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Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Attika Choudhary

40 episodes

3 months ago

In this dynamic episode, Attika travels to Berlin for Positive Solace’s first international trip - to explore how fashion-forward technology is changing the future of health and wellbeing. At the launch of the Huawei Watch 5, she sits down with Andreas Zimmer, Head of Product for Huawei Consumer Business Group (Europe), to discuss how wearable smart tech is becoming personally orientated. Made with 904L stainless steel and sapphire glass, the Huawei Watch 5 blends luxury with purpose. Togeth...

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In this dynamic episode, Attika travels to Berlin for Positive Solace’s first international trip - to explore how fashion-forward technology is changing the future of health and wellbeing. At the launch of the Huawei Watch 5, she sits down with Andreas Zimmer, Head of Product for Huawei Consumer Business Group (Europe), to discuss how wearable smart tech is becoming personally orientated. Made with 904L stainless steel and sapphire glass, the Huawei Watch 5 blends luxury with purpose. Togeth...

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Society & Culture,

Health & Fitness

Episodes (20/40)

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Can Tech Help Us Live Better? with Andreas Zimmer

In this dynamic episode, Attika travels to Berlin for Positive Solace’s first international trip - to explore how fashion-forward technology is changing the future of health and wellbeing. At the launch of the Huawei Watch 5, she sits down with Andreas Zimmer, Head of Product for Huawei Consumer Business Group (Europe), to discuss how wearable smart tech is becoming personally orientated. Made with 904L stainless steel and sapphire glass, the Huawei Watch 5 blends luxury with purpose. Togeth...

4 months ago

27 minutes

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Politics Solace: UK Post-Election Special

You may be wondering what the future holds for the UK, following this week's General Election results. The Labour Party's landslide win, the decimation of the previously-ruling Conservatives and Scottish Nationalists, a small but undoubtedly loud smattering of far-right Reform UK representatives and the notable collective of pro-Palestine activists will all take the shape of the next Parliament. In the concluding part of our Politics Solace election specials, Attika and Tom are joined by Sir...

1 year ago

1 hour

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Politics Solace: UK General Election Special

*** Recorded June 27th, 2024 *** Dearest Listeners... we've been apart for far too long! As the UK goes to the polls for the first time since we started podcasting, Attika Choudhary - whom you already know, and Tom Levins - her trusty audio editor who has worked behind the scenes on seasons 2 and 3 of Positive Solace, decided to show their personal enthusiasm for politics and turn it into a special two-part election podcast, discussing the crazy world that is UK politics. Introducing...Polit...

1 year ago

59 minutes

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Reframing Relationships with Ismael Gomez III

In this season finale of Positive Solace Attika opens the conversation to see how men see and view women. Ever found yourself checking in to the Heartbreak Hotel? Maybe a past relationship has broken down, and you're still experiencing the pain long afterward? Attika turns to Speaker, Author and Film Director, Ismael Gomez III, whose advice-type videos on relationships, dating and emotional intimacy have amassed millions of views on Instagram and TikTok. Ismael holds the view that every relat...

2 years ago

1 hour 16 minutes

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Constellations of Love with Marwani Hassan

In the penultimate episode of Season 3, Attika speaks with Mawarni Hassan, in what is an undoctored and revealing conversation about her experiences of love, pain and loss. After suffering the pain of losing her first love, in 2022, Mawarni had even more poignant and powerful perspective from which to view her journey of love in all its different facets: the twists, turns and, in her case, the ultimate, unforeseeable, final resting point. Mawarni is a very successful entrepreneur based in Mal...

2 years ago

1 hour 11 minutes

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Breaking the trauma cycle with Dr Mariel Buqué

In this thought-provoking and stirring episode, Attika gets to the bottom of overcoming trauma. Dr Mariel Buqué is a successful, black, psychologist originally from the Dominican Republic; she is also an author and world-renowned in the treatment of intergenerational trauma - the concept of generational challenges within families. Attika questions Dr Buqué about trauma and how to heal. Dr Buqué has integrated holistic methods into her work, along with indigenous healing practices which have h...

2 years ago

1 hour 15 minutes

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Laughter, Grief and Identity with Eshaan Akbar

In this funny and energising episode Attika reconnects with Eshaan Akbar, a British comedian, writer and actor of Bangladeshi-Pakistani heritage. Eshaan's story is quite unique - working initially as a banker, he found his true calling in stand-up comedy after suddenly losing his mother, and has been steadily growing in stature from performing at open mic nights, leading to appearances on prime time BBC shows QI and Mock The Week, to now having his very own tour - 'The Pretender' and playing ...

2 years ago

1 hour 41 minutes

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Belonging to Kashmir with Ahmer Khan

This week, Attika explores freedom and fulfilment with two time Emmy nominated journalist Ahmer Khan. Growing up in the region of Jammu and Kashmir, Ahmer has seen his paradisiacal homeland be the epicentre of a conflict between India and Pakistan, which has been ongoing since the partition of India in 1947. Despite these troubles at home, and the lack of resources and contacts, Ahmer has become an award-winning journalist, telling stories of humanitarian crisis, conflict, human rights issues...

2 years ago

1 hour 12 minutes

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Finding Love after Divorce with Nadia Ali

In this raw episode, Attika speaks with a married woman, divorcee and a mum and explores the judgements behind women, as well as the healing process when faced with life’s challenges. Attika catches up with her close friend and fellow BBC broadcaster Nadia Ali who, through her own experiences, supports people through social enterprise. In this candid chat, Nadia opens up in about her past reflecting on the breakdown of her first marriage, the stigmas she faced in her community and the solace ...

