Chai Time with Moms: Recent Episodes
Chai Time with Moms
Chai Time with Moms was inspired by moms, as we go about our daily lives. Three women, friends since high school, now married with kids, juggling life, career and motherhood want to inject the ethos of fun, friendship and faith through their morning chat.
Sara Chaudhry is a mom of two amazing teenage kids currently living in London, UK. Pareesa Naveed is a mom of 2 gorgeous girls currently living in New Jersey, USA. Asmita Savalia is a mom of adorable twins & triplets (all boys) currently living in Maryland, USA.
Join them as they continue to share their uncanny conversations.
Special #podcast in honor of Women's month. Chai Time With Chai_time_with_moms' hosts, Asmita and Pareesa, have a fun and honest rapid fire questions session! Watch today to learn what authentic chai brews in their lives?! #womensupportingwomen #womenhistorymonth #southAsianblog #momlife #rapidfire
Happy Valentine’s Day! Long-lasting high-quality friendships strengthen over time andlast for decades. Being a lifelong friend extends beyond just loyalty, kindness, or a similar sense of humor. Instead, it's about adaptation and understanding that your expectations and approach within your friendship might need to change during certain phases. Join us as we discuss some tips for making long-lasting friendships.
Join our special guest, Sangeeta, as she discusses her journey of recognizing her and her family's mental health, seeking help and healing through therapy. World Mental Health Day is a day to talk about mental health and show everyone that mental health matters. It's also a day to let people know that it's okay to ask for help, no matter what you're going through. 'Mental health is a universal human right'.
When a child has confidence, they have the ability to take risks, think outside the box, and go for the things they want in life. Having confidence may even contribute to their resilience and overcoming difficult challenges. Join us as we discuss raising kind and confident kids.
Knowing your value as a woman sets boundaries for others on how they treat you. Women are subjected to expectations about beauty, relationships, careers and more. It’s hard to find and maintain self-worth when we live in fear of whether we’re meeting societal standards of what it means to be a woman. Self-worth will set rules that tell others how to treat you. It will show others what you see in yourself, and what you expect from them. With self-worth comes confidence, self-esteem, and personal growth. Join us as we discuss “know your worth”.
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) are extremely important for workplace morale and business success. Companies are not only more successful when they embrace diversity of thought, experience, and ideas, but they are also more attractive to job seekers. Join us as we discuss how DEIB should be a top priority for employers.
Join us as we discuss weightloss with our guest Sara. Sara discusses her journey with different weightloss programs and her ultimate success of losing more than 40 lbs in 9 months.
Happy Valentine's Day! We bring you a fresh perspective on marriage and love from Sadia who's been married for 25 years.
Join us as we discuss our year in review, what worked and what didn't work, how we tackled our last year’s resolution and what we look forward to in 2023.
Venting serves some function. It helps us cope and reduces our stress levels. It’s a good thing that satisfies are social and emotional needs. Our episode today is a fun catch-up episode that turned into a healthy venting session. Hope you enjoy!
Join us as we bring back our long time guest Joseph A Federico to discuss all things Instagram. He provides some invaluable tips on how to succeed on Instagram and what it means to be a content creator and an influencer on such platforms.
Toxic workplace cultures are rife with hostility, cliques, gossip, mistrust, and selfishness. They're a breeding ground for dysfunction due to poor communication, power struggles, negativity, and abusive leadership. Join us as we discuss how to recognize signs of a toxic workplace and what you can do.
Welcome Back! Summer is a tough time for parents as children are off from school and parents have to work. In this episode, we discuss how our summer went, how we navigated our daily life with kids home and the pros and cons of having kids in daycare, summer camp, or at home.
Finding a life partner is not easy. The Netflix reality series, “Indian Matchmaking”, lays down the reality for many Indians or Indian origin living abroad. Join us as we discuss how this show intelligently portrays the dynamics of families and their expectations for the new addition of their families. At the same time, it shows how Indian females are independent today and are making one of the biggest decisions of their life without any family pressure or influence. They are not "ready to compromise". Instead of finding a "husband", they are looking for a "partner" who can support them to keep their own identity and help each other to learn and grow together.
