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Welcome to another captivating episode of SeroTunein! Join your host, Kurien Thomas, as he embarks on a riveting conversation with Jaspreet Singh, an accomplished aviation marketer, travel enthusiast, content creator, and author of the heartwarming children's novel, "Aya and Avi's Airplane Adventure." Jaspreet shares his inspiring journey from a childhood passion for airplanes to a fulfilling career in inflight entertainment, all while breaking down barriers of identity and representation. Discover how travel has expanded his worldview and learn about his mission to inspire the next generation in aviation. Get ready to be uplifted and motivated by Jaspreet's story on this episode of SeroTunein!

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What if we could describe our mood and emotions objectively the same way we translate mathematical equations or measure physical phenomena? Tune into my IG Live with Clement Decrop, founder of the Idea Space. In this epidose, we chat about the similarities math and science have with the mind and consciousness, the cultural notions of mindfulness, and the role an Idea Space plays in building a collective consciousness in society.

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In this epidose of SeroTunein, me and my friend Kritika explore the varieties of our cross-cultural confusion as Indian Americans. We first acknowledge the differences in our cultural identity: her being raised Hindu in a family originally from the North Indian state of Maharashtra and me being raised Christian in a family originally from the South Indian state of Kerala. One of us grew up on the West Coast speaking Hindi and Marathi and the other one grew up on the East Coast hearing Malayalam. I’m the other one by the way.

Despite our differences, both of us have experienced similar confusing situations in our American lives: Inviting friends over, asking for help in new settings, personal finances, the whole mix. In this epidose, we take some time to see why these situations felt uncomfortable or unusual in our Indian-American experiences.

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In this epidose of SeroTunein, my conversation with Kavi taught me to understand how experiencing a creative fulfillment in art requires you to reconcile with your identity. For a lot of South Asian creatives like Kavi, that process doesn’t usually come easy: when children born to Indian parents who have begun as immigrants to the United States, they feel a weird disconnection to their Indian heritage and their American way of living and communicating. In this epidose with Kavi, we explore how she navigated through some struggles growing up and feeling isolated from her community to how she explored her identity through embracing these challenges growing up, and how that identity is being expressed through art to make others feel seen and recognized.

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In this episode, I talk to financial coach and my long-time mentor, Heath Carelock, about the emotional side of money. We learn about money’s relationship with our mental health and its relevance to our self-development goals. We talk about the difference between financial counseling and coaching, and later we talk about its relevance in helping people to move upward in society and navigating their interpersonal relationships.

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Lots have happened over the past few months! New place, new job, and a new set of responsibilities. In this epidose, I give a quick life update and I set out my intentions for SeroTunein, discussing the various kinds of content I want to create and stories I want to share. Think of it as a sort of rebrand. I'll still share amazing interviews with brilliant people along the way, but I'll take some time to put out some short, fun epidoses that hope to give you a little boost of serotonin. 

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In this epidose, we talk about alcohol and the prevalence of drinking culture. We also get to speak with a self-made, female entrepreneur who decided to reinvent drinking culture. Fay Behebani is the creator and founder of Bonbuz, an LA-based futurist beverage innovation company. Bonbuz is a functional social spirit that is alcohol-free and full of energizing compounds that harness the power of plants and natural stimulants to provide uplifting and therapeutic brain-boosting benefits without the harsh hangover. We begin the epidose, discussing Fay’s background and drinking career, then we learn more about her shift in interest toward biohacking supplements like nootropics, and then we discover more about her euphoric beverage company, Bonbuz.

Resources: 

• Get a bottle of Bonbuz: https://bonbuz.com/
• Contact Fay: fay@bonbuz.com

Music: 

• Waves - Ukulele Hip Hop Beat (prod. Riddiman)
• Lofi Type Beat 90's Freestyle (prod. Yusei)
• 80s Retrowave Music (prod. Karl Casey @ WhiteBat)
• Lofi Type Beat - Rain (prod. Lee)

