The Diversity of Me; Keeping It Real is a passion project to showcase diverse stories, particuarly from those working within broadcast and the creative industries, through my podcast. It also explores what it means to be truly authentic from different perspectives, where each of my guests share their top three ways of ‘Keeping It Real.’
I’m a huge advocate for talking openly about our emotional wellbeing too. The purpose of my website is to not only share my podcast and the work I do, but to also share resources such as books, articles and other podcasts that have helped me gain my sense of self via my blog. The blog
These resources explain the human condition, why we behave the way we do and how to be an all round better human being. I offer a snapshot of how each resource has helped me to become more self assured and the happiest I’ve ever been as a woman and a person. t’s not been kept up to date as I have a busy day job and the podcast also keeps me busy! I do hope my blog in its current state is of service to you 🙏🏼 I
I started my journey of ‘self discovery’ (I know that sounds as cheesy as a cheese fondue but stick with me… ) when I was given this notebook with a matching set of blue and gold ink pens as a leaving present.
A dear friend of mine suggested that I start journalling because she found this process incredibly helpful in identifying her thought patterns and what she could do about them, as well as writing down her hopes and visions for her future. So I decided to use this notebook as my journal and I tell you what, it has been transformational! So much so that I decided my brand colours would be blue and gold to signify the positive impact this journal has had on my life and emotional wellbeing.
THE BRAND
As I’m starting to reconnect with my roots and Indian heritage and of course, advocate diversity, I wanted the artwork to have a distinctive ‘Indian’ vibe.
I’ve always liked dots and circles and my favourite colour is blue. When I was given this notebook I viewed it as a ‘sign’ because those who had given me this gift did not know know this.
The traditional bindi is a circle too and on nights out I had started wearing elaborate sparkly ones…because who doesn’t love a bit of sparkle?! ✨ To that end, I decided that I would feature in the podcast artwork wearing a bindi.
When looking into the meaning of the bindi, I found that it is derived from the Sanskrit word bindu. The word bindu is associated with the hymn of creation from the Rigveda – an ancient Indian collection of Sanskrit hymns. Bindu is considered ‘the point at which creation begins and may become unity.’ It is also described as ‘the sacred symbol of the cosmos in its unmanifested state.’ In addition, the area between the eyebrows (where the bindi is placed) is said to be the sixth chakra, Ajna, the seat of ‘concealed wisdom.’ The Ajna is symbolised by a sacred lotus with two petals and corresponds to the colours of deep blue. So again, this all seemed like a ‘sign’ and aligned with what I wanted to do with this passion project; to create and unite.