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Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyCan Tech Help Us Live Better? with Andreas ZimmerIn this dynamic episode, Attika travels to Berlin for Positive Solace’s first international trip - to explore how fashion-forward technology is changing the future of health and wellbeing. At the launch of the Huawei Watch 5, she sits down with Andreas Zimmer, Head of Product for Huawei Consumer Business Group (Europe), to discuss how wearable smart tech is becoming personally orientated.Made with 904L stainless steel and sapphire glass, the Huawei Watch 5 blends luxury with purpose. Together they explore features like real-time blood oxygen monitoring, stress and heart rate tracking, and advanced sleep analysis and how they ar...2025-07-0127 min
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyPolitics Solace: UK General Election Special*** Recorded June 27th, 2024 ***Dearest Listeners... we've been apart for far too long!As the UK goes to the polls for the first time since we started podcasting, Attika Choudhary - whom you already know, and Tom Levins - her trusty audio editor who has worked behind the scenes on seasons 2 and 3 of Positive Solace, decided to show their personal enthusiasm for politics and turn it into a special two-part election podcast, discussing the crazy world that is UK politics.Introducing...Politics Solace.Attika and Tom have political history - Attika as...2024-07-0259 min
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyPolitics Solace: UK General Election Special - Pt 1Dearest Listeners... we've been apart for far too long!As the UK goes to the polls for the first time since we started podcasting, Attika Choudhary - whom you already know, and Tom Levins - her trusty audio editor who has worked behind the scenes on seasons 2 and 3 of Positive Solace, decided to show their personal enthusiasm for politics and turn it into a special two-part election podcast, discussing the crazy world that is UK politics.Introducing...Politics Solace.Attika and Tom have political history - Attika as a former Conservative parliamentary candidate...2024-06-2959 min
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyReframing Relationships with Ismael Gomez IIIIn this season finale of Positive Solace Attika opens the conversation to see how men see and view women.Ever found yourself checking in to the Heartbreak Hotel? Maybe a past relationship has broken down, and you're still experiencing the pain long afterward?Attika turns to Speaker, Author and Film Director, Ismael Gomez III, whose advice-type videos on relationships, dating and emotional intimacy have amassed millions of views on Instagram and TikTok. Ismael holds the view that every relationship yields a learning curve, even when they don't end as intended. Together wi...2023-05-091h 16
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyReframing Relationships with Ismael Gomez IIIIn this season finale of Positive Solace Attika opens the conversation to see how men see and view women.Ever found yourself checking in to the Heartbreak Hotel? Maybe a past relationship has broken down, and you're still experiencing the pain long afterward?Attika turns to Speaker, Author and Film Director, Ismael Gomez III, whose advice-type videos on relationships, dating and emotional intimacy have amassed millions of views on Instagram and TikTok.Ismael holds the view that every relationship yields a learning curve, even when they don't end as intended.Together...2023-05-091h 16Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyBreaking the trauma cycle with Dr Mariel BuquéIn this thought-provoking and stirring episode, Attika gets to the bottom of overcoming trauma. Dr Mariel Buqué is a successful, black, psychologist originally from the Dominican Republic; she is also an author and world-renowned in the treatment of intergenerational trauma - the concept of generational challenges within families. Attika questions Dr Buqué about trauma and how to heal. Dr Buqué has integrated holistic methods into her work, along with indigenous healing practices which have helped to uncover layers of trauma for an entire generation of clients as well as delving into her own personal experience of id...2023-04-181h 15Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyLaughter, Grief and Identity with Eshaan AkbarIn this funny and energising episode Attika reconnects with Eshaan Akbar, a British comedian, writer and actor of Bangladeshi-Pakistani heritage. Eshaan's story is quite unique - working initially as a banker, he found his true calling in stand-up comedy after suddenly losing his mother, and has been steadily growing in stature from performing at open mic nights, leading to appearances on prime time BBC shows on QI and Mock The Week, to now having his very own tour - 'The Pretender' and playing a role in the upcoming season 4 of Netflix's 'Sex Education'. Attika and Eshaan explore identity, the language use...2023-04-111h 41Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyBelonging to Kashmir with Ahmer KhanThis week, Attika explores freedom and fulfilment with two time Emmy nominated journalist Ahmer Khan. Growing up in the region of Jammu and Kashmir, Ahmer has seen his paradisiacal homeland be the epicentre of a conflict between India and Pakistan, which has been ongoing since the partition of India in 1947. Despite these troubles at home, and the lack of resources and contacts, Ahmer has become an award-winning journalist, telling stories of humanitarian crisis, conflict, human rights issues and migration particularly in South Asia. Attika and Ahmer dive into an open conversation on one's identity, healing that is needed, as a con...2023-04-041h 12Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyFinding Love after Divorce with Nadia AliIn this raw episode, Attika speaks with a married woman, divorcee and a mum and explores the judgements behind us women, as well as the healing process when faced with life’s challenges. Attika catches up with close friend and fellow BBC broadcaster Nadia Ali who, through her own experiences, supports people through social enterprise. In this candid chat, Nadia opens up in about her past reflecting on the breakdown of her first marriage, the stigmas she faced in her community and the solace she's found through her family's support, her eventual decision to remarry and...2023-03-2852 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyDecoding Brain Health with Kevin HinesTW: This episode contains themes some may find upsetting.Attika dives into an in-depth and raw conversation with Kevin Hines who has dedicated his life to suicide prevention.In 2000, Kevin's life changed forever, when he attempted to take his own life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. He is only one of the few to have ever survived.Kevin has used his experience, to help provide education on brain health, widely known as mental health and help those grappling with suicide - as a global public speaker, best selling...2023-03-211h 06
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyDecoding Brain Health with Kevin HinesTW: This episode contains themes some may find upsetting.Attika dives into an in-depth and raw conversation with Kevin Hines who has dedicated his life to suicide prevention.In 2000, Kevin's life changed forever, when he attempted to take his own life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. He is only one of the few to have ever survived.Kevin has used his experience, to help provide education on brain health, widely known as mental health and help those grappling with suicide - as a global public speaker, best selling author...2023-03-211h 06Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyChoosing Love for the victims with Josie NaughtonA month ago, in the night of 6th February, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and north-west Syria, affecting the lives of millions of people. It was followed by a second quake of 7.5 magnitude. So far, the death toll has exceeded 50,000 with 116,000 injured and millions who have been made homeless. Thousands of aftershocks and two more recent quakes have left many people fearing to go back inside buildings: they sleep in tents or out of doors. Aid has come from all over the world - including £4.8 million from the organisation, Choose Love. This charity, established in 2015 to...2023-03-0700 min