2 years ago

52 minutes

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Decoding Brain Health with Kevin Hines

TW: This episode contains themes some may find upsetting. Attika dives into an in-depth and raw conversation with Kevin Hines who has dedicated his life to suicide prevention. In 2000, Kevin's life changed forever, when he attempted to take his own life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. He is only one of the few to have ever survived. Kevin has used his experience, to help provide education on brain health, widely known as mental health and help those grappling wit...

2 years ago

1 hour 6 minutes

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Take the Best of Every Situation with Mo Jannah

In Season 3 Episode 5 on Positive Solace, Attika speaks to Mo Jannah, BAFTA nominee and social philanthropist, who is also a life-coach. He is gearing up for his first TEDx talk in April 2023 on “Representation”. Mo talks about his background, his father and his heritage and how it contributed to his progression in life, his experiences working with young offenders and his later work with the BBC in development and production. He struggle with death and loss for a while but found healing part...

2 years ago

58 minutes

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Choosing Love for the victims with Josie Naughton

A month ago, in the night of 6th February, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and north-west Syria, affecting the lives of millions of people. It was followed by a second quake of 7.5 magnitude. So far, the death toll has exceeded 50,000 with 116,000 injured and millions who have been made homeless. Thousands of aftershocks and two more recent quakes have left many people fearing to go back inside buildings: they sleep in tents or out of doors. Aid has come from all...

2 years ago

1 hour

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

One’s Spiritual Journey with Jeff Brown

After reading his insightful book of quotations, 'Hearticulations', Attika's exploration into the themes of love and healing have led to an enlightening talk with a popular Canadian author, 'grounded spiritualist,' and former criminal lawyer, Jeff Brown. The two ponder the true meaning of life and the existence of 'sacred purpose': the voice inside you that acts as a spiritual guide. They talk about the culture that prevents people from being able to heal and find solace, after ...

2 years ago

1 hour 14 minutes

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Finding Healing after Abuse with Sarah Jane Dias

As we continue Season 3 of Positive Solace, in Episode 2, the discussion examines how important it is to involve love in the healing process: Attika speaks candidly with her close friend, actress Sarah Jane Dias, a yoga instructor and podcaster. Sarah Jane opens up in an unprecedented conversation about how she was abused as a child, and the impact this has had on her life: depression, anxiety, and grieving the loss of a loved one all threatened to impede her journey towards healing. S...

2 years ago

1 hour 4 minutes

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

The Perils of Pregnancy with Armeena Khan

Welcome back to Positive Solace! After a hiatus, we're back with Season 3. In the next 12 episodes, Attika Choudhary will be exploring the themes of love and healing in an endeavour to discover more of what it means to be human. By hearing her guests' contributions on these subjects, we hope to learn the importance of healing, the things we need to heal and how we can improve our lives with love, knowing the right way to act and be. To begin our exploration of these words, Attika tal...

2 years ago

1 hour 3 minutes

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

A Woman of Many Parts with Mahira Khan

Positive Solace: Women of Vision concludes with an interview with Mahira Khan, a multiple award winning actress and film producer. Mahira has just finished an intense period of filming for her latest film Aik Hai Nigar based on the first female Lieutenant General in Pakistan. Mahira achieved global fame when she portrayed the role of Khirad Ashar Hussain in the TV series Humsafar. Other than her TV work Mahira is passionate about her film roles - she lives through them - and about the dif...

4 years ago

51 minutes

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Kashmir’s Fight for Justice with Mir Urfi

In the penultimate Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika speaks to Mir Urfi, a Kashmiri lawyer and human rights activist, who faces a constant struggle for justice and freedom of movement, not just for her clients. She is often stopped and made to identify herself by the Indian security forces in her own state: Jammu and Kashmir. When Urfi began her work as a lawyer she was a woman in a man's world, and even today there are very few female lawyers, especially those willing to take on c...

4 years ago

57 minutes

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Football Hijabis Tackle Prejudice with Les Hijabeuses

In the latest episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika chats to Founé Diawara and Leïla Kellou, who are members of Les Hijabeuses, a collective of women who are campaigning against the French Football Federation (FFF)’s ban on the wearing of a hijab in official matches and international games. Despite FIFA, the world governing body of football lifting their ban on hijabs in 2014, the FFF have stood fast, citing that the sport must comply with Laïcité, (secularism), which is derive...

4 years ago

1 hour 4 minutes

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Kenya’s Eco-Warrior with Dr Paula Kahumbu

In the latest instalment of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika chats with Dr Paula Kahumbu, a multiple award-winning wildlife conservationist, well-known presenter of Kenya's Wildlife Warriors and Chief Executive Officer of WildlifeDirect, a conservation programme launched by Richard Leakey. She is well known for spearheading the "Hands Off Our Elephants" campaign, which has been successful in reducing the poaching of elephants, but now the campaign is focusing on change in the behavio...

4 years ago

1 hour 19 minutes

Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary

Force for Change with Siobhan Baillie MP

In this week’s episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika interviews Siobhan Baillie, the first ever woman MP for Stroud. Becoming an MP for the first time already has its challenges, but for Siobhan, the challenges were complicated by the fact that she was pregnant at the time of the election. Three months later, the Coronavirus pandemic forced people into lockdown and MPs had to do business from home. But Siobhan is no novice as far as the Internet is concerned. Leaving home at t...

4 years ago

53 minutes