The side of motherhood that doesn’t make it to Instagram.

We sat down to talk about nutrition. What unfolded was something far more important.
In this episode I sit down with my dear friend Sudarshana, a Product Manager turned Nutritionist — opens up about her high anxiety pregnancy, the invisible toll on a new mother’s body and mind, and the rage that nobody warned her about.
It wasn’t the tearful sadness we associate with PPD. It was an intense, frightening rage — thoughts that scared her — that made her pick up the phone and call her therapist.
We talk about the invisible mother, paternal PPD, the floating road to recovery and why even 0.5% of doubt is enough reason to reach out.
Her words: “You owe it to yourself. Don’t wait.”
And mine: Seek support shamelessly. Don’t let your ego come in the way. Because happy mothers raise happy children.

Struggling with postpartum depression? Reach out to iCall India at 9152987821. You are not alone.

What does it actually mean to be a modern Indian woman? Is it the clothes you wear? The rituals you skip? The traditions you follow?
In this episode I want to challenge that conversation. Because modern doesn’t mean defiance. Modern means informed. And traditional doesn’t mean blind. Traditional means rooted.
I share some of the most personal moments from my own life — a ritual at my wedding I laughed through, a ceremony I researched before agreeing to, a surname we chose that belongs to neither me nor my husband, a fast I don’t keep but a festival I never miss.
And a mother who looked at the word Kanyadan — the giving away of a daughter — and said: why would I give you away? You are still mine.
This one is for every Indian woman quietly navigating the space between who she was raised to be and who she is choosing to become.

What does it take to walk away from a stable paycheck and follow your creative passion? In this episode, we sit down with Adrisha, a former business analyst turned full-time DJ on the Bangalore underground music circuit. She opens up about the slow-burn moment that changed everything, how she taught herself to DJ, navigating financial uncertainty, and why having the right support system made all the difference. If you’ve ever felt the pull of something bigger, this one’s for you.​​​​​​​​​​​​