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On this weeks episode we are so happy and excited to have Nico Nelson and Je$$ica Escobedo talk to us about boundaries. Nico and Je$$ run a boundaries workshop for femme identified humans. In this episode you will get a taste of their extraordinary work educating and empowering other femmes to set boundaries and suffer less, enjoy life more, and ultimately love more fully. 

Find them on Instagram to connect and find out more about their upcoming boundaries workshop starting March 10th, 2021. Je$$ica Escobedo is @wholesomehoodrat and Nico Nelson is @thatbitchnico. 

zulaikha and gia chat with Kainath Merchant about taboo topics, especially in South Asian culture. Kainath has been growing a platform on tiktok, approaching many topics nobody wants to talk about within the Desi culture, including the first generation experience, marital rape, destigmatizing divorce, and breaking the shame cycle. Kainath brings her beautiful positive spirit to hard conversations, and through using her voice is creating space for a new culture. You can find Kainath on tiktok @kainathmer and see the vast range of important topics she covers.

i am you is a narrative series where we interview guests and each other in the spirit of radical openness and building community. By connecting to our heart spaces, we can practice vulnerability deeply with one another in service of shared humanity and storytelling. Get to know gia in the second installment of the i am you interview series. 

Content Warning: This episode contains sensitive information about sexual abuse.

Zulaikha and Gia have a necessary and enriching conversation with educator and activist Kimberly Bolden, discussing the ways in which white savior complex shows up in our communities. From toxic kindness to exploiting trauma, white saviorism pervades our society. Kimberly emphasizes the importance of speaking up,  making ethical choices, and holding people and organizations accountable. 

i am you is a narrative series where we interview guests and each other in the spirit of radical openness and building community. By connecting to our heart spaces, we can practice vulnerability deeply with one another in service of shared humanity and storytelling. In this episode, get to know zulaikha in the first i am you interview of the series. 

Welcome to season 2 of Relatively Nobody!