23 épisodes
Unsilent Women Poorva Miller & Nashina Merani Miranda
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Welcome to the Unsilent Women podcast! Join hosts Poorva Misra-Miller and Nashina Merani Miranda on a courageous and heartfelt journey through the multifaceted world of gender, race, heritage, and feminism. As proud brown women navigating predominantly white spaces, they forge paths and break barriers. Their conversations encompass everything from the ancient art of tattooing as a means of self-expression to how food shapes our culture and collective identity, from ancestral trauma's haunting echoes to the relentless drumbeat of late-stage capitalism and hustle culture. With a blend of robust research and empathy, fueled by strong coffee and unbreakable bonds, Poorva and Nashina create a rich tapestry of thought-provoking dialogue. They aim to discuss, heal, educate, and connect. Unsilent Women is a platform to build bridges, spark inspiration, and foster a global sisterhood among women of color everywhere. Tune in, and be part of a conversation that transcends labels and builds understanding.
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Foster Your Care Web - A Physician's Perspective with Dr. Sheila Wijaysinghe
In today's episode, we're honored to have Dr. Sheila Wijaysinghe, a renowned advocate for equitable healthcare, joining us in a vital discussion that resonates with many.In this Episode:Unpacking the Legacy of COVID-19: We revisit the COVID-19 pandemic, not as a distant memory but its aftermath and significant impacts on women. What are the long-term effects of this global crisis on women's health and well-being?Demystifying Burnout in Women: Often misunderstood or unnoticed, burnout can have...
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A Journey Into the “Label-less” Self
Welcome back to the second season of Unsilent Women! This season, host Poorva returns with a fabulous new co-host Nashina Merani Miranda, to have an impactful conversation on a topic that resonates deeply with women of color around the globe. Our inaugural episode dives into the complex issue of labels and reclaiming identity.In this episode, we explore how labels, often thrust upon us by society or self-imposed, can influence the perception of women, especially women of color. These lab...
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Swipe left to find someone right
We are in the era of swiping left to find the right person. An endless digital scrapbook of options for every taste, interest, physical, social or lifestyle preference. But what does this era of dating through a portal mean for finding love. Poorva talks to Nikoletta Erdelyi, a self-proclaimed shit disturber in the digital dating space, who specializes in trolling f*** boys. Nikoletta uses her boundless reserves of humor and wit to explore digital dating in a big city as a millennial woman. S...
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A container just for you — establishing healthy boundaries with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish
Where is the line where you end and another person begins? Why do we struggle to identify our limits? And how do we establish effective and healthy boundaries with the people we love, in personal and professional relationships, and even with ourselves?In this episode Poorva and Dr. Tracy Dalgleish dive into understanding boundaries and why women especially, struggle with them. What's the social conditioning that gets in the way of us protecting our time and energy? How can we focus on what br...
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Once upon a time, you heard it in a nursery rhyme — with Maria Vicente
Did the Sweet Valley series inform a young girl's ideas of dating and romance? Does Harry Potter have anything to do with how we think about elite education? Is Bella Swan, a love-obsessed teen really an accurate portrayal of a teenage girl?The stories we grow up with, stay with us our entire lives. They are our first window into the world and so much of what we learn and how we grow up is shaped by children's stories. Maria Vicente is a Senior Literary Agent at P.S. Literary rep...
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The unsilent majority — with Zahra Siddiqui
Representation and diversity have become major talking points over the last year. Phrases like “if you can see it you can be it,” are popular platitudes of support, offered at diversity seminars and plastered in Millennial pink quote backdrops on Instagram. But all of this talk around diversity has made it this silent thief in the night. Like a diverse world is aspirational. When the reality is that diversity is already here. And if we aren’t seeing it in the spaces that we o...
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