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It's finally here! Thank you to all who joined us on December 1st, 2025 for a moment of connection, reflection, humour and storytelling. Through awareness, empathy and courage, we are reminded of our shared humanity. Change begins when we show up to tell our stories, when we choose to be truth-tellers even when standing alone and when we have the courage to stand for what is right. It is this that builds hope, resistance and possibility. Grounded in solidarity, connection, and unity, we create spaces for open dialogue and understanding around some of today’s most polarising issues, reminding us of the importance of building a community where every voice matters. Heartfelt thanks to every guest over the past five years who has trusted us with their story and helped shape the journey of Positive Solace. Thank you to Palestine House for thier hospitality, and everyone who worked tirelessly behind the scenes including the Positive Solace team and everyone who bought a ticket, donated or shared our event.  Your support made this evening possible. Zainab and her family are deeply grateful. The proceeds from the event have also been shared with an orphan in Gaza. Resistance and change often begin in art and in the art of words. We are all connected; what happens in the world affects us all and each of us has a role to play. Real change begins with listening to one another. Presented and Executively Produced by Attika Choudhary (@AttikaC on all platforms) Edited by Tom Levins Positive Solace Idents voiced by Greg McKenzie Don't forget to check out our social media pages: Facebook: facebook.com/PositiveSolace/ Twitter: twitter.com/PositiveSolace Instagram: instagram.com/positivesolace/ TikTok: tiktok.com/@positivesolace Send us a message! Let us know where you're listening from and if you have an interesting story you'd like to share with us.

In this dynamic episode, Attika travels to Berlin for Positive Solace’s first international trip - to explore how fashion-forward technology is changing the future of health and wellbeing. At the launch of the Huawei Watch 5, she sits down with Andreas Zimmer, Head of Product for Huawei Consumer Business Group (Europe), to discuss how wearable smart tech is becoming personally orientated. Made with 904L stainless steel and sapphire glass, the Huawei Watch 5 blends luxury with purpose. Together they explore features like real-time blood oxygen monitoring, stress and heart rate tracking, and advanced sleep analysis and how they are putting wellbeing back in our own hands. In a world where NHS patients often wait weeks to be seen and global appointments can last less than five minutes this conversation asks: can technology help us feel more connected, supported and in control of our own wellbeing? Thanks to the teams at MSL Group and Huawei for inviting us! Presented and Executively Produced by Attika Choudhary Edited by Tom Levins Positive Solace Idents voiced by Greg McKenzie Don't forget to check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveSolace/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PositiveSolace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivesolace/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@positivesolace Send us a message! Let us know where you're listening from and if you have an interesting story you'd like to share with us.

You may be wondering what the future holds for the UK, following this week's General Election results. The Labour Party's landslide win, the decimation of the previously-ruling Conservatives and Scottish Nationalists, a small but undoubtedly loud smattering of far-right Reform UK representatives and the notable collective of pro-Palestine activists will all take the shape of the next Parliament. In the concluding part of our Politics Solace election specials, Attika and Tom are joined by Sir Gerald Howarth - a former Government Minister and Conservative MP for Aldershot from 1997-2017, Nigel Griffiths - former Deputy Leader of the House of Commons and Labour MP for Edinburgh South between 1987-2010, and Charlotte John, from the organisation Simple Politics. *** Make sure to check out for Positive Solace's Instagram, YouTube and TikTok for more. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveSolace/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PositiveSolace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivesolace/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@positivesolace Send us a message! Let us know where you're listening from and if you have an interesting story you'd like to share with us.

*** Recorded June 27th, 2024 *** Dearest Listeners... we've been apart for far too long! As the UK goes to the polls for the first time since we started podcasting, Attika Choudhary - whom you already know, and Tom Levins - her trusty audio editor who has worked behind the scenes on seasons 2 and 3 of Positive Solace, decided to show their personal enthusiasm for politics and turn it into a special two-part election podcast, discussing the crazy world that is UK politics. Introducing...Politics Solace. Attika and Tom have political history - Attika as a former Conservative parliamentary candidate in 2019 general election and an ex-Tory councillor for Rushmoor from 2010 and Tom as a Green Party Council Candidate in 2023. Together, they discuss some major stories that have emerged throughout the election campaign over the last 5 weeks, review each of the party manifestos and even make their predictions for the number of seats that the party may get. As we head towards the 4th of July general election, if you're unsure who to vote for or what each of the parties are promising: we have it covered. Special thanks to Gully Singh and Saadeya Shamsuddin for providing vocal talent in the production of this episode. *** And make sure to check out for Positive Solace's Instagram, YouTube and TikTok for more. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveSolace/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PositiveSolace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivesolace/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@positivesolace Send us a message! Let us know where you're listening from and if you have an interesting story you'd like to share with us.

