Ever feel guilty for not feeling festive? The holidays are sold as sparkle and joy — and honestly, it starts in August the moment the gingerbread hits store shelves. The holiday decor floods every aisle... But for many of us, what follows isn’t joy. It’s guilt — spiraling that we’re falling behind and it’s only mid-summer — overstimulation, pressure to spend, perform, and somehow stay grateful while losing our minds. Maybe it’s the Secret Santa gift that assumes your culture (“Indian chai” fo...
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Ever feel guilty for not feeling festive? The holidays are sold as sparkle and joy — and honestly, it starts in August the moment the gingerbread hits store shelves. The holiday decor floods every aisle... But for many of us, what follows isn’t joy. It’s guilt — spiraling that we’re falling behind and it’s only mid-summer — overstimulation, pressure to spend, perform, and somehow stay grateful while losing our minds. Maybe it’s the Secret Santa gift that assumes your culture (“Indian chai” fo...
EP.138 - Niké Aurea - "We All Deserve Safe Spaces"
Middle Fingers Up
1 hour 24 minutes
1 month ago
EP.138 - Niké Aurea - "We All Deserve Safe Spaces"
Send us a text In this episode of Middle Fingers Up, host Kiran Randhawa sits down with community consultant, speaker, and Catalyst podcast host Nike Aurea for a deep dive into what it truly means to build and belong in community—beyond convenience and into real responsibility. As a first-generation daughter of West African immigrants, Nike shares how her upbringing in Atlanta shaped her unapologetic approach to advocacy and self-advocacy. "I always knew where I was from. I always knew about ...
Middle Fingers Up
Ever feel guilty for not feeling festive? The holidays are sold as sparkle and joy — and honestly, it starts in August the moment the gingerbread hits store shelves. The holiday decor floods every aisle... But for many of us, what follows isn’t joy. It’s guilt — spiraling that we’re falling behind and it’s only mid-summer — overstimulation, pressure to spend, perform, and somehow stay grateful while losing our minds. Maybe it’s the Secret Santa gift that assumes your culture (“Indian chai” fo...
