Best Salima Jadavji Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 97: The Identity Crisis Beyond Colour of a Queer South Asian Man Who Learned to Set Himself Free 55:58

2d ago55:58

55:58

As a child Farhan was always told that he would be a failure and that he didn’t have potential. He faced resistance from family; however, he forged a pathway forward to becoming the helping professional he is today. His story includes himself, his family and society at large. Being a first- generation South Asian queer male, growing up in Canada, h…

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Episode 96: A Chaotic Way through Burnout, while Uncovering Unfelt Emotions during Political Unrest 58:06

17d ago58:06

58:06

Olga dives in to share that even when she was on the brink of burnout, initially she could only see it as a stress leave from work. Her story unravels her experience of her lost sense of self while battling through burnout as she worked with students and clients in the international students and immigration sector. It was September 2022 when she id…

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Episode 95: A Cumulative Grief Experience – Teenage Sexual Assault, Shame and Regrets, Tragedies Experienced and Losing loved ones. 57:08

1M ago57:08

57:08

Funmi shares the impact of an unfortunate teenage sexual assault, immigrating to Canada, marital challenges, the loss of both her parents within the span of 18 months, shame, and regrets along the way and how it all has forged her character and identity of who she has become today. She details that it took her a decade to work through the trauma of…

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Episode 94: Entrenched in Struggle and Vulnerability, a Victim’s Journey through Narcissism 54:48

1M ago54:48

54:48

Phoenix grew up in East Germany, still communist in 1972 with an enabling father, growing up being parented with a narcissistic mother she explains. Phoenix shares that she grew up in darkness, and her mother was lost within herself, not knowing her own identity, Phoenix slowly started to get to know herself, and as she did this, she felt she was s…

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Episode 93: The Dark Times, from Momentum to Chaos, ensued a Lost Sense of Self 45:58

2M ago45:58

45:58

In his early 20’s, Sergio was living his best life, while performing well in secure employment that was inclusive of salary, pension, benefits, vacation time and all the bells and whistles. Sergio was excelling in his career, landing achievements and promotions, and studying part time. His life took a sharp turn after he sustained severe injuries f…

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Episode 92: Learning that her Identity is not the Crown 52:00

2M ago52:00

52:00

Sarah delves into a moment when she was 10 years old experiencing her very first panic attack, not knowing what it was at the time. Growing up in a Christian faith, Sarah believed that she would get the support she needed given her belief that God helps to overcome the sensations of panic – the promise of faith. She later experienced depression in …

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Episode 91: The Important Reminder of Showing up for Others, Just as You’d like them to Show up for You 52:29

3M ago52:29

52:29

Sonia’s untold story revolves around her breast cancer diagnosis starting in 2017. She experienced physical and emotional trauma combined with heightened feelings. She had to work hard to overcome overwhelming thoughts and emotional pain when dealing with relationships during her cancer journey. This experience has been eye-opening, particularly in…

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Episode 90: The Torment of Workplace Harassment in a Highly Toxic Workplace 48:01

3M ago48:01

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Her untold story reveals the levels of toxicity and bullying Stephanie experienced as she entered the workforce in a professional capacity, the way in which she tolerated workplace harassment, and how she eventually learned to handle the distress she endured. Stephanie shared that while her work role was at an established organization and she was n…

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Episode 89: He Started from the Ground up and the Unworthiness Cycle kept Repeating Itself 47:30

4M ago47:30

47:30

Anthony dives right in to share how what he experienced from childhood to adulthood greatly influenced his present-day life. It began at the tender young age of six and carried forward until adulthood with multiple and continuous experiences of how he was impacted and influenced in his achievements and failures. When he arrived in Canada, he provid…

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Episode 88: The Journey of Unlearning, Undoing, Adapting, and Unleashing her Core Identity 52:05

4M ago52:05

52:05

Fatima’s untold story is about being raised by her grandmother from 18 months, in Barbados after being born in Canada, and then returning to Canada at the age of 8, not knowing that her scheduled visit after so many years was going to become a permanent life change for her. She speaks about themes like navigating relationships, abandonment, grief, …

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Episode 87: From Survivor of Circumstance to Warrior of Flow 51:45

5M ago51:45

51:45

Inga’s story begins at a time when she immigrated to Canada at the age 16 on her own, with minimal knowledge of English, and this didn’t stop her to pursue her education, which is when she decided to commit to the idea, the need to prove herself. She operated under the narrative that of things she must overcome, the harder life shows up for her, ev…

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Episode 86: A Shifted Narrative: Flourishing Flowers Beneath the Trenches 45:22

5M ago45:22

45:22

Karima dares herself for a second round on the podcast, to share further developments on her mental well-being journey. She speaks about how she currently manages and copes with her diagnoses of borderline personality disorder and bipolar 1 and her process of daily coping. Karima takes time to share what it’s like identifying as a neurodivergent wo…

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Episode 85: His Financial Setbacks is what Plotted a Path to his Future Success 48:45

6M ago48:45

48:45

Leon immigrated to Canada when he was 10 years old unexposed to the world of financial challenges and this continued to follow him when he reached post-secondary education. During his time enrolled in university, he met credit card representatives where he was encouraged to sign up for high value credit cards, not knowing that he could go into cred…

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Episode 84: The Independent Child Separated from Family & the Impact of Deep-Rooted Unworthiness 50:40

6M ago50:40

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Born in Korea, Jackie shared that culturally, emotions are not discussed with the family, it’s still taboo to address mental health related issues. The way issues were dealt with in the home were not dealt with in a healthy way, she was exposed to explosive reactions or not speaking about it at all. At the age of 12, she travelled to Canada alone t…

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Episode 83: Her story unravelled as she commenced the de-layering process of unworthiness stemming from childhood 50:39

7M ago50:39

50:39

Throughout Tara’s life, she struggled with feelings of unworthiness, never feeling like she fully fit in, coming from a mixed background and being the only girl in a family of five. Growing up, Tara learned to attach her worth to her achievements and based on other external factors. Tara got used to supporting others and being present for others, p…

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Episode 82: A Mother learning to effectively parent children with mental health and addiction challenges 52:26

7M ago52:26

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Maureen tells her story of learning to be an effective parent to four children with mental health and addiction struggles, and her own recovery process from codependent parenting styles. She shares details of three of her children who all grappled with their mental health in different ways. One child engaged in self-harm, another suffered drug-indu…

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Episode 81: Self-determination was his Catalyst which Led him to Embrace his own Process of Success on his Own Terms Despite the Internal Struggle 48:37

8M ago48:37

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Dennis’s story is rooted in being raised in a sheltered Asian household, while feeling immense pressure to perform academically. Dennis articulates that as a child growing up, he had difficulty understanding others, and experienced a great deal of confusion over emotions he experienced. Dennis describes feeling caged in from parents whom he felt we…

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Episode 80: From Multiple Mental Health Diagnoses to a Flourished Mental Health Advocate 50:48

8M ago50:48

50:48

Ally takes a deep dive to express and share when mental illness began to take hold of her, and her emotional literacy and self-awareness were highly compromised. She indicates that she didn’t have the ability to ask for what she needed in times of crisis, in the process her family had to engage in a great deal of guess work of what she needed and w…

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Episode 79: Through Addiction, International Drug Trafficking, & even Incarceration she Made her Comeback! 47:01

9M ago47:01

47:01

Emily dives into her story that began in 2013, turning to substance use, she met someone through work, a close person she trusted. She embarked on a vacation with this friend and a few days into the trip, she was informed that they had to both bring drugs back through the border and this left her feeling trapped. Emily was coerced into strapping dr…

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Episode 78: The overbearing feeling of “limitation” and its detriments to his mental health, combined with grief 46:09

9M ago46:09

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Dawson unpacks how he was in survival mode in his third year of university, impacted by academic stressors, resuming in-person learning post COVID restrictions and a simultaneous process with his ailing grandmother who passed away from a long battle with Alzheimer’s. For Dawson, the impact of the various stressors meant a fierce contest with depres…

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Episode 77: The Entrepreneurship Struggle: Unspoken Hardships he didn’t know How to Reveal 49:36

10M ago49:36

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As a first-time entrepreneur, Ethan struggled to recognize his own self-worth and would tie it to the success of his company’s revenue. He speaks about how self-doubt played a role, where in the past he would think that others can persevere and take the leap of faith, but not him, leaving him to stick to predefined ideas of what he thought other pe…

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Episode 76: The Destruction of Perfectionism, Parenting + Divorce 56:30

1y ago56:30

56:30

Jagdeep dives right in to share some integral parts of her life that gave her a wakeup call to pivot and take charge of her life in a different way. She delves into the perfectionism within her and how this impacted her ability to parent as she started to see how controlling it was on external parts of her life. She examines the damage that perfect…

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Episode 75: Triggered by his wife’s Mental Health Journey, Led him to Uncover his Own 48:56

1y ago48:56

48:56

Held back by fear and core beliefs, Faizan was brought to his vulnerability to face his own truth, despite his deep knowledge and understanding of human behaviour. After reflecting on his own belief systems, he expressed that approximately 5 years ago things started to change for him when he dealt with his own financial failure and experiencing the…

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Episode 74: She Found her Mother’s Dead Body + Began the Emotional Turmoil 48:01

1y ago48:01

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Paige’s untold story is predominantly about finding her mother dead at their familial home at the young age of 17, and the impact her mother’s death had on her during such a developmental age and fundamental time. Paige takes us through her journey highlighting changes she experienced personally and professionally resulting from this devastating li…

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Episode 73: Oh… It’s OCD, but she’ll grow out of it 58:11

1y ago58:11

58:11

Claire’s parents were told by their family physician when she was just around 4-years- that what Claire had been presenting with was obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), but it was something she would grow out of. This informal diagnosis was not shared with Claire until she was in her mid-20’s nor did she grow out of it. Once she learned about OCD …

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Episode 97: The Identity Crisis Beyond Colour of a Queer South Asian Man Who Learned to Set Himself Free 55:58

1
Episode 96: A Chaotic Way through Burnout, while Uncovering Unfelt Emotions during Political Unrest 58:06

1
Episode 95: A Cumulative Grief Experience – Teenage Sexual Assault, Shame and Regrets, Tragedies Experienced and Losing loved ones. 57:08

1
Episode 94: Entrenched in Struggle and Vulnerability, a Victim’s Journey through Narcissism 54:48

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Episode 93: The Dark Times, from Momentum to Chaos, ensued a Lost Sense of Self 45:58

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Episode 92: Learning that her Identity is not the Crown 52:00

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Episode 91: The Important Reminder of Showing up for Others, Just as You’d like them to Show up for You 52:29

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Episode 90: The Torment of Workplace Harassment in a Highly Toxic Workplace 48:01

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Episode 89: He Started from the Ground up and the Unworthiness Cycle kept Repeating Itself 47:30

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Episode 88: The Journey of Unlearning, Undoing, Adapting, and Unleashing her Core Identity 52:05

1
Episode 87: From Survivor of Circumstance to Warrior of Flow 51:45

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Episode 86: A Shifted Narrative: Flourishing Flowers Beneath the Trenches 45:22

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Episode 85: His Financial Setbacks is what Plotted a Path to his Future Success 48:45

1
Episode 84: The Independent Child Separated from Family & the Impact of Deep-Rooted Unworthiness 50:40

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Episode 83: Her story unravelled as she commenced the de-layering process of unworthiness stemming from childhood 50:39

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Episode 82: A Mother learning to effectively parent children with mental health and addiction challenges 52:26

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Episode 81: Self-determination was his Catalyst which Led him to Embrace his own Process of Success on his Own Terms Despite the Internal Struggle 48:37

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Episode 80: From Multiple Mental Health Diagnoses to a Flourished Mental Health Advocate 50:48

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Episode 79: Through Addiction, International Drug Trafficking, & even Incarceration she Made her Comeback! 47:01

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Episode 78: The overbearing feeling of “limitation” and its detriments to his mental health, combined with grief 46:09

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Episode 77: The Entrepreneurship Struggle: Unspoken Hardships he didn’t know How to Reveal 49:36

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Episode 76: The Destruction of Perfectionism, Parenting + Divorce 56:30

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Episode 75: Triggered by his wife’s Mental Health Journey, Led him to Uncover his Own 48:56

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Episode 74: She Found her Mother’s Dead Body + Began the Emotional Turmoil 48:01

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Episode 73: Oh… It’s OCD, but she’ll grow out of it 58:11

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