S2, Ep 103: Brown Girl Like Me

Why did we start wearing bindis to clubs only when Madonna declared it was cool? Why do we find it so difficult to speak to our families about mental health struggles? What is it about our cultural background that make us so strong yet soft? (and that's not a bad thing!).....in this episode my guest Jaspreet Kaur and I discuss all this and more from a brown girls point of view.

Jaspreet, also known as Behind The Netra, is a spoken word artist and educator. Her book 'Brown Girl Like Me' is out this month and covers issues ranging from culture, confidence, menstruation stigma and microaggressions. She talks to me about what made her write it and the wonderful women who were part of her journey.