In this epidose, I interview Jimmie Chengo. Jimmie is a 23-year old social entrepreneur who started Afribuk Society. Afribuk Society is a non-profit organization committed to promoting literacy within under-resourced communities. By supporting college and university students to share books and stories from their own lives with younger children, Afribuk Society promotes joyful literacy experiences in under-resourced communities through the power of stories and human connection. We begin our show learning about Jimmie’s childhood growing up in Kenya and navigating through his anxieties of school and finding his purpose. We then talk about the growth of Afribuk Society and its current projects in educating and spreading literacy among African youth. We switch gears to understand what the importance of storytelling is in society and its impact it has in enhancing the educational experience. Learn more about Jimmie: https://ke.linkedin.com/in/jimmie-chengo-a9a922124 Learn more about Afribuk Society: https://afribuksociety.org/ Support Afribuk Society: https://www.gofundme.com/f/afribuk-2020?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet  Music: Phoenix by Avery Colyer: https://soundcloud.com/averycolyer/phoenix  Lipsia by Sapajou https://soundcloud.com/sapajoubeats​  Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/-lipsia Sponsors and Promotions: Book an appointment with Sofia Health and get 10% off their health and wellness services! https://my.sofiahealth.com/kurien-thomas UCapture is a FREE browser extension that simplifies carbon-capturing for consumers. Every purchase you make at one of the 25,000+ stores using this extension applies a coupon code to provide the best discounts for you and result in a donation to carbon capture projects around the globe. Start reducing our carbon footprint today! https://www.ucapture.com/serotunein​​

In this epidose, I interview Jennifer Lentfer. Jennifer Lentfer is a farm girl turned international aid worker turned coach and communications strategist. As the creator of the blog, how-matters.org in 2010, she was named as one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s “100 women to follow on Twitter” at @intldogooder in 2012. In her career in the international aid and philanthropy sector, she has served with various organizations in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Namibia, and the US, including Oxfam, the Red Cross, UNICEF, Catholic Relief Services, and Firelight Foundation, and has consulted with many more. We begin our show learning about Jennifer’s career in the international aid sector. We then talk about how she started her infamous blog, How Matters. We switch gears to understand what it actually means to be a do-gooder in society, and finally Jennifer helps us understand how we can process different traumatic situations we see in society.

• Learn More about Jennifer Lentfer and get your copy of her books. You can check out her books and articles on her website at how-matters.org  
• Check out the SeroTunein Epidose Archive: https://www.serotunein.com/podcast-1 
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Erin Lee Henshaw, Co-founder and Lead Instructor of The Mind Body Project, provides an introduction to Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness. Visit The Mind Body Project: https://www.themindbodyproject.com/ Follow SeroTunein: https://www.serotunein.com/ Support the Show on Patreon for Bonus Content: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=38411845&fan_landing=true

In this epidose, I interview Justin Pogue, the Author of Rental Secrets, who teaches us how to choose and rent a home through lessons he’s learned as a property developer and manager. We begin our show learning about Justin’s time as a Graduate student at the University of Virginia and then explore his path to investing in homes and renting them out to people. He then talks to us about common mistakes people make when choosing an apartment and what owning a home means for your wellbeing. Justin then gives us some tips on how we can make conscious choices when deciding our living situation. We end our conversation discussing why ownership in something can strengthen your commitment to your community. Learn More about Justin Pogue and Get your copy of Rental Secrets: https://rentalsecrets.net/ Check out the SeroTunein Epidose Archive: https://www.serotunein.com/podcast-1 Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=38411845&fan_landing=true

This week’s episode focuses on Kerala: a southern state of India that has received much praise for how it controlled the spread of coronavirus during the beginning stages of the global pandemic. This show focuses on the need to make changes to healthcare systems around the world and the lessons we can learn from Kerala’s onset of controlling COVID-19. In this episode, we talk to public health expert, Lal Sadasivan, on how Kerala responded to the coronavirus pandemic and gain his insights on the state’s robust healthcare planning framework. Learn more about Lal: https://onfrontiers.com/profile/lsreemathy Lal's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCimcFo1QZhxlnudShoWospA Check out my website: https://www.serotunein.com/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/serotunein/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/serotunein/ Listen on other platforms: https://podlink.to/s2nin Support our show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=38411845&fan_landing=true

This week’s episode focuses on using an open and collaborative framework to improve community solutions and drive innovation. In this episode, we learn about Faircap: The Open Water Filter Project from its founder and CEO, Mauricio Cordova. 

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