2020 Wrap Up with Jyoti Chand

12/22/20 • 23 min

This was a sad, weird and exhausting year. When I think about 2020, I think about social unrest, Black Lives Matter, remote working, COVID and distance from friends and family. This year was tough for a lot of us, for a lot of different reasons. And while I've thought about doing a podcast so many times, it never really came together until this fall, when I needed connection the most.

As I reflect on the year, cautiously, yet optimistically, making plans, setting goals and dreaming dreams for 2021, I feel especially grateful for Brown Mom and the community we're developing. Thanks for reaching out, for your reviews, Tweets, shares, DMs and notes.

On this episode, I'm joined by Jyoti Chand - @MamaJotes on Instagram - a friend I made because of this podcast. She's a real one and I'm so thrilled this pod brought us together. Jyoti stopped by to ask some of the questions you sent in.

We'll see you back here at Brown Mom on Tuesday, January 5th.

We'll see you back here at Brown Mom on Tuesday, January 5th.

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Identity with DJ Rekha

This week on Brown Mom, DJ Rekha (they/them) stops by for a chat about identity and gender identity.

Let's be clear: if it sounds like I'm fangirling on parts of this episode, well, it's because I am. I have zero chill in life, but even less so during this chat.

I have been a massive DJ Rekha fan for decades, from those years at Basement Bhangra to Rekha's Sunday Sessions, quarantine sets they played to help us get through the Pandemic. I love listening to Rekha because whether it's an Insta set, a panel they are speaking on, or their Twitter feed, I feel like I'm a little better, happier and smarter after.

Rekha and I talk about a lot of things: pronouns, gender, Whatsapping Jasmine Sandlas, Queens, Pandemic DJ-ing, among other topics. And yes, I asked if we'll ever get another Basement night. I had to.

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Therapy and Rejection with Dr. Saumya Dave

In our first episode of the new year, we caught up with Brown Mom favorite, Dr. Saumya Dave to talk about mental health and rejection. We've all been through a lot over the past year and sitting down with Dr. Dave was just what the doctor ordered.

We also talk about setting boundaries, therapy, Instagram and why she kept trying to get her book published, even after more than 200 rejections. (I took her advice about doom scrolling, btw. It's brilliant.)

Dr. Saumya Dave is a writer, psychiatrist who does therapy and mental health advocate. Her debut novel, Well-Behaved Indian Women, was released last year and featured in Elle, The New York Times, Today with Hoda and Jenna, and more. Dr. Dave has written for The New York Times, ABC News, Refinery 29, and others. She is a practicing therapist and an Adjunct Professor at Mount Sinai.

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