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Unpacking Creative Lives
Meghna Bali - Unconventional Journeys, Solitude, and Friendships
Meghna is a journalist and photographer based in Sydney. She has worked for publications such as Xplore Sydney, Hijacked, Network ten, and the ABC. She’s now working with the ABC’s Triple J Hack where she writes and produces radio and digital stories for triple j’s youth current affairs.
In this week’s episode we talk about her work, cultural expectations, solitude and friendships.
Connect with Meghna - https://www.instagram.com/meghnab92/
Follow her stories - https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/meghna-bali/13315256
00:00 Intro
01:15 Appreciating solo time and solitude
03:20 Embracing discomfort and change
06:39 The catalyst for Meghna's journalism career
12:34 Having the talk with South Asian parents
18:16 Xplore Sydney, privilege and the journalism industry
20:37 Community and an imbalanced friendship
27:39 Long-term relationships and impulsive acts
32:44 Your inner child’s essence as an adult
37:17 Intention with financial decisions
38:55 The farmers’s protest impacting Australians
42:20 Meghna’s goal to create impact and change