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The Self Worth Edit is a personal development podcast created by a desi woman, primarily for fellow desi women. This self love podcast is also open to you if you want to deepen your understanding and relationship with yourself and others. On Mondays, we'll cover topics to help you through life's challenges by reframing culturally embedded norms. Through a mix of solo and interview-style episodes, The Self Worth Edit will help you cultivate self confidence, self love and self trust so you can live life on your terms. The Self Worth Edit community is here to help you through to a more fulfilling, uplifting life. Positive podcasts like this one are all about finding the most valuable lessons from challenging circumstances. The Self Worth Edit: the podcast inspiring South Asian women, and beyond, to quit playing small and start trusting the power and wisdom within through insightful conversations and tips for healthier ways of thinking.

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Breaking South Asian Beauty Standards with Neehar Sachdeva

September 06, 2021 • Episode 45

After years of navigating hair loss due to alopecia, today's guest made the decision to break free of South Asian beauty standards by shaving her head bald. Neehar Sachdeva is a representation creator who is normalizing breaking beauty standards in the South Asian community and beyond. In this episode she shares the story behind her diagnosis, how she and her family navigated it, how she finally came to the empowered decision to go bald and what life has been like ever since.

Questions we cover in this episode also include:

What beauty standards exist today?
What are beauty standards in India?
How beauty standards affect mental health
How beauty standards differ across cultures
How beauty standards affect self-esteem
Why beauty standards are harmful
Are beauty standards changing ?

You can connect with Neehar on Instagram: @neeharsachdeva and you can also find her on clubhouse!

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