What happens when two Indian women—from different parts of the world—sit down to talk about parenting, patriarchy, and psychiatry? In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Sidhana, a psychiatrist based in India, for a cross-continental conversation r...

What happens when you finally find the words for what you've been carrying your whole life? "Suddenly, I had language for things that I'm experiencing." That’s the power of sitting down with someone like Tony Nabors, a racial equity educator an...

In this unapologetically real conversation, I sit down with Mohini, a Holistic Relationship Coach for Ranis, who guides Desi divorcees to reclaim their power and rewrite their relationship stories. After a 14-year marriage, Mohini has come face...

What happens when we try to understand South Asian mental health through a Western lens? We end up feeling lost—told to cut ties instead of repair them, to heal alone instead of within community. But healing was never meant to be an individual ...

Music Media Personality and Multimedia Creative, LaToya Elle, joins us to share her journey of blending storytelling with a passion for amplifying Canadian artists. We dive into the artists on her radar, the challenges of being a Black woman in...

What happens when we’re taught that curiosity about sexuality is shameful? And how do colonial histories still shape the way we talk—or don’t talk—about sex today? In this compelling episode, we sit down with Carine Abou Dahab, a sexolog...

Moving to a new country comes with challenges—feeling isolated, questioning if you're good enough, and pushing through rejection. But for Palak, every challenge became an opportunity. From starting a job as a newcomer to building a thriving art...

What does healing look like when the systems around us were never built for us? In this episode of Middle Fingers Up, we sit down with writer, mental health advocate, and early childhood educator Ishaa Vinod Chopra, author of Finding Order in D...

In this brief Gup Shup, we talk about the challenges of taking care of your health while managing a small team or working solo. We'll discuss the guilt that comes with taking a sick day, especially as a child of immigrants who feel the weight o...

Welcome back Dr. Anne Hussain, Naturopathic doctor, period literacy advocate, and author of The Period Literacy Handbook. Dr. Anne  shares both her personal and professional experience with PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome), breaking down w...

Welcome Vishal Aheer, Fitness Trainer! In this episode, we put our middle fingers up to outdated fitness myths and explore how shifting to functional movement can help us build real strength, longevity, and confidence.We’ve been conditi...

Part 5 of The Angry Brown Girl Club Series:Welcome to part 5/5 of the "Angry Brown Girl Club" Series. Over the last four episodes, we’ve unpacked the deep-seated power dynamics and historical patterns that shape relationships between whi...

Part 4 of The Angry Brown Girl Club Series:Welcome to part 4/5 of the "Angry Brown Girl Club" series. In this episode, we get into how to recognize, the power imbalances between white women and women of color, focusing on accountability...

Part 3 of The Angry Brown Girl Club SeriesIn this third segment of the Angry Brown Girl Club, we get deeper into the power dynamics that emerge between women of color and white women. Building on Segment 1, where we discussed how women ...

Part 2 of The Angry Brown Girl Club SeriesThey say, “If you don’t like the conversation —change it.” But what if, instead of changing it, we tended to it? This segment is about leaning into the messy, scary process of growth, especially...

Part 1 of The Angry Brown Girl Club SeriesIn this episode, we talk about what it means to navigate a world that often misunderstands or diminishes us. For many of us, anger has been our armor—not because we want to wear it, but because ...

In this final installment of our three-part series, we close with reflections on Harjot and Simrit’s first year of marriage—a year filled with challenges, growth, and commitment. Their journey has unfolded in real time, offering us a raw an...

I’m joined by a very special guest—my 11-year-old son. Together, we have an honest conversation about what it’s like to grow up biracial and navigate the early experiences of racism. This episode was his project—he took the lead, sharing two pe...

The holidays can bring so many different experiences to the surface—grief from anniversaries, burnout from expectations, or the exhaustion of hiding parts of yourself just to get through family gatherings. For some, this time of year is filled ...

In this Gup Shup segment, we welcome back Dr. Anne Hussain, naturopathic doctor, period literacy advocate, and author of The Period Literacy Handbook. Building on her insights from episode 93, What Does a Normal Period Actually Look Like?, Dr. ...

This episode of Middle Fingers Up is here at the perfect time, wrapping up Men's Health Awareness Month while also preparing us for the not-so-jolly parts of the holiday season. We get into the emotional toll of hiding your true self and the un...

This week, we get into a thought-provoking and essential conversation about intimacy, challenging long-held beliefs about masculinity. Our title might raise some eyebrows, but we're okay with that because intimacy goes far beyond the physical.<...

Dive into this conversation where we tackle the intricate tapestry of biracial identity alongside Dr. Jenn, a psychologist deeply rooted in the mixed-race community. From personal anecdotes to professional insights, Dr. Jenn shares how adolesce...

In this It’s Good to Gup Shup segment, we’re thrilled to welcome back Madison, host of the Bloodstained podcast. Many of you might remember her from Episode 91:" Almost Nothing In This Society Is Coincidental", where we explored systemic issues...

Welcome back, Comedian Jeevin Gill, who’s in town for a show and has dropped by to chat with us! You might remember him from Episode 18, ‘Middle Fingers to Not Trying.’ Since we last chatted, he has continued to make waves in the comedy wor...