brown, bad n' bothered
Join Andrea as she unravels social norms, issues, and expectations that bother girls across the globe.
Grab your cup of chai and settle down for honest and insightful chats regarding mental health, body shaming, freedom, bitchy aunties, friendships, beauty standards, double standards, relationships, and more!
Mental Health
Relationships
Society & Culture
Health & Fitness
Personal Journals
Self-Improvement
Self Help
Self Improvement
Education
- Update frequency
- every 18 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 31
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Controlling Partners Aren't Romantic
By now, many of us are aware of how media and Bollywood have normalized stalking and sexual harassment and the impact it’s had off-screen. However, in this episode, Andrea focuses on how media and tr…
00:26:47 |
Sun 30 Jan 2022
Are You Kind To Yourself?
We spend so much time worrying about how people view us and if we are "nice enough"...but the real question is - how kind are you to yourself? Andrea navigates the impacts of a harmful inner critic …
00:27:26 |
Sun 16 Jan 2022
My 2021 Recap: The Good, Bad & Sad
Let's take a look into Andrea's 2021 that was filled with academic growth, alone time and mental breakdowns. What battles did she win? What did she unlearn? What made her sad? Tune in to find out.
00:35:28 |
Sun 02 Jan 2022
Our Conflict with Confrontation
Do you struggle with conflict? Does the thought of confrontation put you on edge? Have all your bottled-up emotions resulted in you being aggressive in confrontations? Do you feel guilty when express…
00:31:22 |
Mon 20 Dec 2021
Toxic Friendship Confession Session
Wowza! In this week's episode, Andrea shares her listeners' toxic friendship storytimes. From backhanded compliments, trying to steal boyfriends, taking advantage of money, victim-blaming, and straig…
00:43:08 |
Sun 05 Dec 2021
Creative Careers as a South Asian ft Sania
So thrilled to have Sania on the show this week! Sania is a South Asian professional photographer based in Chicago. We dive into the mentally exhausting, challenging yet hopeful journey of embarking …
00:34:24 |
Sun 07 Nov 2021
Struggles with Overthinking & Fear of Failure
Are you a persistent over-thinker or have an underlying fear of failure? Let's find out in this episode as Andrea dissects what overthinking is and how to break the habit. While she shares her own pe…
00:28:27 |
Sun 24 Oct 2021
Is Love Enough? Relationship Q&A with David
Andrea invites her first guest, David, to reflect on their approach to love and relationships while answering fun, thought-provoking, and personal questions. Join in for this chat and be ready to hea…
00:32:46 |
Sat 09 Oct 2021
My Stalker Was Encouraged
Andrea shares a storytime of what started off as a prank set by young immature boys but led to her being stalked. She details the way in which her frustration and experience were disregarding by her …
00:26:55 |
Fri 24 Sep 2021
Brown Parenting & People Pleasing
Today's episode unravels the core effect parenting can have on people-pleasers. Andrea also studies and explores the connection people pleasers have with achievement anxiety and anxious attachment te…
00:25:19 |
Wed 05 May 2021
Welcome to Brown, Bad n' Bothered
Join Andrea as she unravels cultural and social norms and expectations that bother brown girls across the globe.
Grab your cup of chai and settle down for honest and insightful chats regarding ment…
00:03:59 |
Sat 10 Apr 2021
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