Guys N' Chai
Brown men are taught to hold it together. Guys & Chai is what happens when we stop.
Hosted by Ankur Varma — licensed psychotherapist and co-founder of Brown Man Therapy — this is a podcast about success and everything that comes with it. The pressure. The self-doubt. The silence between what we say and what we actually carry.
Born out of real conversations at Guys & Chai events, each episode sits down with a South Asian man to talk honestly about his story, what he's learned, and what he wishes more of us talked about. No talking points. No performing. Just two guys, chai, and the conversation that starts where the script ends.
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Episodes
4 episodes
Guys N' Chai with Qasim Rashid, Esq. | Service, Authenticity & Refusing to Wear a Mask
"Life is far more rewarding when you can be honest with yourself."In this episode of Guys N' Chai, Ankur Varma sits down with Qasim Rashid — human rights lawyer, author, and one of the most recognizable South Asian Muslim public voices i...
Guys N' Chai with Rahim Thawer, LCSW | Identity, Distance & Asking Who Am I
"Who am I" isn't a question you answer once. It's one you come back to.In this episode of Guys & Chai, Ankur Varma sits down with Rahim Thawer — psychotherapist, educator, writer, and author of The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Tr...
Guys N' Chai with Kunal Makwana | Grief, Grit & Defying the South Asian Script
Kunal Makwana lost his father at seven. He built his life around what that loss taught him.In our latest episode of Guys N' Chai, host Ankur Varma sits down with Kunal, founder of KMAK Fitness, and one of the most successful South Asian ...
Guys N' Chai with Rahul Sharma, PsyD | Episode 1
In our first episode ever of Guys N' Chai, Ankur Varma is joined by Rahul Sharma, founder of Funkadesi, psychologist, and educator joins to discuss everything from evaporated milk in his family chai recipe to Kenya and now to his secret ...