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In this episode, I speak with Shubhaangi who found love in Thomas, who was from Norway. They met on a pen pals website and eventually fell in love. Besides receiving  a lot of opposition from the girls side, they finally ended up with each other. 

In this episode, I'm speaking with Ayesha Umair Chappra, a freelance illustrator based in Karachi, Pakistan. She got diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when she was just 9 years old. She talks her struggles with diabetes ranging from a restrictive diet to effect of diabetes. She also expands on the way she was bullied in school because of her condition.   If you guys have a story to share, please feel free to write to me at : Email: [email protected] Instagram: lifehappens.podcast

In this episode, I'm speaking with Kadri Mikkelsen , a new mum of a 15 month old  boy. She shares her journey with alopecia and the fact that it took her 6 years to shake the shame and embarrasment of losing her hair and wearing a wig. She talks about the mental struggles she went through as a result of alopecia and how comfortable she feels in her own skin now. If you've a story to share, please feel free to write to me on my email: [email protected] or  Instagram: @lifehappens.podcast

In this episode, I'm speaking with Isabella Castorino, a curve model and a freelancer influencer . She was born with congenital nevus, otherwise known as a birthmark which covers a large portion of her  torso and has been there since birth. She talks about her insecurities being a model and dealing with a big mark on her body . She finally shares how comfortable has she become with her birthmark. If you've a story to share,you can write to me at: Email Id: [email protected] Instagram: @lifehappens.podcast

In this episode , I'm speaking with Sadiah Zahoor, a  student pursuing her Phd in Mathematics in London. She talks about her journey of weight loss wherein she also mentioned  the "body shaming" that she had to experience through the whole process. She said it wasn't easy but surely, worth it in the end. If you've a story to share , you can write to me at my : Email: [email protected] Instagram: @lifehappens.podcast

In this episode, I'm speaking with Rewati Ranjan, a marketing professional, Social activist and a sexual abuse survivor.She expands on her journey of sexual abuse when she was on a trip with her family. She also talks about the trauma that it caused and how all of this made her a strong and confident woman who  isn't very easy to break. If you've a story to share, You can write to me at my email: [email protected]

In this episode, I'm speaking with Naaz Joshi, India's first trans woman fashion model. She elaborates on the struggles of a transgender, the kind of the isolation ,the abandonment  and harassment they face at various points in their life. She further  adds to it talking about how society looks at them from a different lense altogether. if you have a tale to share, You can reach us at : Email: [email protected] Instagram : @lifehappens.podcast

In this episode , I'm speaking with Irtiqa Qureshi , who goes by the pen name- Liah. She is a digital marketer by profession and a relationship counsellor by passion. She expands on her journey of divorce and focuses on the red flags that young girls tend to ignore and misconstrue those for love. We also focus on how especially, the Kashmiri society looks differently at divorcees and moreover, add to their misery.

In this episode, I'm speaking with Bandhanpreet  Kaur , currently working as a Veterinary officer with People for Animals , Goa. I know her personally from school as a high performer and someone whose artistic skills always took me by surprise. She talks about having parents with "OCPD" and how hard her journey has been while dealing with it for the  most part  of her life.

In this episode, I'm speaking with Tara Hakeem , a 21 yr old woman from Srinagar who has been shamed for her body since she was a child  of 7 years. She narrates her experience living as a plus sized woman and the physical as well as emotional abuse she went through and still is, everyday of her life.

In this episode, I'm speaking with Kari Anne , a 10 year survivor of breast cancer . She is a proud single mother of a 15 yr old which she considers as her greatest achievement. She is a outreach specialist for the HOPE chautaqua coalition/prevention works which is a substance abuse prevention organization. She expands on her journey with breast cancer therefore, talking about her rollercoaster of emotions she went through ad her struggle as a whole. 

On Ep-15 of " Life Happens for Real", I'm speaking with Ishrat Nisar. Currently, she works in a Canada based company as a marketing manager. She expands on her story of childhood abuse, narcissistic abuse and how often do we misconstrue "abuse" as a form of love. It was a real talk and I am sure everyone of you would be able to relate.