Why Desi Women Are Settling for Less (And How Gender Roles Are Failing Us) | Nimisha Verma

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Episode notes

In this transformative episode, I sit down with Nimisha Verma, a life coach from India who helps people heal from deep-rooted mother and father wounds. This conversation is essential for anyone who wants to understand why they behave the way they do — and how parental dynamics, gender roles, and culture deeply influence our emotional patterns.

Together, we unpack powerful truths about growing up in Desi households and how that experience continues to shape our relationships, identities, and desires today.

We explore:

•⁠ ⁠Were we ever meant to stick to traditional gender roles?

•⁠ ⁠How emotional pain influences the partners we choose

•⁠ ⁠The rise of the feminine man — and why this can be confusing or even harmful in dating

•⁠ ⁠How unresolved mother and father wounds echo through our adult lives

•⁠ ⁠To ... 

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