Almost An Adult: Saima

Presenter, Broadcaster, DJ + Producer Harpz Kaur checks in with the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (a fake medical check up where patients are asked the most annoying questions women are asked on a regular basis). Harpz gets into being congratulated on pregnancies that didn't exist, choosing to keep her marriage off the gram, a complex relationship with social media, leaving a dream job with no back up plan, misconceptions around Breaking Borders and MORE Watch We Were There Too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7L8_yRfufs Holla [email protected] Follow @_rajpander @almost40pod @harpzkaurofficial xoxo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Raj went to see Haim's "I Quit" tour and it got her thinking... What do people wish they could quit in relationships? What made them angry recently that made them realise they need to quit something - did they do it? What do they need to quit to feel free? Raj is fuming about someone asking her to work for free , she's ready to move to Mamdani's New York (Shakira Law included) and of course she's getting into why having a boyfriend is embarrassing... Get it off your chest [email protected] Follow @_rajpander @almost40pod xoxo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reinvention Strategist,  Neurosomatic Practitioner and Author Riana Malia reflects on the expectations vs the reality of her personal milestones including getting married at 23 and why she doesn’t recommend it, navigating divorce, finding power in forgiveness after the ultimate betrayal (I know it sounds dramatic, but it is, there's an FBI raid involved) and why sometimes therapy doesn’t go deep enough.  Raj is obsessed with West End Girl and divorce albums... Follow @almost40pod @_rajpander @rianamalia almost40thepodcast.com xoxo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TV Exec, Writer + Founder of The TV Mindset Adeel Amini checks in with the the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (a fake medical check up where patients are asked the most annoying/offensive things women are asked on a regular basis). TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes conversations about suicide and sexual assault. Listen with caution Adeel gets into South Asian representation, how the evolving landscape of beauty standards affects men and women (Adeel has had a hair transplant and wants everyone to know), why he doesn't believe in marriage, his personal journey of self acceptance (which involves getting the girls out, IYKYK), thoughts on JK Rowling, The Life Of A Showgirl and so much more. Holla [email protected] Follow @_rajpander @almost40pod @adeelamini @the_tv_mindset xoxo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Author, Journalist and Podcaster Laura Price gets into the expectations vs the reality of her personal milestones including how she embraced being a cat lady, discovering she had breast cancer 6 weeks before her 30th birthday, redefining success outside of what she earns, the unexpected way she experienced motherhood and more. Check your boobs ⁠http://bit.ly/3L2sJ7m⁠ Follow @almost40pod @_rajpander @laurapricewrites [email protected] xoxo AD by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month of online therapy at betterhelp.com/almost40 and start your own healing journey.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's no secret Raj is a fan of teen tv shows and this Summer a lot of grown women joined her on that so this is the official (unofficial) GROWN WOMEN debrief of Jenny Han's nostalgia fueled hit Prime series The Summer I Turned Pretty. WARNING: Raj is Team Jeremiah, if you're a Conrad girl, you might not like this Women in their later 30's +40's get into why it had millennial women in a chokehold, why they identify as Team Conrad/Jere/Belly/Paris, their thoughts on the other teams, hot takes, what they wanted to see in the series, what they want to see in the movie. This could have easily been a 4 hour episode. Forgive me not making the Thursday deadline - I was editing all night! Talk to me [email protected] Follow @_rajpander @almost40pod xoxo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Historian, Curator and Pink Lipstick Lover Kiran Sahota gets into thinking she would look a certain way at 40, how she deals with people telling her to "go home," establishing herself as a Historian, navigating depression and more. Raj thinks Desperate Housewives shaped her view of aging. Kiran's episode ft Amber Rose Gill is here: https://omny.fm/shows/amazing-starts-here/believe-in-me-the-guardians-of-south-asian-history Follow @almost40pod @_rajpander @bimcic [email protected] xoxo AD by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month of online therapy at betterhelp.com/almost40 and start your own healing journey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fitness Coach, Former Mac Girl + Trainer Myriann Panayi checks on with the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (a fake medical check up where patients are asked the most annoying/offensive things women are asked about on a regular basis). Myri gives us her take on weight loss jabs like Ozempic, why she thinks everyone should read "Why Men Love Bitches," the one thing stopping people from reaching their fitness goals, how she likes to deal with dudes who take 2 days to respond to a message, being alcohol free and the Dubai dating scene. Follow @_rajpander @almost40pod @myri_fitness Thoughts on TSITP or any of the above? Talk to me [email protected] xoxo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Raj has decided to leave dating apps for good, so she recorded this episode as evidence. This means if you ever see her on a dating app again you should report her directly to [email protected] Let's see if anyone else's experiences can sway her (spoiler alert, the only person who had anything positive to say about apps was a man). Follow @_rajpander @almost40pod xoxo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Soft Life Queen, Content Creator and Forty-Something Saima gets into why she thought having a nose job at 23 would change her life, the assumptions of what life looks like when living with parents, deciding to shut down a successful flower business, moving out of her family home at the tender age of 36 and being up front and honest about centering men. Raj thinks Love Is Blind could be patriarchal propaganda (here she goes again) Follow @almost40pod @_rajpander @sai_ma (insta) @sai_maa (tiktok) [email protected] xoxo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices