An incredibly thought-provoking yet liberating episode recorded with the amazing Zoe Brogan, a menopause coach. Yep, you read that right – she’s a menopause coach who helps women take control and ownership of their bodies and lives. Zoe tells us about peri-menopause, menopause and the symptoms we should be looking out for. Her empathetic and caring approach makes menopause (the inevitable) not so scary and debilitating.
A few of my friends referred to my podcast as “Tasha in my pocket” so it only felt right to name this episode that. I decided to be spontaneous and try something new by “walking and talking”. On this episode I share a couple of life updates, reflections, thoughts and everything in between. Think of it a bit like an extended voice note from a friend. Please do let me know if you love it or hate it. As always, any comments, observations or advice is much appreciated 🤍
A very honest and unfiltered chat with my friend Farah who no longer wants to “hide away”. Farah takes us on a journey of what it’s like to be single in the South Asian/ Muslim community. She talks about the insensitive questions people ask, even within a professional setting and her experiences of living with parents as an adult. A wonderful conversation capturing Farah’s honesty and lived experiences. This conversation was so enlightening to me as it made me stop and reflect on how I ought to be more mindful and aware of people’s circumstances.
A very spontaneous and in the moment conversation with my cousin, Memoona AKA khobsoorat massi. Rabia also graced us with her presence mid convo. We laughed, we cried and we spoke about a whole load of random things. But the biggest take was to “LOVE YOURSELF”. Come & take a peak into what we get up to on Eid.
Finding a friend for life whilst experiencing collective grief for Palestine feels like such a surreal thing to say. But it’s true, Emma and I found one another by sharing our ache, sadness and rage over the loss of Palestinian lives. During this conversation we spoke about Palestine, Emma’s diagnoses of OCD and how it exasperated her existing feeling of sadness for Palestine. Forever grateful to her for reaching out to me!
This is “a bit of an everything episode,”, with my 5 year old Nael making a guest appearance, me thinking out loud and eventually summarising my dads episode in English! You don’t want to miss this one, I describe my dads conversation and experience of having to deal with the aftermath of a bomb attack, moving to a different country and his perception of how we should live our lives!
In conversation with Sumayyah from The Creative Society Manchester. A conversation about friendships, starting a business, chronic pain and everything in between. Come & join us!
It only feels right to share my thoughts on paper as to why I decided to start a podcast and the journey behind it. There has been something quite profound and liberating about being in my 30’s. I really did have the best time in my 20’s, partying, being completely unhinged, travelling and living a life of no responsibilities, sorrows or struggles. And then I entered my 30’s being a complete wreck in terms of my mental health and my daily struggles with anxiety and at times depression. Something that I continue to deal with and perhaps always will. But I was fortunate enough to be raised by wonderful parents who have loved me so much that I have had no choice but to love myself too. That has been life changing for me as it has allowed me to implement coping mechanisms and strategies. Despite the struggles I have always got up and did what I needed to do.
Over time I have changed in more ways than I probably realise and during that process I have lost friends and maybe some family members too. At times that was so difficult to come to terms with, but on reflection I now realise that it is okay for relationships to change. Sometimes if you are not growing together, you are bound to grow apart and flourish on your own. It’s okay for people to start their own separate chapters as long as there wasn’t any malice, intentional hurt and things ended in an amicable way. I will always love and cherish those relationships as at the time they were exactly what I needed and I will always have the memories to hold on to from that time. But relationships, just like many other factors in life are inevitably variable. Perhaps the people that are in my life right now, won’t always be in my future which is okay but I would love to be able to hold onto snippets of the conversations we hold.
Since entering my 30’s, I feel stronger than ever before. I feel better and comfortable in my skin which I know is a privilege. With this sense of confidence, I have unashamedly reached out to strangers and ended up meeting the most inspiring, wonderful and kind people. These individuals have helped me in many ways and supported me through my darkest times. I really wanted to capture these peoples voices, wisdom, knowledge and experience. These thoughts and ideas suddenly led to the idea of starting a podcast! I told myself it needed to be on my 40 before 40 list and here we are.
I spent around a year contemplating the idea of starting a podcast and whether this should be something I keep personal or whether I should make it public. I was sat amongst friends one evening and we were having the most wonderful conversations which made me realise that it is not something I want to keep to myself. The conversations were so raw and there is so much honesty that I wanted to be able to share that with others. I firmly believe in inclusivity and there is so much love to be received and given, so why not share the love? I truly hope that over time people can resonate and be inspired by some of these conversations. The name ‘Tashas Tales’ just felt like the perfect title (no brainer) as it’s something that has been a huge part of my journey for around ten years. From joining in random photo challenges on Instagram in 2013 to sharing travel itineraries on the blog posts.
So far I have recorded 12 episodes and with each episode, I have realised just how special these humans in my life are. Each and every one brings something so unique and special to me. I will be sharing stories of empowering women (and some willing men) and stories of resilience. I want to be bold enough to discuss topics and conversations that are otherwise deemed ‘taboo’.
I have truly loved every single like, comment, reshare, follow and messages about it. I cannot even begin to tell you what a confidence boost it has given me because sharing such vulnerable conversations is really not as easy at it seems. But I am beginning to realise that these conversations are truly necessary. Thank you for being a part of Tashas Tales so far.
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Now grab a brew and join me on my journey as I create a safe space for people to have an open and honest chat about all kind of things on a Podcast!
Tasha's Tales 