July arrived with something in the air.
South Asian Heritage Month does that. It shifts something; quietly, but unmistakably. The conversations get a little braver. The stories get a little louder. And the work of this organisation, which can sometimes feel like swimming upstream, suddenly feels like it has a current behind it.
Here is what we built in it.
South Asian Heritage Month, and where TSC showed up
This month, we published Unity in Diversity: What South Asian Heritage Month Means for Women in Midlife, an essay about what this month actually holds for women who are navigating cultural identity and midlife change at the same time.
Not a celebration for its own sake, but a reflection with substance.
We were also proud to have the piece featured by the South Asian Heritage Month organisation itself at southasianheritage.org.uk, reaching an audience well beyond our own community, and planting TSC’s voice in a space that matters.
Two new expert interviews
The bi-weekly interview series continued in July with two conversations that, between them, cover a lot of ground.
Dr Shila Patel, M.D., brought the kind of clinical clarity that cuts through the noise. Her perspective on South Asian women’s health in midlife is both medically grounded and culturally informed, a combination that is rarer than it should be.
Dr Supatra Tovar, founder of ANEW, brought something equally important: a whole-person framework for how women approach health, identity, and reinvention in this season. Her work sits at the intersection of psychology and wellness, and the conversation reflects that.
Both interviews are on the website. Both are worth your time.
What self-care actually means
We published Not a Bubble Bath: What Self-Care Actually Means for South Asian Women in Midlife this month, because the word self-care has been so thoroughly hollowed out that it barely means anything anymore.
For South Asian women specifically, the barriers to genuine self-care are not just about time or money. They are cultural. They are relational. They are rooted in a lifetime of being told, in a hundred different ways, that your needs come last.
This piece tries to give that reality the honest treatment it deserves.
The podcast: Episode 2 is live
Episode 2: The Exhausted Woman Myth - Why You’re Running on Empty in Midlife is now live.
The exhaustion that so many women in midlife describe is not weakness. It is not a character flaw. It is the entirely predictable result of decades of invisible labour, hormonal change, and a culture that has never adequately named either of those things.
This episode names them.
You can listen below or on Spotify. And if it sounds like someone you know, please send it to them.
The Summit: two more keynote speakers confirmed
This is the news I have been waiting to share.
Sahir Ahmed-Evans and Janisha Parmar have both confirmed as keynote speakers for the Thrive Through Midlife & Menopause Summit on 14th May 2027.
They join Sonia Shah and Dr Vikram Sinai Talaulikar, confirmed in June. Four speakers. A stage that is beginning to look exactly like the room I imagined when this Summit was still just a date in a notebook.
There is more to come. Full details, including how to secure your place, are on the Summit page.
If 14th May 2027 is already in your diary: good. Keep it there.
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August is a quiet month for us; I’ll be out of the country, and the pace will reflect that. But September brings a return to full momentum, and there is a great deal already in motion.
Thank you for being here. For reading. For sharing. For being part of what this is becoming.
With love and Sattva,
Kiran x
Founder & Director, The Sattva Collective CIC