In this season finale of Positive Solace Attika opens the conversation to see how men see and view women. Ever found yourself checking in to the Heartbreak Hotel? Maybe a past relationship has broken down, and you're still experiencing the pain long afterward? Attika turns to Speaker, Author and Film Director, Ismael Gomez III, whose advice-type videos on relationships, dating and emotional intimacy have amassed millions of views on Instagram and TikTok. Ismael holds the view that every relationship yields a learning curve, even when they don't end as intended. Together with Attika, they muse over how men and women perceive love, respect and intimacy differently from one another. It's an intriguing and thought-provoking episode that encapsulates this season's investigation into love and healing this time from a man's viewpoint. Check out more of Ismael's advice and wisdom on his website - www.savethemessenger.com We'd like to thank you for listening to Positive Solace season 3! We're going to take a short break, and we'll be back with season 4 soon - see you on the other side! With thanks to the Positive Solace team. Be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode. Don't forget to check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveSolace/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PositiveSolace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivesolace/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@positivesolace Send us a message! Let us know where you're listening from and if you have an interesting story you'd like to share with us.

In the penultimate episode of Season 3, Attika speaks with Mawarni Hassan, in what is an undoctored and revealing conversation about her experiences of love, pain and loss. After suffering the pain of losing her first love, in 2022, Mawarni had even more poignant and powerful perspective from which to view her journey of love in all its different facets: the twists, turns and, in her case, the ultimate, unforeseeable, final resting point. Mawarni is a very successful entrepreneur based in Malaysia who runs her own consultancy while also helping start up businesses. She has worked in the corporate sector and in the cosmetics industry. She continues to explore and discover what love is, and the balance she is searching between faith and her working life. She uses a new book, Seeking A Life Balance by Mohammed Hussein, which she is marketing but currently it is only available in Malaysia. Check out the limk here: https://www.seekingalifebalance.com/ With thanks to the Positive Solace team. Be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode. Don't forget to check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveSolace/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PositiveSolace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivesolace/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@positivesolace Send us a message! Let us know where you're listening from and if you have an interesting story you'd like to share with us.

In this thought-provoking and stirring episode, Attika gets to the bottom of overcoming trauma. Dr Mariel Buqué is a successful, black, psychologist originally from the Dominican Republic; she is also an author and world-renowned in the treatment of intergenerational trauma - the concept of generational challenges within families. Attika questions Dr Buqué about trauma and how to heal. Dr Buqué has integrated holistic methods into her work, along with indigenous healing practices which have helped to uncover layers of trauma for an entire generation of clients as well as delving into her own personal experience of identity, trauma and healing as someone of Afro-Latina roots. The question is who are you? What exactly does intergenerational trauma entail? And how can we, in our everyday lives, help one another heal the wounds and resultant trauma and break the cycle  through loving and understanding of each other. If you've listened to this episode, and can relate to the discussed topics, Dr. Mariel recommended these links to us for your reference: https://www.betterhelp.comhttps://www.drmarielbuque.com/#resources You can order Mariel's book, "Break The Cycle", here: US Orders: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714176/break-the-cycle-by-dr-mariel-buque/ UK Orders: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Break-Cycle-Intergenerational-intergenerational-abundance/dp/1785044281/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2HLMXBHYUYQD8&keywords=break+the+cycle+dr.+mariel&qid=1681472364&sprefix=break+the+cycle+dr.+mariel%2Caps%2C169&sr=8-2 With thanks to the Positive Solace team. Be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode. Don't forget to check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveSolace/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PositiveSolace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivesolace/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@positivesolace Send us a message! Let us know where you're listening from and if you have an interesting story you'd like to share with us.

