What’s The Chai?

Living Life On Your Own Terms w/ Sana Akhand

You've probably saw her on Good Morning America, or read her articles on the NY times, maybe even saw her TikToks go viral for being married but living apart! We here at Whats the Chai were lucky enough to snag her for one of our episodes! Sana takes us down memory lane explaining how her life choices were dictated by so many factors before one day she decided to start living life on her own terms! To starting her own social club in NYC, to breaking away from societal expectations and learning to live for herself, join us this week as Sana Akhand shares her secrets to making her perfect cup of chai! Disclaimer: Since the recording of this episode a lot has changed in Sana Akhand's life. Feel free to catch up with her on her socials. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Whats the chai links: Instagram: @whatsthechaiofficial Tik Tok: @Therapyincolour Music: @DJgonz https://linktr.ee/Samarharoon [https://linktr.ee/Samarharoon] Drinks First Links: Instagram: @sanaakhand Tik Tok: sanaakhand ___________________________________________________________________ Feel free to send us a DM on Instagram or email us at samarharoon@therapyincolour.com and let us know your thoughts! Be sure to follow, like, review and share!

Drinks First With Ariana Nathani

Hope you have a drink in hand cause this week we are having Drinks First with Ariana Nathani. By day our guest is a Digital Experience designer and by night a dating podcast host. Ariana is a trail blazer within the South Asian community. Brace yourself as she takes us inside the life of a true New Yorker. Being born to unconventionally yet conventional desi parents, having a hybrid Euphoria/Gossip girl high school experience, giving us the inside scoop into the dating scene of NYC and so much more! .You might have to brace yourself for some dirty chai in this weeks episode! You Ready? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feel free to send us a DM on Instagram or email us at samarharoon@therapyincolour.com and let us know your thoughts! Be sure to follow, like, review and share! ___________________________________________________________________ Drinks First Links: Instagram: @drinks.first Tik Tok: Drinksfirstpodcast Spotify: Drinks First Whats the chai links: Instagram: @whatsthechaiofficial Tik Tok: whatsthechaiofficial Music: @DJgonz https://linktr.ee/Samarharoon [https://linktr.ee/Samarharoon]

South Asian Women In Interracial Relationships with Dipa Patel and Rabiya Bower Pt. 2

Are you ready for Part 2? This week we are continuing the conversation with Dipa Patel and Rabiya Bower, as your host Licensed Therapist Samar Haroon asks our guest the nitty gritty of running a Facebook group, giving advice, their view on South Asian culture and much more! Dipa and Rabiya are the co-founders of the Facebook group "South Asian Women in Interracial Relationships (S.A.W.I.R)". Along with their own stories, this has given them a unique perspective on relationships, You might need two cups of Chai for all the tea we're about to spill! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feel free to send us a DM on Instagram or email us at samarharoon@therapyincolour.com and let us know your thoughts! Be sure to follow, like, review and share! ___________________________________________________________________ Whats the chai links: Instagram: @whatsthechaiofficial S.A.W.I.R Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/455846668502687 [https://www.facebook.com/groups/455846668502687] Dipa Patel: Instagram: @deliciouslydipa Rabiya Bower: @Rabiyabowerrd and @betibooks Music: @DJgonz https://linktr.ee/Samarharoon [https://linktr.ee/Samarharoon]

South Asian Women In Interracial Relationships with Dipa Patel and Rabiya Bower Pt. 1

Join us this week as your host, Licensed Therapist Samar Haroon, talks with Dipa Patel and Rabiya Bower about the world of dating outside of your culture. Dipa and Rabiya are the co-founders of the Facebook group "South Asian Women in Interracial Relationships (S.A.W.I.R)". Along with their own stories, this has given them a unique perspective on relationships, Desi parents, and independence of choice. This episode is definitely worth the (long, long) wait! Tune in and we will bring you all the chai ;) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feel free to send us a DM on Instagram or email us at samarharoon@therapyincolour.com and let us know your thoughts! Be sure to follow, like, review and share! ___________________________________________________________________ Whats the chai links: Instagram: @whatsthechaiofficial S.A.W.I.R Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/455846668502687 [https://www.facebook.com/groups/455846668502687] Dipa Patel: Instagram: @deliciouslydipa Rabiya Bower: @Rabiyabowerrd and @betibooks Music: @DJgonz https://linktr.ee/Samarharoon [https://linktr.ee/Samarharoon]

Surviving to Thriving with Annesa Tabassum (pt.2)

Disclalimer This weeks episode talks in graphic details regarding Domestic Abuse. Listener discretion is advised. This is a part two, to our previous episode where Annesa Tabassum aka Ovo_ness, continues the conversation of getting a restraining order from her ex-husband, confronting him in court and beginning to build a life that brought her to becoming one of the most influential South Asian Accounts on Tik Tok. Join us this week as your host Licensed Therapist Samar Haroon holds the space for part two of Annesa's story. This episode was definitely worth the wait! Get your Chai and hang tight! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feel free to send us a DM on Instagram or email us at samarharoon@therapyincolour.com and let us know your thoughts! Be sure to follow, like, review and share! ___________________________________________________________________ Annesa Links: Tik Tok: @ovo_nessa Instagram: @ovo_nessa Whats the chai links: Instagram: @whatsthechaiofficial Music: @DJgonz https://linktr.ee/Samarharoon [https://linktr.ee/Samarharoon]