Chai Time moms recommend watching the Netflix series Bridgerton S2. We discuss the series, characters, plot and why we think it's a great watch.
People do most of their traveling over Summer. We discuss none other than London as one of our top destinations for travel. Hope you find your way there sometimes.
A powerful discussion on women’s rights. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, holding that there was no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion. What are your thoughts?
Father's Day is an opportunity to pause, remember and thank the fathers, father figures, grandfathers, brothers, and children in our lives. Fathers, like mothers, are pillars in the development of a child's emotional well-being. Children look to their fathers to lay down the rules and enforce them. They also look to their fathers to provide a feeling of security, both physical and emotional. In today’s episode, we discuss the importance of fathers in our and our children’s lives.
Chai Time host, Sara, shares the joys and struggles of her motherly journey with her child who is on the spectrum. Sara discusses how she coped with the diagnose, gained strength to help and guide herself and family to help their son. As parents, we are called upon to nurture, to love, to advocate for, and to empower our children in ways we had not necessarily envisioned when we chose to become parents. Sara sends a powerful message of how we need to cherish our children’s individual accomplishments, realizing how much harder it is for them to achieve as compared to others. We must appreciate them for this, and value their personality and character and those idiosyncrasies that make them unique.
Sumera Rashid is a dental director at Northern Virginia Community College, VA. She is also a mom of 2 boys. Join us as Sumera discusses motherhood, raising boys, work/life balance, marriage and parenting tips and career tips as well as mental health.
Today’s episode features our own host, Asmita Savalia, a mom of Twins and Triplets, all boys, born on the same day just 4 years apart. Asmita shares her motherhood journey, discusses challenges of being parents, ups and downs of being a mom of multiples and provides some great tips on how to do it well.
Motherhood journey touches each mom in unique ways. We all have happy moments as well as struggles. It's how we deal with struggles that define us. Our special guest, Keisha, discusses her daughter's struggle with Anorexia. The power of a mother can be extraordinary in battling any struggle.
The Most Inspiring Women lead, raise the bar and fight to get to the top. In this episode, our guests, Natasha and Natalie discuss how they went into business together and became successful entrepreneurs. These strong women inspire and give hope to others.
Imagine a gender equal world, free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. In this episode, we bring you Mahwish Hamlani, Managing Director for Accenture’s Financial Services Technology practice. Mahwish has over 15 years of experience with leading large and complex transformation programs for Accenture's commercial and federal clients. Mahwish has been recognized as a Washington DC Women in Technology Leadership award recipient in 2019. One of Mahwish’s major goal is to support women in reaching their aspirations. Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias.
Balancing your professional and personal life can be challenging where a person equally prioritizes the demands of one's career and the demands of one's personal life. Often times, work takes precedence over everything else in our lives. Creating a harmonious work-life balance or work-life integration is critical for our physical, emotional and mental well-being. In this episode, our guest, Hetal Patel discusses how she manages a healthy balance between work and life.
Modern dating isn't easy. In this episode, we discuss how dating is in the 21st century. Technology and social norms have changed the way people date in the 21st century. While technology has made some aspects of dating more convenient, it has also made it a lot less personal. Millennials are waiting longer to get married, and are more comfortable with just casual dating without a long-term commitment.
In this episode, we review Gehraiyaan, a romantic/drama hindi movie on Amazon Prime Video. A woman who finds herself at a crossroads in life. Her six year relationship has grown monotonous and her career seems to have hit a roadblock. However, the arrival of her cousin forces her to confront a troubled past. Lots of twists and turns and very emotional at points. We give you are candid feedback on the movie. Hope you enjoy!
There are many factors that contribute to a satisfying marriage/relationship such as Love, Commitment, Trust, Patience, Respect, Honesty, etc. In this episode we discuss some important traits that make a happy married life for both partners. It takes a lot of commitment and sacrifice to have a happy and healthy marriage. Marriage is a two way street, both partners should have equal commitment to this important relationship to work.