In this funny and energising episode Attika reconnects with Eshaan Akbar, a British comedian, writer and actor of Bangladeshi-Pakistani heritage. Eshaan's story is quite unique - working initially as a banker, he found his true calling in stand-up comedy after suddenly losing his mother, and has been steadily growing in stature from performing at open mic nights, leading to appearances on prime time BBC shows QI and Mock The Week, to now having his very own tour - 'The Pretender' and playing a role in the upcoming season 4 of Netflix's 'Sex Education'. Attika and Eshaan explore identity, the language used to describe them and what their heritage means to them both, as well as the labels and tropes they've had to endure growing up as people of South Asian descent in Britain. And how impactful their roles in the media have been to date. Check out tickets and locations for Eshaan's first ever national tour, 'The Pretender' here: https://www.eshaanakbar.com/tour With thanks to the Positive Solace team. Be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode. Don't forget to check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveSolace/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PositiveSolace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivesolace/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@positivesolace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClhK6amRXNbMKZsEacDgyjw Send us a message! Let us know where you're listening from and if you have an interesting story you'd like to share with us.

This week, Attika explores freedom and fulfilment with two time Emmy nominated journalist Ahmer Khan. Growing up in the region of Jammu and Kashmir, Ahmer has seen his paradisiacal homeland be the epicentre of a conflict between India and Pakistan, which has been ongoing since the partition of India in 1947. Despite these troubles at home, and the lack of resources and contacts, Ahmer has become an award-winning journalist, telling stories of humanitarian crisis, conflict, human rights issues and migration particularly in South Asia. Attika and Ahmer dive into an open conversation on one's identity, healing that is needed, as a consequence growing up, living and working in a region wracked with tension and uncertainty - something that Ahmer says he is 'used to' - should that be the case? With thanks to the Positive Solace team. Be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode. Don't forget to check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveSolace/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PositiveSolace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivesolace/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@positivesolace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClhK6amRXNbMKZsEacDgyjw Send us a message! Let us know where you're listening from and if you have an interesting story you'd like to share with us.

In this raw episode, Attika speaks with a married woman, divorcee and a mum and explores the judgements behind women, as well as the healing process when faced with life’s challenges. Attika catches up with her close friend and fellow BBC broadcaster Nadia Ali who, through her own experiences, supports people through social enterprise. In this candid chat, Nadia opens up in about her past reflecting on the breakdown of her first marriage, the stigmas she faced in her community and the solace she's found through her family's support, her eventual decision to remarry and having a daughter bring joy. It is hoped that you, like Nadia, will be able to find the strength to traverse any similar obstacles you may face in your life. Nadia is also a big supporter of these charities: Restless Beings: https://www.restlessbeings.org/ NourDV: https://www.nour-dv.org.uk/ With thanks to the Positive Solace team. Be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode.       Don't forget to check out our social media pages:   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveSolace/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/PositiveSolace   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivesolace/   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@positivesolace   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClhK6amRXNbMKZsEacDgyjw    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us a message! Let us know where you're listening from and if you have an interesting story you'd like to share with us.

TW: This episode contains themes some may find upsetting. Attika dives into an in-depth and raw conversation with Kevin Hines who has dedicated his life to suicide prevention. In 2000, Kevin's life changed forever, when he attempted to take his own life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. He is only one of the few to have ever survived. Kevin has used his experience, to help provide education on brain health, widely known as mental health and help those grappling with suicide - as a global public speaker, best selling author, and award winning documentary filmmaker. Attika and Kevin delve into our "brain health". Having faced many of his own challenges, Kevin shares how having these conversations and addressing the lows, depression and/or even suicidal thoughts, we can hope to see a reduction in suicide rates across the world. http://www.Kevinhinesstory.com/resources for all resources  http://www.YouTube.com/KevinHines 715 videos designed to better your brain health.   With thanks to the Positive Solace team. Be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode. Don't forget to check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveSolace/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PositiveSolace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivesolace/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@positivesolace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClhK6amRXNbMKZsEacDgyjw  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us a message! Let us know where you're listening from and if you have an interesting story you'd like to share with us.

