Writing for Hollywood and creating stories sounds like such a dream job. Prathi does just that, she is an actress and screenwriter living in LA. She’s worked on latest season of Titans, on HBOMAX as well as writing Plan B which released on Hulu earlier this year. Prathi also wrote and starred in Bollyweird, an indie webseries that features a multi-cultural cast, a bisexual love triangle, and was shot entirely in quarantine. Available on YouTube (linked it down below) We talk about her journey into screenwriting, South Asian representation and Indian house guest culture because that in itself a ..read more

Juggling our cultural identity has been a constant struggle for many of us. Today I’m joined by Sunandini, an entrepreneur and founder of Anrev Media, a marketing and tech solutions company. Sunandini shares her story of fitting in as a brown woman. From dealing with racism and an eating disorder at a young age to now being a serial tech entrepreneur. We talk about body image, casting couches, social media, the reality of having multiple businesses and so much more. Love, Preeti x TW: Eating Disorder, Racism ———————————————————— Don’t forget to follow me on social media: Instagram: https://www ..read more

June was my birthday month and not too long ago I turned 26. So today I'm sharing 25 things I’ve learnt whist being 25! Sharing the life lessons I've learnt over the past 12 months.  ———————————————————— Vote for It’s Preeti Personal at the British Podcast Awards https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote ———————————————————— Don’t forget to follow me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preetipersonal/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSvmbM63/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/preetipersonal  Clubhouse: @preetipersonal If you prefer, you can also email me: itspreetipersonal ..read more

Divorce is something that is very prevalent in our society but also has a lot of negative connotations attached to it within the South Asian community.  Data from the UK’s Office of National Statistics for 2019 shows 107,599 opposite-sex divorces in 2019 in England and Wales, increase of 18.4% and 822 same-sex divorces, nearly twice the number (428) in 2018. The majority of divorces of opposite-sex couples in 2019 were petitioned by the wife (62%). In this episode I’m joined by Jigna who shares her journey with divorce. Jigna a full time finance professional and uses her weekends to creat ..read more

I’m joined by Shivani a poet from London and we go deep talking about whether everyone can be creative, what finding our purpose means to us and journalling. One of the key things we talk about is the fact that as South Asian’s we sometimes are put into a box and labelled especially when it comes to our careers and although a lot of growing up wanted to go into creative fields and were really creative kids ended up going into more analytical/ corporate careers. Time Stamps: 00:00- Introduction 3:17- Get to know Shivani 10:08- How Shivani got into creative writing 14:30- Why South Asian familie ..read more

Radha is a real life Indian Matchmaker. I think Indian matchmaking became a pop culture reference after the popular Netflix TV show Indian Matchmaking, something we talk about in the episode. Radha is a US Based matchmaker working with single professionals who are looking to marry within the community. Being first generation herself, she knows the challenges with finding a partner that fits you culturally both with your Western values and Eastern background. Consider her the modern day “auntie”. Time Stamps: 00:00- Introduction 3:36- Get to know Radha 6:15- What is matchmaking? 7:25- The talki ..read more

Tanvi is a corporate girl by day and lifestyle blogger by night. She utilises her platform to educate and raise awareness of important causes such as equality and sustainability as well as providing top tips and honest recommendations for all things fashion, beauty & travel.  We talk about conscious consumerism, thrifting, sustainable fashion and how she started her blogging journey. Hope you enjoy the episode!  Love, Preeti x  ———————————————————— Don’t forget to follow me on social media:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preetipersonal/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok ..read more

Priyanka is a Marketing Professional and Community Strategist at Slashie Connects, a brand of Brown Girl Magazine. Her goal at Slashie is to create an empowered community of South Asian entrepreneurs and creatives who are looking to grow their businesses.  We talk about investing in ourselves, Priyanka talks about her mindset course whilst I share my story on getting a nutritionist and my experience with it. Hope you enjoy the episode!  Love, Preeti x ———————————————————— Priyanka’s Social Media:  IG- https://www.instagram.com/pwallyy/ ————————————————————  Don’t forget to ..read more

Today we’re going deep and having a DMC (deep meaningful chat) about about forgiveness, self acceptance, kindness and journalling. I’m joined by Vaneeta Kaur, a UK creative writer, author and emotional wellness advocate. She began writing at a tender age as an emotional outlet for her experiences of anxiety and depression. As someone that deals with a chronic illness due to a rare condition, self-care is an important part of her daily life. At the age of seventeen she began her first novel Broken Branches and the sequel available to pre-order now called brimming boughs. The Silver Lining Serie ..read more

Dating apps are the modern way of dating so today I’m joined by Meera, you might know Meera from the popular UK dating show called Take me out, she was a contestant on season 11. Meera is also a co-host of a dating and relationship radio show called your game and the perfect person in my eyes to talk about all things dating apps. We share personal stories about our experiences with dating apps from what we look for when we’re swiping, the dating apps we use and the alternatives that the South Asian community has instead of dating apps. That saying, I’m 100% that girl who will download a dating ..read more