Rupali is a US Army veteran, wife and mother. Rupali has an incredible story to tell about life, loss and finding love again.. She’s been through so much in life and has resilience and courage to move forward in life.
Chai Time Moms reviews new Netflix show Decoupled! Decouple follows a writer and his wife who announce their divorce with a party. In this comedy series, a quirky novelist's offbeat opinions ruffle feathers with his soon-to-be-ex-wife... and almost everyone else he meets.
Our episode today features Laila, a fitness trainer and an entrepreneur. She is a fitness enthusiast and a nutritionist consultant who has her own meal prep business to help people with nutrition as well as fitness. Laila specializes in training women because she understands the struggle women have to go through in life.
Our episode today features an extremely smart and talented Prem Saggar, Chief Data Scientist and Professor of AI. Among many things, Prem is extremely knowledgeable in finance, investments, all things money related. We wanted to have Prem part his knowledge onto our chai time audience, in particular women, so that women can be financially smart, independent and have a better retirement plan. We hope you enjoy this episode and get better at investing for your future.
Our guest today is a certified life and leadership coach, Irina Slobodinsky, who is passionate about supporting people to create a life which they absolutely love. After establishing a successful career in finance and going through her own obstacles, Irina realized that everyone’s recipe for happiness, authenticity and success is an individualized formula. As a coach, Irina is honored to be a part of her clients’ transformation and supporting them in claiming the chapters of their own life story.
Our host Pareesa kicked off the new year trying Dr.KellyAnn’s 5 day Cleanse and Reset Detox kit. This is a special episode with her experience and review of the kit.
This is our last episode of 2021. The countdown to 2022 has ended! In today’s episode, we discuss the importance of having and keeping new year resolutions. Setting yourself a resolution is a good way to help you reflect on what's important to you, clear your mind and focus on who you want to become. It will help you become who you want to be. New Year's resolutions are a great opportunity to look ahead in the months to come. Happy New Year!
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In today’s episode, we bring you some fun things to watch before the year ends. Our top recommendations of 2021 on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video: You, Emily In Paris, Never Have I Ever, Mind the Malhotras, Made In Heaven, and Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Enjoy!
It’s not easy recording podcast episodes. This episode includes some raw footage of what happens behind the scenes in making these episodes for you. You'll hear some of our funniest intros, funny things our guests say, raw beauty tips from a guy, best advice and great insights from doctors and kids. Enjoy!
There are many benefits of a good Skin Care Routine. Once it is established, it is easier to maintain. A good skincare regime can slow down the signs of aging, boost confidence – when you look good, you feel good. An effective routine can help prevent acne, treat wrinkles, and help keep your skin looking its best. It keeps the skin healthy, which in turn keeps you healthier. In this episode, we provide you with some inexpensive, natural home remedies to keep your face glowing and hair flowing.
Fantastic episode with our family and friends on what they are thankful for this Thanksgiving/Year. Happy Thanksgiving!
Amazing episode with Dr. Fatima, a Radiologist Registrar. Dr. Fatima discusses Covid-19 from a doctor's perspective. She talks about COVID impact on the first responders, the safety of patients and families, vaccines and the impact on pregnant women, anti-vaxxers, combining Flu and Covid Vaccines and staying safe during Covid times.
In this episode, we discuss and provide tips on how to de-stress, relax and rejuvenate yourself. It's crucial to take some time to yourself and do things that make you happy which in turn makes you more productive. Hope these tips will make you want to have more "me-time".
Today’s episode continues our October theme of Supporting Your Mental Health and Well-Being. In this episode, Chai Time With Moms review a short film called Prince Charming starring Mahira Khan and Zahid Ahmed that tackles a very sensitive subject, Depression. It’s a story of a wife going through post-marital depression. Our society rarely discusses this and this film sends a strong social message about mental health.
Continuing on our October theme of Supporting Your Mental Health and Well-Being, today’s episode features Counselor Sabina from UK. Sabina, is a qualified Counsellor and Psychotherapist with many years experience working with children and adults. We are helping to normalize seeking counseling and therapy.
October is National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month, & ADHD Awareness Month, & So Much More!
