In this podcast episode, Seema and Dinesh have a conversation with South Asian American Child Psychiatrist, Cornell-educated diversity and inclusion (DEI) expert, and mental health expert, Dr. Zabina Bhasin (affectionately called Dr. Zee by many). They have a conversation you won’t want to miss around parenting, raising children in today’s society to teach them inclusion and celebrate diversity through play.
Dr. Zabina Bhasin is a South Asian American Child Psychiatrist, Cornell-educated diversity and inclusion (DEI) expert, and mental health expert who is affectionately called Dr. Zee by many. She is the founder of In KidZ, an ed-tech company centered around educating children and families on other cultures and celebrations. Dr. Zee’s goal is to make inclusion a normal and a daily part of family life. She is a mom on a mission to educate our children, celebrate diversity, and to change the world through play.
Her expertise and the work to use games, toys, and fun to teach serious topics like diversity, inclusion, belonging, and more have taken her from news media like Good Morning America. Entrepreneur Magazine, Vogue Magazine & most recently celebrated as FORBES NEXT 1000 ENTREPRENEURS. As a dynamic speaker, entrepreneur, and children’s book author, Dr. Zee is now the only South Asian woman on the Toy Association Board of Directors and a Concordia board member. As a South Asian woman-owned company, she is the first to ink a licensing partnership deal with Sesame Street. Dr. Zee has also been named as 100 Women to Know.
She lives by her mother’s motto that, “We are more similar than we are different. Our differences make us unique, but they do not separate us.” Her past experiences with childhood bullying and her current observation of a lack of cultural understanding with children sparked her global work.
More about Dr. Zee:
Dinesh Melwani www.dineshmelwani.com IG @dineshmelwani
Seema Desai www.drseemadesai.com, IG @dr.seemadesai
Happy and Human Podcast on IG @happyandhumanpodcast
