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Well VersedEP 9. It’s Okay to Disappoint Your Family: Breaking Intergenerational Cycles (FT. Samar Haroon)In this episode of Well Versed, we sit down with licensed therapist and founder of Therapy in Colour, Samar Haroon, to unpack the layered experience of healing for adults of immigrant parents. From culturally informed therapy to intergenerational trauma, Samar shares how identity, disappointment, religious pressure, and family dynamics shape our mental health. Together, we explore what it really means to “break the cycle,” how to have difficult conversations using the breadcrumb technique, and why healing starts with understanding — not just coping.------Follow Well Versed: TikTok (Want to submit a story or ask for advice...
2025-05-2055 min
Love-ly: Exploring Modern RelationshipsLove, Trauma, and Sex: The Conversations We Are Not Having
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In this deeply personal episode of Love-ly, host Mehak reconnects with licensed marriage and family therapist Samar Haroon, founder and clinical director of Therapy in Colour...
2025-05-1647 min
What’s The Chai?Living Life On Your Own Terms w/ Sana AkhandYou've probably saw her on Good Morning America, or read her articles on the NY times, maybe even saw her TikToks go viral for being married but living apart! We here at Whats the Chai were lucky enough to snag her for one of our episodes! Sana takes us down memory lane explaining how her life choices were dictated by so many factors before one day she decided to start living life on her own terms! To starting her own social club in NYC, to breaking away from societal expectations and learning to live for...
2023-03-091h 15
What’s The Chai?Drinks First With Ariana Nathani Hope you have a drink in hand cause this week we are having Drinks First with Ariana Nathani. By day our guest is a Digital Experience designer and by night a dating podcast host. Ariana is a trail blazer within the South Asian community. Brace yourself as she takes us inside the life of a true New Yorker. Being born to unconventionally yet conventional desi parents, having a hybrid Euphoria/Gossip girl high school experience, giving us the inside scoop into the dating scene of NYC and so much more! .You might have to brace...
2022-03-211h 33
The Muslim Sex PodcastA Muslim Sex Talk with Samar HaroonThis is Dr. Lodhi's conversation with Samar Haroon, the host of the podcast “What’s the Chai” and a psychotherapist who focuses on southeast Asian and Muslim communities.Disclaimer: Anything discussed on the show should not be taken as official medical advice. If you have any concerns about your health, please speak to your medical provider. If you have any questions about your religion, please ask your friendly neighborhood religious leader. It’s the Muslim Sex Podcast because I just happen to be a Muslim woman who talks about sex.To learn more about Dr. Sadaf’s...
2022-03-1542 min
What’s The Chai?South Asian Women In Interracial Relationships with Dipa Patel and Rabiya Bower Pt. 2Are you ready for Part 2? This week we are continuing the conversation with Dipa Patel and Rabiya Bower, as your host Licensed Therapist Samar Haroon asks our guest the nitty gritty of running a Facebook group, giving advice, their view on South Asian culture and much more! Dipa and Rabiya are the co-founders of the Facebook group "South Asian Women in Interracial Relationships (S.A.W.I.R)". Along with their own stories, this has given them a unique perspective on relationships, You might need two cups of Chai for all the tea we're about...
2021-11-2955 min
What’s The Chai?South Asian Women In Interracial Relationships with Dipa Patel and Rabiya Bower Pt. 1Join us this week as your host, Licensed Therapist Samar Haroon, talks with Dipa Patel and Rabiya Bower about the world of dating outside of your culture.Dipa and Rabiya are the co-founders of the Facebook group "South Asian Women in Interracial Relationships (S.A.W.I.R)". Along with their own stories, this has given them a unique perspective on relationships, Desi parents, and independence of choice.This episode is definitely worth the (long, long) wait! Tune in and we will bring you all the chai ;)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Feel free to...
2021-11-141h 00
What’s The Chai?Surviving to Thriving with Annesa Tabassum (pt.2)Disclalimer This weeks episode talks in graphic details regarding Domestic Abuse. Listener discretion is advised.This is a part two, to our previous episode where Annesa Tabassum aka Ovo_ness, continues the conversation of getting a restraining order from her ex-husband, confronting him in court and beginning to build a life that brought her to becoming one of the most influential South Asian Accounts on Tik Tok.Join us this week as your host Licensed Therapist Samar Haroon holds the space for part two of Annesa's story. This episode was definitely worth the wait! Get...
2021-05-161h 01
What’s The Chai?Groomed and Abused with Annesa Tabassum**Disclalimer** This weeks episode talks in graphic details regarding Domestic Abuse. Listener discretion is advised.This weeks episode features on of Tik Toks most upcoming South Asian influencers, Annesa Tabassum aka Ovo_ness. Annesa is Psych Nurse, Domestic Violence Survivor, and Advocate based in Austin, TX. She has been bringing awareness to social issues in the South Asian community that are often stigmatized and looked past through her creative content on her social media platforms.Join us this week as your host Samar Haroon gets the the exclusive story of how Annesa ended up being...
2021-04-271h 28
What’s The Chai?Attachment Style: South Asian Edition Pt.2After the overwhelming response to our Attachment Style Episode we are back with a part 2! Last episode we talked about figuring out which attachment style you fell under, this episode we discuss brief skill sets to gear us towards a more secure attachment. Join us this week as your host Samar Haroon shares a few tricks from her therapist bag. We can't wait for you to check this episode out! As always don't forget to grab your chai and enjoy!Feel free to send us a DM on Instagram or email us at samarharoon@therapyincolour.com and...
2021-03-2135 min
What’s The Chai?Attachment Styles: South Asian EditionJoin us this week as your host Samar Haroon (Associate Marriage and Family Therapist) covers the different attachment styles on What's the Chai? We will be going over what are attachment styles, how are they developed, and what can they look like in South Asian communities. We can't wait for you to check this episode out! As always don't forget to grab your chai and enjoy!Feel free to send us a DM on Instagram or email us at samarharoon@therapyincolour.com and let us know your thoughts! Be sure to follow, like, review and share!
2021-02-2532 min
What’s The Chai?Immigration, Romance, and Art with Hafsa KhanJoin us this Valentines Day as we speak to Hafsa Khan, aka HafandHaf as we ask her What's the Chai? An artist and immigration advocate from Columbus, Ohio.Hafsa has 58.7k followers on her Instagram and her work can be seen in some of your favorite Desi restaurant, coffee shop and hookah lounge. In this episode Hafsa shares how she has worked to incorporate both of her identities to produce work that reflects her hyphenated self. We deep dive with Hafsa as she talks about all of her different loves (heritage, women, fashion, romance, and faith) and...
2021-02-151h 11
What’s The Chai?Eldest Daughter Syndrome with Kainath MerchantJoin us this week with Kainath Merchant as we ask her Whats the Chai? A Tik Toker who has built a platform of 77.9k followers and 2.7mil likes, by speaking out against the regressive ideals that still exist in South Asian society. Our talks will range from how to challenge the patriarchy to calling out marital rape, So you won't want to miss this! Grab yourself a cuppa chai and enjoy!Feel free to send us a DM on Instagram or email us at samarharoon@therapyincolour.com and let us know your thoughts! Be sure to follow...
2021-02-081h 29
2021-02-0204 min