Hellooooo and welcome back to Bitch From Pakistan!

Today’s episode is a really, really special one. We’re diving into something that is often so taboo in our culture: psychedelics, trauma, and what it means to heal as Pakistani and Muslim women.

My guest is the brilliant Hena Malik...she studies religion and psychedelics, and trust me, she IS the niche and nuance to this conversation. Together, we’re unpacking how generational trauma shows up in our bodies, how plant medicine can open doors to healing, and the big question… how do you navigate psychedelics while still holding onto your faith?

This is about reclaiming our stories, breaking silence, and exploring new pathways to healing that honor both our traditions and our need for transformation and spiritual evolution. It’s deep, it’s vulnerable, and honestly… it’s the kind of conversation we've been waiting to show up..

So buckle up, because this one’s a journeyyyyy!

Hena Malik: @howdyhena

Audio Tech: Kwey Brandon @kwey_

Helllooooo and welcome back to Bitch From Pakistan!

On this episode, I have invited a close friend and bestie, Sherrrrrr Salman! There was no other perfect person to discuss the rise of the South Asian Moment....

Whether it's in fashion at SANYFW, or in music with Indowarehouse, or even Prada copying our chapals.....the desi flavor is in, and it's being packaged as a trend.

Our haldi dood became a tumeric latte....our dupattas became Scandinavian scarves...

Before they can take EVEN MORE than they already have, all the creativity within Desis has been bursting these last few years and we are here to reclaim our power....in the

SOUTH ASIAN MOMENT!

@disco.sher.source

Hey guys, welcome back to BFP season 2 and here we are with episode 2!

On this episode, we collab cultures, Desis & Latinos/Hispanics. This duo has a lot in common, from our frijoles and daal, to our kheer and arroz con leche, large celebrations with large families, loud senses of humor and love of music, dance and telenovela drama. Our collabs go hard too...who doesn't love of chicken tikka taco?

Clearly I have had this idea for a while...it started when I lived in Texas for a few years. During my time there, I realized that so many Desis lived there not only because of the love of heat, but also the family and cultural values of the large Hispanic and Latino*** communities influencing the environment of the cities there. I also saw that expectations within the family were similarly heavy and there were religious influences and patriarchal customs that made our upbringings conservative and restrictive when it came to trying to be authentically ourselves.

In my time in Minnesota, I came across Steph who became one of my close masc friends. She wanted to be on this show because she felt that she never saw anyone that she could look up to during her character developing years that represented what her story looked like and she wanted to shed some limelight on hers in honor of supporting what she didn't have growing up.

I hope you enjoy this special and spicy episode!!

Steph's instagram: @stephanielima51

Thank you as always to @Kwey_ for podcast production, audio editing and recording!

***In case anyone was wondering the difference between Latino/Hispanic is that Latinos is based on Latin culture and Hispanic means Spanish-speaking. For example, my friend Steph on this episode is Guatemalan and is Hispanic and not Latino and my Brazilian friend is Latino but speaks Portuguese and is not Hispanic.