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyThe Perils of Pregnancy with Armeena KhanWelcome back to Positive Solace! After a hiatus, we're back with Season 3.In the next 12 episodes, Attika Choudhary will be exploring the themes of love and healing in an endeavour to discover more of what it means to be human. By hearing her guests' contributions on these subjects, we hope to learn the importance of healing, the things we need to heal and how we can improve our lives with love, knowing the right way to act and be.To begin our exploration of these words, Attika talks candidly with Pakistani-Canadian actress and a...2023-02-141h 03Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyThe Perils of Pregnancy with Armeena KhanWelcome back to Positive Solace! After a hiatus, we're back with Season 3.In the next 12 episodes, Attika Choudhary will be exploring the themes of love and healing in an endeavour to discover more of what it means to be human. By hearing her guests' contributions on these subjects, we hope to learn the importance of healing, the things we need to heal and how we can improve our lives with love, knowing the right way to act and be. To begin our exploration of these words, Attika talks candidly with Pakistani-Canadian ac...2023-02-141h 03Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyThe Perils of Pregnancy with Armeena KhanWelcome back to Positive Solace!After a hiatus, we're back with Season 3.In the next 12 episodes, Attika Choudhary will be exploring the themes of love and healing in an endeavour to discover more of what it means to be human. By hearing her guests' contributions on these subjects, we hope to learn the importance of healing, the things we need to heal and how we can improve our lives with love, knowing the right way to act and be.To begin our exploration of these words, Attika talks candidly with...2023-02-141h 03Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyThe Perils of Pregnancy with Armeena KhanWelcome back to Positive Solace!After a hiatus, we're back with Season 3.In the next 12 episodes, Attika Choudhary will be exploring the themes of love and healing in an endeavour to discover more of what it means to be human. By hearing her guests' contributions on these subjects, we hope to learn the importance of healing, the things we need to heal and how we can improve our lives with love, knowing the right way to act and be.To begin our exploration of these words, Attika talks candidly with Pakistani-Canadian actress and...2023-02-141h 03
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyA Woman of Many Parts with Mahira KhanPositive Solace: Women of Vision concludes with an interview with Mahira Khan, a multiple award winning actress and film producer. Mahira has just finished an intense period of filming for her latest film Aik Hai Nigar based on the first female Lieutenant General in Pakistan. Mahira achieved global fame when she portrayed the role of Khirad Ashar Hussain in the TV series Humsafar. Other than her TV work Mahira is passionate about her film roles - she lives through them - and about the difficult themes tackled in her films. But at the sa...2021-09-0751 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyA Woman of Many Parts with Mahira KhanPositive Solace: Women of Vision concludes with an interview with Mahira Khan, a multiple award winning actress and film producer. Mahira has just finished an intense period of filming for her latest film Aik Hai Nigar based on the first female Lieutenant General in Pakistan. Mahira achieved global fame when she portrayed the role of Khirad Ashar Hussain in the TV series Humsafar. Other than her TV work Mahira is passionate about her film roles - she lives through them - and about the difficult themes tackled in her films. But at the...2021-09-0751 min
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyA Woman of Many Parts with Mahira KhanPositive Solace: Women of Vision concludes with an interview with Mahira Khan, a multiple award winning actress and film producer.
Mahira has just finished an intense period of filming for her latest film Aik Hai Nigar based on the first female Lieutenant General in Pakistan.
Mahira achieved global fame when she portrayed the role of Khirad Ashar Hussain in the TV series Humsafar. Other than her TV work Mahira is passionate about her film roles - she lives through them - and about the difficult themes tackled in her films. But at the same time...2021-09-0751 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyKashmir’s Fight for Justice with Mir UrfiIn the penultimate Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika speaks to Mir Urfi, a Kashmiri lawyer and human rights activist, who faces a constant struggle for justice and freedom of movement, not just for her clients. She is often stopped and made to identify herself by the Indian security forces in her own state: Jammu and Kashmir.When Urfi began her work as a lawyer she was a woman in a man's world, and even today there are very few female lawyers, especially those willing to take on cases of citizens...2021-08-0357 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyKashmir's Fight for Justice with Mir UrfiIn the penultimate Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika speaks to Mir Urfi, a Kashmiri lawyer and human rights activist, who faces a constant struggle for justice and freedom of movement, not just for her clients. She is often stopped and made to identify herself by the Indian security forces in her own state: Jammu and Kashmir.When Urfi began her work as a lawyer she was a woman in a man's world, and even today there are very few female lawyers, especially those willing to take on cases of citizens...2021-08-0354 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyKashmir’s Fight for Justice with Mir UrfiIn the penultimate Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika speaks to Mir Urfi, a Kashmiri lawyer and human rights activist, who faces a constant struggle for justice and freedom of movement, not just for her clients.
She is often stopped and made to identify herself by the Indian security forces in her own state: Jammu and Kashmir.
When Urfi began her work as a lawyer she was a woman in a man's world, and even today there are very few female lawyers, especially those willing to take on cases of citizens wrongfully detained.2021-08-0354 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyFootball Hijabis Tackle Prejudice with Les HijabeusesIn the latest episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika chats to Founé Diawara and Leïla Kellou, who are members of Les Hijabeuses, a collective of women who are campaigning against the French Football Federation (FFF)’s ban on the wearing of a hijab in official matches and international games.Despite FIFA, the world governing body of football lifting their ban on hijabs in 2014, the FFF have stood fast, citing that the sport must comply with Laïcité, (secularism), which is derived from a traditional policy of separation between church and state in France, but ha...2021-07-271h 03Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyFootball Hijabis Tackle Prejudice with Les HijabeusesIn the latest episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika chats to Founé Diawara and Leïla Kellou, who are members of Les Hijabeuses, a collective of women who are campaigning against the French Football Federation (FFF)’s ban on the wearing of a hijab in official matches and international games.Despite FIFA, the world governing body of football lifting their ban on hijabs in 2014, the FFF have stood fast, citing that the sport must comply with Laïcité, (secularism), which is derived from a traditional policy of separation between church and state in France, but ha...2021-07-271h 04Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyFootball Hijabis Tackle Prejudice with Les HijabeusesIn the latest episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika chats to Founé Diawara and Leïla Kellou, who are members of Les Hijabeuses, a collective of women who are campaigning against the French Football Federation (FFF)’s ban on the wearing of a hijab in official matches and international games.
