Growing up with gal-dem

Zeba Talkhani on recognising childhood mistakes

On this episode of Growing up with gal-dem, Natty and Charlie are joined by author of <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/my-past-is-a-foreign-country-a-muslim-feminist-finds-herself/zeba-talkhani/9781473684058" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">My Past Is a Foreign Country </a>Zeba Talkhani, who reads us an extract from a journal. Reflecting on a friendship breakup from her teen years, Zeba talks about how memories are not always reliable, how recognising our wrongs is key to growth at any age, and the power of vulnerability and expressing our hurt. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Welcome to <a href="https://www.gal-dem.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gal-dem</a>'s first ever podcast, Growing up with gal-dem. Over the course of the series Natty Kasambala and Niellah Arboine invite a different guest to respond to old diary entries, text messages, or letters from their younger selves - nurturing important conversations about growing up. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.