EP 12: Reshma's Journey - Being a Rebel, a Love for Football Growing Up, Finding a Sense of Belonging & Her Passion for Working with Leaders

Welcome to another episode of the Journey Podcast!

In today’s episode, I’m having a conversation with Reshma Karia, a Leadership and Executive coach and mental health employment advisor. Reshma brings a background in mental health, mindfulness and therapeutic approaches to her coaching.

Reshma is actually my coach and she works with Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic colleagues in the organisation I work in, and I have been working with her for over 6 months now. So in this episode, the role has been reversed and I enjoyed asking her lots of questions! 

In this episode, she shares the story of being a rebel growing up, her love for football, trying to find a sense of belonging.   

Her story is truly inspiring and I hope you enjoy our conversation!

Highlights of the episode:

• Born to Indian parents and refugees from Uganda to UK 


• Being a middle child  


• Having a dual cultural identity and trying to find a place 


• Being a rebel as a child


• Fighting for opportunities to play football as a young girl 


• Studying Banking at University


• Passion for working with people  


• Working as a mental health Employment Advisor 


• Her ‘why’ behind her passion for coaching leaders and future leaders 

For full shownotes, visit: https://risakawamoto.com/reshma-journey

Connect with Reshma on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reshma-karia-973541111/

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