Despite FIFA, the world governing body of football lifting their ban on hijabs in 2014, the FFF have stood fast, citing that the sport must comply with Laïcité, (secularism), which is derived from a traditional policy of separation between church and state in France, but has si...2021-07-271h 03Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyForce for Change with Siobhan Baillie MPIn this week’s episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika interviews Siobhan Baillie, the first ever woman MP for Stroud.Becoming an MP for the first time already has its challenges, but for Siobhan, the challenges were complicated by the fact that she was pregnant at the time of the election. Three months later, the Coronavirus pandemic forced people into lockdown and MPs had to do business from home. But Siobhan is no novice as far as the Internet is concerned.Leaving home at the age of 15 and underperforming at her GC...2021-07-1352 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyForce for Change with Siobhan Baillie MPIn this week’s episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika interviews Siobhan Baillie, the first ever woman MP for Stroud.
Becoming an MP for the first time already has its challenges, but for Siobhan, the challenges were complicated by the fact that she was pregnant at the time of the election. Three months later, the Coronavirus pandemic forced people into lockdown and MPs had to do business from home. But Siobhan is no novice as far as the Internet is concerned.
Leaving home at the age of 15 and underperforming at her GCSEs, she of...2021-07-1352 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyForce for Change with Siobhan Baillie MPIn this week’s episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika interviews Siobhan Baillie, the first ever woman MP for Stroud.Becoming an MP for the first time already has its challenges, but for Siobhan, the challenges were complicated by the fact that she was pregnant at the time of the election. Three months later, the Coronavirus pandemic forced people into lockdown and MPs had to do business from home. But Siobhan is no novice as far as the Internet is concerned.Leaving home at the age of 15 and underperforming at her GC...2021-07-1353 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyMotherhood Lost with Jessica HepburnIn this episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika meets Jessica Hepburn, one of the UK's leading voices on fertility and family.Jessica has one of the most remarkable and inspiring stories to tell - overcoming adversity and going on to swim the channel to climbing Mount Everest more recently.While trying to become a mother, she went through 11 rounds of IVF treatment, and an ectopic pregnancy that almost proved fatal, she was down and out and staring into the abyss. Her long cherished ambition to have a family w...2021-07-061h 02Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyMotherhood Lost with Jessica Hepburn
In this episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika meets Jessica Hepburn, one of the UK's leading voices on fertility and family.
Jessica has one of the most remarkable and inspiring stories to tell - overcoming adversity and going on to swim the channel to climbing Mount Everest more recently.
While trying to become a mother, she went through 11 rounds of IVF treatment, and an ectopic pregnancy that almost proved fatal, she was down and out and staring into the abyss. Her long cherished ambition to have a family was over.
2021-07-061h 02Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyMotherhood Lost with Jessica HepburnIn this episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika meets Jessica Hepburn, one of the UK's leading voices on fertility and family.Jessica has one of the most remarkable and inspiring stories to tell - overcoming adversity and going on to swim the channel to climbing Mount Everest more recently.While trying to become a mother, she went through 11 rounds of IVF treatment, and an ectopic pregnancy that almost proved fatal, she was down and out and staring into the abyss. Her long cherished ambition to have a family...2021-07-061h 05
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyMotherhood Lost with Jessica HepburnIn this episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika meets Jessica Hepburn, one of the UK's leading voices on fertility and family.Jessica has one of the most remarkable and inspiring stories to tell - overcoming adversity and going on to swim the channel to climbing Mount Everest more recently.While trying to become a mother, she went through 11 rounds of IVF treatment, and an ectopic pregnancy that almost proved fatal, she was down and out and staring into the abyss. Her long cherished ambition to have a family...2021-07-061h 05Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyThe Afghan Dreamers with Roya MahboobIn this episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika talks to Roya Mahboob, the CEO of the Digital Citizen Fund that helps students through digital education. In fact Roya is championing the cause of education for girls and women, and works with the Afghan government to create STEM schools where Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics are made available to all students.Roya started the group of robotics specialists known as The Afghan Dreamers, who also join Attika in this podcast. This six-girl robotics team made up of teenagers between 14 and 18 years old, has...2021-06-291h 03
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyThe Afghan Dreamers with Roya MahboobIn this episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika talks to Roya Mahboob, the CEO of the Digital Citizen Fund that helps students through digital education. In fact Roya is championing the cause of education for girls and women, and works with the Afghan government to create STEM schools where Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics are made available to all students.Roya started the group of robotics specialists known as The Afghan Dreamers, who also join Attika in this podcast. This six-girl robotics team made up of teenagers between 14 and 18 years old, has...2021-06-291h 03Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyThe Afghan Dreamers with Roya MahboobIn this episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika talks to Roya Mahboob, the CEO of the Digital Citizen Fund that helps students through digital education. In fact Roya is championing the cause of education for girls and women, and works with the Afghan government to create STEM schools where Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics are made available to all students.Roya started the group of robotics specialists known as The Afghan Dreamers, who also join Attika in this podcast. This six-girl robotics team made up of teenagers between 14 and 18 years old, has...2021-06-291h 01Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyThe Afghan Dreamers with Roya MahboobIn this episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika talks to Roya Mahboob, the CEO of the Digital Citizen Fund that helps students through digital education. In fact Roya is championing the cause of education for girls and women, and works with the Afghan government to create STEM schools where Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics are made available to all students.
Roya started the group of robotics specialists known as The Afghan Dreamers, who also join Attika in this podcast.
This six-girl robotics team made up of teenagers between 14 and 18 years old, has already...2021-06-291h 01Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyWomen beyond War with Iman HumaydanIn this week’s episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision – 'Women beyond War' - Attika speaks with Iman Humaydan, an award-winning Lebanese writer who says she uses words to alleviate her pain: her pain from the devastating civil war that ended in 1990: her pain for the disintegration of her beloved Lebanon; her pain for women trying to operate in a man's world where men write all the rules.She puts into her fiction, which is close to fact, all her own experiences and those of other Lebanese women. Her hard-hitting and eye-opening novels concern the strug...2021-06-2253 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyWomen beyond War with Iman HumaydanIn this week’s episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision – 'Women beyond War' - Attika speaks with Iman Humaydan, an award-winning Lebanese writer who says she uses words to alleviate her pain: her pain from the devastating civil war that ended in 1990: her pain for the disintegration of her beloved Lebanon; her pain for women trying to operate in a man's world where men write all the rules.
