresa thinks should feature on the ordinary experience

In this episode of The Modern Mumma, Nishma chats with Devi Raval mother to a 1-year-old. They talk about her first year of motherhood & the challenges that go with it. Also discussing how motherhood teaches you so much about yourself & the person that you are evolving into.

On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, Viraj dives into a conversation with Sasha, (IG: @thenotecook_). It's an amazing conversation about being diagnosed with an auto immune condition and what life has been like living with it. She also explains how this has resulted in her cultivate an incredibly strong mental drive/mindset and we of course talk about the notecook, what Viraj describes as high-end home cooking.

All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around.

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro.

02:05 - Explaining IBD, when Sasha was diagnosed & Living with the condition.

07:29 - Sasha's experience at an ayurvedic retreat in India.

16:50- Discussing what it's like to be in solitude.

22:50 - The origins of the Notecook and what it stands for.

32:36 - How Sasha's mum essentially saved her life, & a mother's love.

38:44 - How IBD has shaped Sasha as a person.

50:06 - We discuss affirmations & social media.

1:12:37 - Outro & who Sasha thinks should share their story.

On this episode of The Modern Mumma, I chat with an friend of over 25 years & mother of 3 Ineke Henson We talk about her childhood in The Netherlands, accidentally finding her way to The UK; bringing up her children with the influence of 3 different cultures and being a Tiger mum 🐯.

On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Kunal, (IG: @kmakfitness). It's a super relaxed conversation about his fitness journey from his father passing at a young age, the spirituality of fitness, to starting his own transformation company; How athletes, businessmen & sport are intertwined with his drive.

All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around.

Timestamps 

00:00 - Intro

00:59 - Kobe, & his trip in the USA

08:40 - How Lebron is Pass first in life as well as an athlete

12:45 - Rich Paul messaging him back, and how he inspired him to go solo.

15:00 - Kunal's fitness origins

20:20 - Kunal's Journey to the GYM, why dumbells hold a place in his heart & his first client

23:00 - The moment the gym and fitness became spiritual for him.

24:00 - How Kunal got his first shot in a fitness training role.

25:40 - Online training vs  1-2-1 training.

27:30 - Did Kunal ever have doubt in his decision to go solo?

35:40 - More on the spirituality lens of the fitness

42:40 - Is Kunal new school or old school & why.

45:50 - Viraj's fitness experience with dirty bulking and becoming a yoga teacher

50:30 - What was it like for Kunal not having South Asian fitness people to aspire to.

59:53 - We discuss why there aren't more south Asian athletes.

1:02:00 - How sport is the closest thing to war, & how you literally watch greatness.

1:05:20 - The different types of music we listen to at the gym.

1:07:29 - Why Jay-Z is Kunal's fav artist of all time and how music inspires him.

1:14:10 - We digress slightly onto street smarts vs book smarts and the learning from the drug game.

1:18:30 - The British Identity in music, & business.

1:20:30 - Our thoughts on the last dance.

1:29:50 - Outro

On this episode of The Modern Mumma, I chat with an old friend & mother of 3 Ruwani Ratwatte.

We talk about having twins, moving to Sri Lanka to educate her children initially for 2 years which became 10 years, and being a single mum during term time.