In particular, October 10 is World Mental Health Day. Over 25% of adults in the United States are estimated to be affected by a diagnosable mental illness every year and 45% of these adults may be suffering from 2 or more mental health disorders. With numbers like these, it is imperative that we continue to spread awareness & to let each person know of the help available. With that said, our special guest Keisha shares her personal story about how therapy helped her mental health. Today's special episode is about normalizing therapy and the importance of taking care of one's mental health and well-being! We are helping to normalize seeking counseling and therapy.
This is our Journey to Motherhood episode. Mothers juggling all facets of life; From Full-Time jobs, Part-Time jobs, to Staying at home moms, sabbatical from career to taking care of newborns, working from home, etc There is no right or wrong way of doing it, there’s only your way that is right for you.
In this episode, we continue with our guest, Javairia Waseem's journey as she discusses her motherhood journey, work life balance, career, transition from Pakistan to NJ, being an IG Influencer, marriage, life, etc.
Javairia Waseem is a CPA accountant, working at one of the big 4 accounting firms. She is married, a mother of two adorable kids, and currently lives in New Jersey. She is also known as the “BrownaccountantMama” on IG where she shares her humorous journey of motherhood.
In this episode, our guest, Javairia Waseem, will discuss her motherhood journey, work life balance, career, transition from Pakistan to NJ, IG Influencer, marriage, life, etc.
Javaria Waseem is a CPA accountant, working at one of the big 4 accounting firms. She is married, a mother of two adorable kids, and currently lives in New Jersey. She is also known as the “BrownaccountantMama” on IG where she shares her humorous journey of motherhood.
It’s not easy recording podcast episodes. This episode includes behind the scenes raw footage. You’ll hear our funny clips about technical / connection issues, how we prepare our guests, things we come up on the fly and much more. Enjoy!
In this episode we continue our Summer Reading Part II with our three guests: Amara Kashif, Sadia Anwar and Mariam Raza. They discuss 3 books from their Summer Reading Mom’s Book Club.
Book#1: Verity by Colleen Hoover. It was Amazon’s top 100 bestseller. It is about a character Lowen Ashleigh a struggling writer who is hired by a husband of a best selling author Verity Crawford to complete a book series the wife could not complete as she is now injured.
Book#2: The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen. This is a crazy thriller. Perhaps even crazier than Verity?? It is about a jealous ex-wife who is obsessed with her replacement, a beautiful young girl who is about to marry her ex husband. Or is this book about the young beautiful girlfriend who is obsessed about the ex wife trying to harm her?
Book#3: The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali. This is a very sad, touching, heartfelt novel about lost love. The setting is Tehran in the 50s, it is about Roya and Bahman, their romance and heartbreak during Iran’s political unrest and how their lives changed forever.
In Part I of this episode, we have three guests: Amara Kashif, Sadia Anwar and Mariam Raza. They will discuss 2 books from their Summer Reading Mom’s Book Club.
Book#1: The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo. It is a Reese Witherspoon book club pick! It’s a love story and definitely one of our favorites. The main characters Lucy and Gabe meet at college, fall in love and then part ways. The book follows their journey over decades, covering their relationships, careers, passions, desires, failures and much more.
Book#2: Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman. This is about a social misfit called Eleanor with a traumatic past. It deals with themes of isolation and loneliness and is about her transformation journey.
In this episode, we discuss Author Regina Ann Faith’s published books:
The Artistic Series: Artistic Love – In The Psych Ward & Artistic Soulmates follows two young artists on their journeys with mental health issues & the ups & downs of falling in love.
Illicit Dose Of Scars: The first book in The Love Sick Series. It follows aspiring model Journee Watson’s toxic relationship with her boyfriend, guitarist Knox Foster.
Regina Ann Faith is a Lyricist, Poet, Writer, Composer and an Author. She graduated with a B.A in Communications/Film. She’s been writing since she was a teenager and grew up wanting to write as a career. She enjoys the art of creating whether it’s a song lyric, instrumental composition, poem, or book. She is super talented but for us she is still our close High School friend Regina!