She puts into her fiction, which is close to fact, all her own experiences and those of other Lebanese women. Her hard-hitting and eye-opening novels concern the struggles of w...2021-06-2253 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyWomen beyond War with Iman HumaydanIn this week’s episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision – 'Women beyond War' - Attika speaks with Iman Humaydan, an award-winning Lebanese writer who says she uses words to alleviate her pain: her pain from the devastating civil war that ended in 1990: her pain for the disintegration of her beloved Lebanon; her pain for women trying to operate in a man's world where men write all the rules.She puts into her fiction, which is close to fact, all her own experiences and those of other Lebanese women. Her hard-hitting and eye-opening novels concern the stru...2021-06-2253 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharySisters in Motion with Branwen Summers & Elisha ApplebaumIn this week’s episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision - 'Sisters in Motion'Attika speaks to Branwen Summers and Elisha Applebaum, two young actresses who are great friends and are making strides in helping women wanting to work in the entertainment industry.Aside from their individual careers, together they present a podcast called ‘Woman Waves’ where they talk about the entertainment industry and the challenges women face within it.This is in partnership with The Girls Network, an organisation that aims to inspire and empower girls from the most disadvantaged commun...2021-06-161h 06Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharySisters in Motion with Branwen Summers & Elisha ApplebaumIn this week’s episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision - 'Sisters in Motion'
Attika speaks to Branwen Summers and Elisha Applebaum, two young actresses who are great friends and are making strides in helping women wanting to work in the entertainment industry.
Aside from their individual careers, together they present a podcast called ‘Woman Waves’ where they talk about the entertainment industry and the challenges women face within it.
This is in partnership with The Girls Network, an organisation that aims to inspire and empower girls from the most disadvantaged communities by con...2021-06-161h 06Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharySisters in Motion with Branwen Summers & Elisha ApplebaumIn this week’s episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision - 'Sisters in Motion'Attika speaks to Branwen Summers and Elisha Applebaum, two young actresses who are great friends and are making strides in helping women wanting to work in the entertainment industry.Aside from their individual careers, together they present a podcast called ‘Woman Waves’ where they talk about the entertainment industry and the challenges women face within it.This is in partnership with The Girls Network, an organisation that aims to inspire and empower girls from the most disadvantaged commun...2021-06-161h 06Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyUnbecoming a Woman with Aline BoblinIn this episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika speaks to Aline Boblin and her journey into menopause.Aline is a passionate campaigner for menopause awareness, and is the director of the Transformation in Action CIC: an organization driven to support women’s health issues such as the menopause. Aline is someone who has experienced the menopause herself. She has been misdiagnosed by GPs on several occasions, and as a result suffered long-term mental and physical pain.She is finding ways to empower women with the knowledge they need pre...2021-06-0852 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyUnbecoming a Woman with Aline BoblinIn this episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika speaks to Aline Boblin and her journey into menopause.Aline is a passionate campaigner for menopause awareness, and is the director of the Transformation in Action CIC: an organization driven to support women’s health issues such as the menopause. Aline is someone who has experienced the menopause herself. She has been misdiagnosed by GPs on several occasions, and as a result suffered long-term mental and physical pain.She is finding ways to empower women with the knowledge they need pr...2021-06-0853 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyUnbecoming a Woman with Aline BoblinIn this episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika speaks to Aline Boblin and her journey into menopause.
Aline is a passionate campaigner for menopause awareness, and is the director of the Transformation in Action CIC: an organization driven to support women’s health issues such as the menopause.
Aline is someone who has experienced the menopause herself. She has been misdiagnosed by GPs on several occasions, and as a result suffered long-term mental and physical pain.
She is finding ways to empower women with the knowledge they need pre-menopause. She also wa...2021-06-0852 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyIndian Village Girl gets to Harvard with Seema KumariIn this instalment of “Positive Solace: Women of Vision - Indian Village Girl gets to Havard", Attika meets Seema Kumari, a 17-year-old, who comes from the village of Dahu in Northeast India.Young girls in Dahu and the Jharkhand region of India face unimaginable challenges – education is very limited, and not seen as a priority for young women. As a result of this, over 50% of young women in the State drop out early or do not attend school at all, and are at extreme risk of human trafficking. They are likely to end up in a f...2021-06-0146 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyIndian Village Girl gets to Harvard with Seema KumariIn this instalment of “Positive Solace: Women of Vision - Indian Village Girl gets to Havard", Attika meets Seema Kumari, a 17-year-old, who comes from the village of Dahu in Northeast India.Young girls in Dahu and the Jharkhand region of India face unimaginable challenges – education is very limited, and not seen as a priority for young women. As a result of this, over 50% of young women in the State drop out early or do not attend school at all, and are at extreme risk of human trafficking. They are likely to end up in a...2021-06-0148 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyIndian Village Girl gets to Harvard with Seema KumariIn this instalment of “Positive Solace: Women of Vision - Indian Village Girl gets to Havard", Attika meets Seema Kumari, a 17-year-old, who comes from the village of Dahu in Northeast India.
Young girls in Dahu and the Jharkhand region of India face unimaginable challenges – education is very limited, and not seen as a priority for young women. As a result of this, over 50% of young women in the State drop out early or do not attend school at all, and are at extreme risk of human trafficking.
They are likely to end up in a fo...2021-06-0146 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyNever Just A Number with Zainab BasheerPositive Solace with Attika Choudhary returns with its second season – “Women of Vision”.In this opening episode, 'Never Just A Number', Attika talks to Zainab Basheer, a student and a writer who lives in the Gaza Strip, which has been under blockade from Israeli and Egyptian military forces since 2007. Zainab writes for “We Are Not Numbers” – an organisation that allows young Palestinians to tell the stories behind the numbers that are often reported in the world’s media.Despite the latest violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Attika was able to interview Zainab, a young...2021-05-2537 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyNever Just A Number with Zainab BasheerPositive Solace with Attika Choudhary returns with its second season – “Women of Vision”.In this opening episode, 'Never Just A Number', Attika talks to Zainab Basheer, a student and a writer who lives in the Gaza Strip, which has been under blockade from Israeli and Egyptian military forces since 2007. Zainab writes for “We Are Not Numbers” – an organisation that allows young Palestinians to tell the stories behind the numbers that are often reported in the world’s media.Despite the latest violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Attika was able to interview Zainab, a youn...2021-05-2538 min
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyNever Just A Number with Zainab BasheerPositive Solace with Attika Choudhary returns with its second season – “Women of Vision”.In this opening episode, 'Never Just A Number', Attika talks to Zainab Basheer, a student and a writer who lives in the Gaza Strip, which has been under blockade from Israeli and Egyptian military forces since 2007. Zainab writes for “We Are Not Numbers” – an organisation that allows young Palestinians to tell the stories behind the numbers that are often reported in the world’s media.Despite the latest violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Attika was able to interview Zainab, a youn...2021-05-2538 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyNever Just A Number with Zainab BasheerPositive Solace with Attika Choudhary returns with its second season – “Women of Vision”.
In this opening episode, 'Never Just A Number', Attika talks to Zainab Basheer, a student and a writer who lives in the Gaza Strip, which has been under blockade from Israeli and Egyptian military forces since 2007.
Zainab writes for “We Are Not Numbers” – an organisation that allows young Palestinians to tell the stories behind the numbers that are often reported in the world’s media.
Despite the latest violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Attika was able to interview Zainab, a young Arab stu...2021-05-2537 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyVillains are Cooler with Nabil Abdul RashidNabil Abdul Rashid is a comedian a private and carefree soul who sees his comedy more than just a job. In 2010, at the age of 25, he became the youngest black comedian to perform stand-up at the Hammersmith Apollo. Currently a semi-finalist for Britain’s Got Talent, he has been married to his South Asian wife for ten years. Nabil although born in England spent some time in Nigeria before returning in 2006. His father spent time in Soviet Russia, training in the medical profession, before moving to the UK.Nabil has appeared in many popular comedy skits and Attika...2020-07-211h 16Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyVillains are Cooler with Nabil Abdul RashidNabil Abdul Rashid is a comedian a private and carefree soul who sees his comedy more than just a job. In 2010, at the age of 25, he became the youngest black comedian to perform stand-up at the Hammersmith Apollo. Currently a semi-finalist for Britain’s Got Talent, he has been married to his South Asian wife for ten years. Nabil although born in England spent some time in Nigeria before returning in 2006. His father spent time in Soviet Russia, training in the medical profession, before moving to the UK.Nabil has appeared in many popular comedy skits and At...2020-07-211h 16
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyVillains are Cooler with Nabil Abdul RashidNabil Abdul Rashid is a comedian a private and carefree soul who sees his comedy more than just a job. In 2010, at the age of 25, he became the youngest black comedian to perform stand-up at the Hammersmith Apollo. Currently a semi-finalist for Britain’s Got Talent, he has been married to his South Asian wife for ten years. Nabil although born in England spent some time in Nigeria before returning in 2006. His father spent time in Soviet Russia, training in the medical profession, before moving to the UK.Nabil has appeared in many popular comedy skits and At...2020-07-211h 16Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyVillains are Cooler with Nabil Abdul RashidNabil Abdul Rashid is a comedian a private and carefree soul who sees his comedy more than just a job. In 2010, at the age of 25, he became the youngest black comedian to perform stand-up at the Hammersmith Apollo. Currently a semi-finalist for Britain’s Got Talent, he has been married to his South Asian wife for ten years. Nabil although born in England spent some time in Nigeria before returning in 2006. His father spent time in Soviet Russia, training in the medical profession, before moving to the UK.
Nabil has appeared in many popular comedy skits and At...2020-07-211h 16Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyExpressing One’s Feelings is Important to Actor and Singer Suyyash RaiSuyyash Rai is an actor and singer. He came to Mumbai 11 years ago from Punjab, and he started his acting career on the popular Indian show Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani as Neil Khurana. That was where he met his wife, Kishwer, only for her to murder him in the episode! “In my first show, Kishwer killed me, but we've been working together since. I love capturing her. I can do that better than anyone else!”He has appeared on many popular tv series like Kya Hua Tera Vaada, and is in the Bollywood film, Aadat, due for releas...2020-07-141h 00Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyExpressing One’s Feelings is Important to Actor and Singer Suyyash RaiSuyyash Rai is an actor and singer. He came to Mumbai 11 years ago from Punjab, and he started his acting career on the popular Indian show Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani as Neil Khurana. That was where he met his wife, Kishwer, only for her to murder him in the episode! “In my first show, Kishwer killed me, but we've been working together since. I love capturing her. I can do that better than anyone else!”He has appeared on many popular tv series like Kya Hua Tera Vaada, and is in the Bollywood film, Aadat, due for...2020-07-141h 01
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyExpressing One’s Feelings is Important to Actor and Singer Suyyash RaiSuyyash Rai is an actor and singer. He came to Mumbai 11 years ago from Punjab, and he started his acting career on the popular Indian show Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani as Neil Khurana. That was where he met his wife, Kishwer, only for her to murder him in the episode! “In my first show, Kishwer killed me, but we've been working together since. I love capturing her. I can do that better than anyone else!”He has appeared on many popular tv series like Kya Hua Tera Vaada, and is in the Bollywood film, Aadat, due for...2020-07-141h 01Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyExpressing One’s Feelings is Important to Actor and Singer Suyyash RaiSuyyash Rai is an actor and singer. He came to Mumbai 11 years ago from Punjab, and he started his acting career on the popular Indian show Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani as Neil Khurana. That was where he met his wife, Kishwer, only for her to murder him in the episode! “In my first show, Kishwer killed me, but we've been working together since. I love capturing her. I can do that better than anyone else!”
He has appeared on many popular tv series like Kya Hua Tera Vaada, and is in the Bollywood film, Aadat, due for...2020-07-141h 00Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyIn Conversation with Filmmaker James BamfordThis week, BBC's Attika Choudhary is joined by Hollywood director/producer and stunt coordinator James Bamford. The two discuss a range of current issues the world is grappling with right now, from racism to Covid-19 and television and film production. James, who has directed episodes of TV smashes, Arrow and Batwoman, had an early career as a Juvenile Corrections Officer in Canada, before switching to film and TV through his love of martial arts. He touches upon his work in Bollywood with film stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif and shares, very candidly, his responsibilities as a father and...2020-07-071h 49
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyIn Conversation with Filmmaker James BamfordThis week, BBC's Attika Choudhary is joined by Hollywood director/producer and stunt coordinator James Bamford. The two discuss a range of current issues the world is grappling with right now, from racism to Covid-19 and television and film production. James, who has directed episodes of TV smashes, Arrow and Batwoman, had an early career as a Juvenile Corrections Officer in Canada, before switching to film and TV through his love of martial arts. He touches upon his work in Bollywood with film stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif and shares, very candidly, his responsibilities as a father and...2020-07-071h 49Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyIn Conversation with Filmmaker James BamfordThis week, BBC's Attika Choudhary is joined by Hollywood director/producer and stunt coordinator James Bamford. The two discuss a range of current issues the world is grappling with right now, from racism to Covid-19 and television and film production. James, who has directed episodes of TV smashes, Arrow and Batwoman, had an early career as a Juvenile Corrections Officer in Canada, before switching to film and TV through his love of martial arts. He touches upon his work in Bollywood with film stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif and shares, very candidly, his responsibilities as a father and...2020-07-071h 49Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyIn Conversation with Filmmaker James BamfordThis week, BBC's Attika Choudhary is joined by Hollywood director/producer and stunt coordinator James Bamford. The two discuss a range of current issues the world is grappling with right now, from racism to Covid-19 and television and film production. James, who has directed episodes of TV smashes, Arrow and Batwoman, had an early career as a Juvenile Corrections Officer in Canada, before switching to film and TV through his love of martial arts. He touches upon his work in Bollywood with film stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif and shares, very candidly, his responsibilities as a father and...2020-07-071h 49Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharySteve Baker, the Man Behind the MPSteve Baker MP, member of Parliament for Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, former Brexit Secretary, Royal Air Force engineer, and darling of the Conservative Party sits down with Attika Choudhary, host of PositiveSolace, to discuss the realities of being an MP – from the day to day pressures and the impact on home life, to the unique challenges andstruggles thrown up by Covid-19 for his constituents.Steve also shows his personal side, with his love of extreme sports, only having been skydiving three times in the last year - a lot for mostof us, but compar...2020-06-3056 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharySteve Baker, the Man Behind the MPSteve Baker MP, member of Parliament for Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, former Brexit Secretary, Royal Air Force engineer, and darling of the Conservative Party sits down with Attika Choudhary, host of Positive
Solace, to discuss the realities of being an MP – from the day to day pressures and the impact on home life, to the unique challenges and
struggles thrown up by Covid-19 for his constituents.