In Season 3 Episode 5 on Positive Solace, Attika speaks to Mo Jannah, BAFTA nominee and social philanthropist, who is also a life-coach. He is gearing up for his first TEDx talk in April 2023 on “Representation”. Mo talks about his background, his father and his heritage and how it contributed to his progression in life, his experiences working with young offenders and his later work with the BBC in development and production. He struggle with death and loss for a while but found healing partly in nature and how we should take the good where we find it. Meaningful conversations with people he respects help him unwind, and he finds ideas and uniqueness: the differences in our lives are what makes life worth embracing. It is as if we all have a canvas on which we create our individual journey but there are similarities that connect us all as human beings. Our spiritual journeys are often projections of our love and healing.   With thanks to the Positive Solace team. Be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode.   Don't forget to check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveSolace/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PositiveSolace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivesolace/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@positivesolace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClhK6amRXNbMKZsEacDgyjw  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us a message! Let us know where you're listening from and if you have an interesting story you'd like to share with us.

A month ago, in the night of 6th February, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and north-west Syria, affecting the lives of millions of people. It was followed by a second quake of 7.5 magnitude. So far, the death toll has exceeded 50,000 with 116,000 injured and millions who have been made homeless.   Thousands of aftershocks and two more recent quakes have left many people fearing to go back inside buildings: they sleep in tents or out of doors. Aid has come from all over the world - including £4.8 million from the organisation, Choose Love. This charity, established in 2015 to support refugees and displaced people fleeing from war or persecution, has grown to be an international aid organisation that also funds first responders and other help agencies in an emergency, like an earthquake. At first they supported 29 different local agencies that responded quickly to the emergency. Now they are focusing on getting everyone into temporary housing, seeing they have food and clothing, and helping those injured in the quakes to recover as much as possible.   Attika engages with Josie Naughton, co-founder and CEO of Choose Love and one of the masterminds behind this amazing charity. Selfless, determined and passionate, Josie and the work of Choose Love, in supporting the people of Turkey and Syria, symbolise the type of love we want to explore in this season: “We need more love and compassion, as we aim to become more humanised, especially at times like this,” says Attika.   They talk about the creation of Choose Love, its mission and the vision of its founders, and we get to know more about the remarkable woman who has devoted so much of her time and energy to making Choose Love what it is today. In fact as we celebrate International Women's Day on 8th of March, it is an appropriate time to listen to such a woman of vision.   If you'd like to help Choose Love in supporting the agencies on the frontline in places like Turkey and Syria - feel free to donate using this link: https://donate.chooselove.org/   With thanks to the Positive Solace team. Be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode.   Don't forget to check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveSolace/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PositiveSolace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivesolace/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@positivesolace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClhK6amRXNbMKZsEacDgyjw    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us a message! Let us know where you're listening from and if you have an interesting story you'd like to share with us.

After reading his insightful book of quotations, 'Hearticulations', Attika's exploration into the themes of love and healing have led to an enlightening talk with a popular Canadian author, 'grounded spiritualist,' and former criminal lawyer, Jeff Brown.     The two ponder the true meaning of life and the existence of 'sacred purpose': the voice inside you that acts as a spiritual guide. They talk about the culture that prevents people from being able to heal and find solace, after experiencing trauma. It is important to find an authentic sense of our own value in a world where surviving and achieving seem to define us.    This episode will leave you mulling over words and ideas, and hopefully deepen your spiritual awareness.  With thanks to the Positive Solace team. Be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode. Don't forget to check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveSolace/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PositiveSolace Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/positivesolace/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@positivesolace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClhK6amRXNbMKZsEacDgyjw  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us a message! Let us know where you're listening from and if you have an interesting story you'd like to share with us.

As we continue Season 3 of Positive Solace, in Episode 2, the discussion examines how important it is to involve love in the healing process: Attika speaks candidly with her close friend, actress Sarah Jane Dias, a yoga instructor and podcaster. Sarah Jane opens up in an unprecedented conversation about how she was abused as a child, and the impact this has had on her life: depression, anxiety, and grieving the loss of a loved one all threatened to impede her journey towards healing.   Sarah explains what love means to her, and how over time, she feels the healing has exposed and then laid to rest her bad experiences.   Find out more about her feel good community Fegoco here: https://instagram.com/fegoco?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=   With thanks to the Positive Solace team. Be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode.   Don't forget to check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveSolace/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PositiveSolace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivesolace/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@positivesolace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClhK6amRXNbMKZsEacDgyjw    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us a message! Let us know where you're listening from and if you have an interesting story you'd like to share with us.