This is a continuation of our Netflix KDrama shows review. Part I of KDramas, we recommended binge watching on Netflix the following shows: Was It Love?, Start-Up and Boys Over Flower. In this episode, Part II of our KDrama show reviews, we recommend the following shows on Netflix: The Inheritors, Crash Landing On You and The King: Eternal Monarch. Please like and comment on our FB and IG pages and let us know what you think of this episode and our recommended shows.
This was a fun episode to do. In this Part I of KDramas, we recommended binge watching on Netflix the following shows: Was It Love?, Start-Up and Boys Over Flower. Please like and comment on our FB and IG pages and let us know what you think of this episode and our recommended shows.
Today we are excited to have Joseph Federico as our guest on Chai Time with Moms. Joseph is the founder and CEO of Anchors To Dusk Media - a boutique social media and digital marketing agency that assists clients internationally. Joe will be discussing the importance of social media presence for businesses as today, Jun 30th, is the Social Media Day!
Chai Time With Moms is back with new hosts! This episode is a reunion of 3 high school friends who reconnect and launch a fun podcast!
The dynamic duo have a catch up with life in general. After a suggestion about making May about mental health awareness month, we will look deeper at Maslow's hierarchy of needs each week in May. This podcast simply introduces the theory and the moms have a one to one with all the goings on in their lives. Enjoy...
Sara is trilled to chat with both her besties! We have the pleasure of Sara’s childhood best friend from New York joining our chat. So it’s triple the fun, giggles and girly shenanigans! Do enjoy and remember the mic is always open for new voices!
It’s April- open topic month! As we try to break barriers to passed ways of thinking, Sara and Keisha have fun as we talk about things we probably shouldn’t talk about! Listen to find out more and we hope you enjoy...
It’s open topics month. This one is very close to home with Keisha as she supports her daughter with an eating disorder. Why is media influencing the way our young people see themselves? This ‘brainwashing’ needs to stop! We are all humans, and need to be seen as healthy humans, of all sizes, colours, heights and weights. Hope you all enjoy this serious chat and it encourages open conversations and changes from within the home.
It’s been a long weekend and with lockdown easing we are seeing families and friends once again. What a great feeling! Can’t wait till we can actually hug them... Sara and Keisha have a chat openly about life’s happenings with some highs and some lows and some fun as well! Time to not take life too seriously; have a break to self care. Enjoy listening our fellow parents!
It’s our last episode in March the month of Growth. We are so honoured to have a special guest. Sabina, a therapist and counsellor joins us as we chat about a fixed mindset versus a growth mindset.
In this our month of Growth, we focus on our very personal circumstances with additional needs kids and how it’s grounded us and forced growth upon us. When things happen, changes occur that gets us in survival mode. That’s the opportunity to learn and grow to better versions of ourselves.
It’s the day of the mother, well the day we get emphasised for all the great things we do! We have given you ideas of DIY homemade face masks and body scrubs for you to pamper and be indulgent today. Enjoy your day, whatever you do!
Happy International Women’s Day! In keeping with the month of Growth, Sara and Keisha chat about different roles women assume in their lifetime. We look deeper about how challenging circumstances evoke changes, thereby making us learn and grow as individuals.
We are marching into March, focusing on Growth. With lockdown easing very cautiously and the ongoing changes, we chat about how changes are an inevitable part of life that enables learning and self growth! Enjoy...
It’s our final episode for February - Loving your self! Sara and Keisha chat openly about self care, The most important love of all. We discuss physical and mental wellbeing with being a peace with who you are...
Continuing with February - the month of Love, we chat about foodie love; what comforts us and why it’s associated with love.
In our February - the month of love, Sara and Keisha discuss the action of love - not the 50 shades type; but more about love by the actions in a community. Hope you enjoy!
It’s February- the month of love! Sara and Keisha have a candid chat about what love means to them through various topics. This week we discuss love through family - the family they created and the family they have roots from.
Join us as we have our morning chitchat as we introduce ourselves as we have a bit of fun and chat about being stuck at home in lockdown.