Steve also shows his personal side, with his love of extreme sports, only having been skydiving three times in the last year - a lot for most
of us, but comparatively little for him. Watch th...2020-06-3056 min
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharySteve Baker, the Man Behind the MPSteve Baker MP, member of Parliament for Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, former Brexit Secretary, Royal Air Force engineer, and darling of the Conservative Party sits down with Attika Choudhary, host of PositiveSolace, to discuss the realities of being an MP – from the day to day pressures and the impact on home life, to the unique challenges andstruggles thrown up by Covid-19 for his constituents.Steve also shows his personal side, with his love of extreme sports, only having been skydiving three times in the last year - a lot for mostof us, but co...2020-06-3056 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharySteve Baker, the Man Behind the MPSteve Baker MP, member of Parliament for Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, former Brexit Secretary, Royal Air Force engineer, and darling of the Conservative Party sits down with Attika Choudhary, host of PositiveSolace, to discuss the realities of being an MP – from the day to day pressures and the impact on home life, to the unique challenges andstruggles thrown up by Covid-19 for his constituents.Steve also shows his personal side, with his love of extreme sports, only having been skydiving three times in the last year - a lot for mostof us, but co...2020-06-3056 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyA Mother's Grief Losing Her Daughter to CancerAttika Choudhary, and Babs Withers who is a mother and a district nursing sister, delve into the realities of grief, before, during and after the pandemic. This is all in a heartfelt episode, that might bring you to tears, but will resonate with anyone who has ever lost someone and those who are trying to support their friends, family, and loved ones, hit by grief in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.Babs lost her daughter to Metastatic bowel cancer in November last year. One year before her daughter, Georgina, had been diagnosed with cancer but at...2020-06-2348 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyA Mother’s Grief Losing Her Daughter to CancerAttika Choudhary, and Babs Withers who is a mother and a district nursing sister, delve into the realities of grief, before, during and after the pandemic. This is all in a heartfelt episode, that might bring you to tears, but will resonate with anyone who has ever lost someone and those who are trying to support their friends, family, and loved ones, hit by grief in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.
Babs lost her daughter to Metastatic bowel cancer in November last year. One year before her daughter, Georgina, had been diagnosed with cancer but at...2020-06-2348 min
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyA Mother’s Grief Losing Her Daughter to CancerAttika Choudhary, and Babs Withers who is a mother and a district nursing sister, delve into the realities of grief, before, during and after the pandemic. This is all in a heartfelt episode, that might bring you to tears, but will resonate with anyone who has ever lost someone and those who are trying to support their friends, family, and loved ones, hit by grief in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.Babs lost her daughter to Metastatic bowel cancer in November last year. One year before her daughter, Georgina, had been diagnosed with cancer but at...2020-06-2348 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyA Mother’s Grief Losing Her Daughter to CancerAttika Choudhary, and Babs Withers who is a mother and a district nursing sister, delve into the realities of grief, before, during and after the pandemic. This is all in a heartfelt episode, that might bring you to tears, but will resonate with anyone who has ever lost someone and those who are trying to support their friends, family, and loved ones, hit by grief in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.Babs lost her daughter to Metastatic bowel cancer in November last year. One year before her daughter, Georgina, had been diagnosed with cancer but at...2020-06-2348 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharySuicide, Biopolar Disorder and Racism with Steve Gilbert OBEThis week is Loneliness Awareness Week and as lock-down eases for some lock-down is normality. In this episode of Positive Solace Attika Choudhary talks to Steve Gilbert OBE FRSA about mental illness. Steve is what is described as a living experience consultant and is a suicide survivor. He was a vice chair of the UK government’s recent mental health act review. He suffers from bipolar disorder and depression. Steve & Attika discuss the struggles people with mental health problems face on a daily basis and how society often sidelines them. They also look at the impact on the black co...2020-06-1658 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharySuicide, Biopolar Disorder and Racism with Steve Gilbert OBEThis week is Loneliness Awareness Week and as lock-down eases for some lock-down is normality. In this episode of Positive Solace Attika Choudhary talks to Steve Gilbert OBE FRSA about mental illness. Steve is what is described as a living experience consultant and is a suicide survivor. He was a vice chair of the UK government’s recent mental health act review. He suffers from bipolar disorder and depression. Steve & Attika discuss the struggles people with mental health problems face on a daily basis and how society often sidelines them. They also look at the impact on the black co...2020-06-1658 min
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharySuicide, Biopolar Disorder and Racism with Steve Gilbert OBEThis week is Loneliness Awareness Week and as lock-down eases for some lock-down is normality. In this episode of Positive Solace Attika Choudhary talks to Steve Gilbert OBE FRSA about mental illness. Steve is what is described as a living experience consultant and is a suicide survivor. He was a vice chair of the UK government’s recent mental health act review. He suffers from bipolar disorder and depression. Steve & Attika discuss the struggles people with mental health problems face on a daily basis and how society often sidelines them. They also look at the impact on the black co...2020-06-1658 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharySuicide, Biopolar Disorder and Racism with Steve Gilbert OBEThis week is Loneliness Awareness Week and as lock-down eases for some lock-down is normality. In this episode of Positive Solace Attika Choudhary talks to Steve Gilbert OBE FRSA about mental illness. Steve is what is described as a living experience consultant and is a suicide survivor. He was a vice chair of the UK government’s recent mental health act review. He suffers from bipolar disorder and depression. Steve & Attika discuss the struggles people with mental health problems face on a daily basis and how society often sidelines them. They also look at the impact on the black co...2020-06-1658 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyShowing Up Against RacismAttika Choudhary discusses the extraordinary project of a white woman, Melissa DePino, and a black woman, Michelle Saahene, who met through the Starbucks incident in 2018 and founded “From Privilege to Progress”.Their aim is to change the way white people think from a position of privilege to understanding things from a black person’s point of view, and how we, as a community of all colours, have a duty to tackle racism by calling it out whenever we see it.They discuss the current Black Lives Matter protests sweeping across the Western world, sparked by the death of...2020-06-091h 02Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyShowing Up Against RacismAttika Choudhary discusses the extraordinary project of a white woman, Melissa DePino, and a black woman, Michelle Saahene, who met through the Starbucks incident in 2018 and founded “From Privilege to Progress”.
Their aim is to change the way white people think from a position of privilege to understanding things from a black person’s point of view, and how we, as a community of all colours, have a duty to tackle racism by calling it out whenever we see it.
They discuss the current Black Lives Matter protests sweeping across the Western world, sparked by the de...2020-06-091h 02Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyShowing Up Against RacismAttika Choudhary discusses the extraordinary project of a white woman, Melissa DePino, and a black woman, Michelle Saahene, who met through the Starbucks incident in 2018 and founded “From Privilege to Progress”.Their aim is to change the way white people think from a position of privilege to understanding things from a black person’s point of view, and how we, as a community of all colours, have a duty to tackle racism by calling it out whenever we see it.They discuss the current Black Lives Matter protests sweeping across the Western world, sparked by the de...2020-06-091h 02
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyShowing Up Against RacismAttika Choudhary discusses the extraordinary project of a white woman, Melissa DePino, and a black woman, Michelle Saahene, who met through the Starbucks incident in 2018 and founded “From Privilege to Progress”.Their aim is to change the way white people think from a position of privilege to understanding things from a black person’s point of view, and how we, as a community of all colours, have a duty to tackle racism by calling it out whenever we see it.They discuss the current Black Lives Matter protests sweeping across the Western world, sparked by the de...2020-06-091h 02Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyMental Challenges of Nursing Inside a Care HomeIn the fifth episode of Positive Solace, host Attika Choudhary speaks with Devina Guyton, a nurse in a care home in Sussex. They consider the effects of the pandemic and lockdown on care homes and explore ways of coping with the mental stress, as well as the positives that the lockdown has brought to the UK.They discuss society today, the impacts of the virus on work-life balance and also the impact on elderly residents. Their unscripted, honest talk ranges from the situation in Sussex, to the effects the virus has had on nursing as a profession, a...2020-05-2636 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyMental Challenges of Nursing Inside a Care HomeIn the fifth episode of Positive Solace, host Attika Choudhary speaks with Devina Guyton, a nurse in a care home in Sussex. They consider the effects of the pandemic and lockdown on care homes and explore ways of coping with the mental stress, as well as the positives that the lockdown has brought to the UK.They discuss society today, the impacts of the virus on work-life balance and also the impact on elderly residents. Their unscripted, honest talk ranges from the situation in Sussex, to the effects the virus has had on nursing as a profession...2020-05-2637 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyMental Challenges of Nursing Inside a Care HomeIn the fifth episode of Positive Solace, host Attika Choudhary speaks with Devina Guyton, a nurse in a care home in Sussex. They consider the effects of the pandemic and lockdown on care homes and explore ways of coping with the mental stress, as well as the positives that the lockdown has brought to the UK.
They discuss society today, the impacts of the virus on work-life balance and also the impact on elderly residents. Their unscripted, honest talk ranges from the situation in Sussex, to the effects the virus has had on nursing as a profession...2020-05-2636 min
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyMental Challenges of Nursing Inside a Care HomeIn the fifth episode of Positive Solace, host Attika Choudhary speaks with Devina Guyton, a nurse in a care home in Sussex. They consider the effects of the pandemic and lockdown on care homes and explore ways of coping with the mental stress, as well as the positives that the lockdown has brought to the UK.They discuss society today, the impacts of the virus on work-life balance and also the impact on elderly residents. Their unscripted, honest talk ranges from the situation in Sussex, to the effects the virus has had on nursing as a profession...2020-05-2637 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyAn Actor's Mind with Christian BrassingtonIn the third episode of Positive Solace, BBC journalist Attika Choudhary goes on a journey of discovery with Poldark actor Christian Brassington who grew up in a nearby town in Hampshire. Currently living in London, he is a successful professional actor, a humanitarian and an avid supporter of Manchester United FC.They explore ways of keeping oneself focused during lockdown, and ready to seize opportunities and chart one’s best path, and discuss what life is like in the spotlight and what events have influenced their lives.Christian is reading bedtime stories to children as...2020-05-121h 15Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyAn Actor’s Mind with Christian BrassingtonIn the third episode of Positive Solace, BBC journalist Attika Choudhary goes on a journey of discovery with Poldark actor Christian Brassington who grew up in a nearby town in Hampshire. Currently living in London, he is a successful professional actor, a humanitarian and an avid supporter of Manchester United FC.They explore ways of keeping oneself focused during lockdown, and ready to seize opportunities and chart one’s best path, and discuss what life is like in the spotlight and what events have influenced their lives.Christian is reading bedtime stories to children as...2020-05-121h 15
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyAn Actor’s Mind with Christian BrassingtonIn the third episode of Positive Solace, BBC journalist Attika Choudhary goes on a journey of discovery with Poldark actor Christian Brassington who grew up in a nearby town in Hampshire. Currently living in London, he is a successful professional actor, a humanitarian and an avid supporter of Manchester United FC.
They explore ways of keeping oneself focused during lockdown, and ready to seize opportunities and chart one’s best path, and discuss what life is like in the spotlight and what events have influenced their lives.
Christian is reading bedtime stories to children as pa...2020-05-121h 15
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyAn Actor’s Mind with Christian BrassingtonIn the third episode of Positive Solace, BBC journalist Attika Choudhary goes on a journey of discovery with Poldark actor Christian Brassington who grew up in a nearby town in Hampshire. Currently living in London, he is a successful professional actor, a humanitarian and an avid supporter of Manchester United FC.They explore ways of keeping oneself focused during lockdown, and ready to seize opportunities and chart one’s best path, and discuss what life is like in the spotlight and what events have influenced their lives.Christian is reading bedtime stories to children as...2020-05-121h 15Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyRamadan Reflection in Lockdown with Ali ZafarIn the second episode of Positive Solace, BBC presenter Attika Choudhary goes on a spiritual journey with Ali Zafar, actor, singer-songwriter, and humanitarian, currently in lockdown, in Lahore, Pakistan. They consider the effects of the pandemic and Ali explains his foundation which distributes needy meals to many families. Link here: https://www.alizafarfoundation.org/They discuss finding inner peace, and consider the effect of the lockdown and how Ramadan is affecting communities. Their conversation often returns to Ali’s view that the world needs to seize this opportunity for change and global peace.The so...2020-05-0541 min
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyRamadan Reflection in Lockdown with Ali ZafarIn the second episode of Positive Solace, BBC presenter Attika Choudhary goes on a spiritual journey with Ali Zafar, actor, singer-songwriter, and humanitarian, currently in lockdown, in Lahore, Pakistan. They consider the effects of the pandemic and Ali explains his foundation which distributes needy meals to many families. Link here: https://www.alizafarfoundation.org/
They discuss finding inner peace, and consider the effect of the lockdown and how Ramadan is affecting communities. Their conversation often returns to Ali’s view that the world needs to seize this opportunity for change and global peace.
The song 'N...2020-05-0541 min
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyRamadan Reflection in Lockdown with Ali ZafarIn the second episode of Positive Solace, BBC presenter Attika Choudhary goes on a spiritual journey with Ali Zafar, actor, singer-songwriter, and humanitarian, currently in lockdown, in Lahore, Pakistan. They consider the effects of the pandemic and Ali explains his foundation which distributes needy meals to many families. Link here: https://www.alizafarfoundation.org/They discuss finding inner peace, and consider the effect of the lockdown and how Ramadan is affecting communities. Their conversation often returns to Ali’s view that the world needs to seize this opportunity for change and global peace.The so...2020-05-0542 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyRamadan Reflection in Lockdown with Ali ZafarIn the second episode of Positive Solace, BBC presenter Attika Choudhary goes on a spiritual journey with Ali Zafar, actor, singer-songwriter, and humanitarian, currently in lockdown, in Lahore, Pakistan. They consider the effects of the pandemic and Ali explains his foundation which distributes needy meals to many families. Link here: https://www.alizafarfoundation.org/They discuss finding inner peace, and consider the effect of the lockdown and how Ramadan is affecting communities. Their conversation often returns to Ali’s view that the world needs to seize this opportunity for change and global peace.The so...2020-05-0542 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyMental health during the pandemic: psychiatrist Dr Kamran Ahmed talks of how we can improve living in lockdown.In this first episode, Positive Solace host Attika Choudhary speaks with Dr Kamran Ahmed, a psychiatrist, writer, and media contributor, who works in Sydney, Australia. They consider the effects of the pandemic and lockdown and explore ways of coping with the mental stress.
They explore positive strategies to overcome anxiety, negativity and one's inner critic, which Dr Ahmed wrote about recently, in The Guardian. Their unscripted, honest talk ranges from the world-wide situation to the individual's personal response, how isolation affects different people in different ways, and how we can use mindfulness and meditation.
It...2020-04-281h 04
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyMental health during the pandemic: psychiatrist Dr Kamran Ahmed talks of how we can improve living in lockdown.In this first episode, Positive Solace host Attika Choudhary speaks with Dr Kamran Ahmed, a psychiatrist, writer, and media contributor, who works in Sydney, Australia. They consider the effects of the pandemic and lockdown and explore ways of coping with the mental stress.They explore positive strategies to overcome anxiety, negativity and one's inner critic, which Dr Ahmed wrote about recently, in The Guardian. Their unscripted, honest talk ranges from the world-wide situation to the individual's personal response, how isolation affects different people in different ways, and how we can use mindfulness and meditation.It...2020-04-281h 04Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyMental health during the pandemic: psychiatrist Dr Kamran Ahmed talks of how we can improve living in lockdown.In this first episode, Positive Solace host Attika Choudhary speaks with Dr Kamran Ahmed, a psychiatrist, writer, and media contributor, who works in Sydney, Australia. They consider the effects of the pandemic and lockdown and explore ways of coping with the mental stress.They explore positive strategies to overcome anxiety, negativity and one's inner critic, which Dr Ahmed wrote about recently, in The Guardian. Their unscripted, honest talk ranges from the world-wide situation to the individual's personal response, how isolation affects different people in different ways, and how we can use mindfulness and meditation.It...2020-04-281h 04Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyMental health during the pandemic: psychiatrist Dr Kamran Ahmed talks of how we can improve living in lockdown.In this first episode, Positive Solace host Attika Choudhary speaks with Dr Kamran Ahmed, a psychiatrist, writer, and media contributor, who works in Sydney, Australia. They consider the effects of the pandemic and lockdown and explore ways of coping with the mental stress.They explore positive strategies to overcome anxiety, negativity and one's inner critic, which Dr Ahmed wrote about recently, in The Guardian. Their unscripted, honest talk ranges from the world-wide situation to the individual's personal response, how isolation affects different people in different ways, and how we can use mindfulness and meditation.It also cove...2020-04-281h 04Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyPositive Solace with Attika Choudhary TrailerPositive Solace, with Attika Choudhary, is a podcast about finding inspiration during the difficult time of COVID-19 and lockdown. How do we remain up-beat? How can we be authentic and there for one another during this time?Each week, presenter and journalist, Attika talks with her guests, unscripted, raw and real, such as how people are coping with the lock down, the Coronavirus itself, and how their lives have changed and what they have learnt during this process.Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary premieres Tuesday 28th April wherever you get your podcasts.So...2020-04-2001 min
Positive Solace with Attika ChoudharyPositive Solace with Attika Choudhary TrailerPositive Solace, with Attika Choudhary, is a podcast about finding inspiration during the difficult time of COVID-19 and lockdown. How do we remain up-beat? How can we be authentic and there for one another during this time?Each week, presenter and journalist, Attika talks with her guests, unscripted, raw and real, such as how people are coping with the lock down, the Coronavirus itself, and how their lives have changed and what they have learnt during this process.Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary premieres Tuesday 28th April wherever you get your podcasts.So...2020-04-2001 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyPositive Solace with Attika Choudhary TrailerPositive Solace, with Attika Choudhary, is a podcast about finding inspiration during the difficult time of COVID-19 and lockdown. How do we remain up-beat? How can we be authentic and there for one another during this time?
Each week, presenter and journalist, Attika talks with her guests, unscripted, raw and real, such as how people are coping with the lock down, the Coronavirus itself, and how their lives have changed and what they have learnt during this process.
Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary premieres Tuesday 28th April wherever you get your podcasts.
So...2020-04-2001 minPositive Solace with Attika ChoudharyPositive Solace with Attika Choudhary TrailerPositive Solace, with Attika Choudhary, is a podcast about finding inspiration during the difficult time of COVID-19 and lockdown. How do we remain up-beat? How can we be authentic and there for one another during this time?Each week, presenter and journalist, Attika talks with her guests, unscripted, raw and real, such as how people are coping with the lock down, the Coronavirus itself, and how their lives have changed and what they have learnt during this process.Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary premieres Tuesday 28th April wherever you get your podcasts.So...2020-04-2001 min