Episode 2.13: The Sociology of Love, with Sabreet Kang Rajeev

"Imagine being born and being told you're not going to matter, because you're a girl."

Up-and-coming author Sabreet Kang Rajeev (IG: @sabreetkangrajeev) shares her experience growing up as a girl in the Punjabi Sikh community, with a father who preferred a first-born son. She analyzes why her relationship with her parents was fraught, and how she learned to look beyond her gender in her journey of self discovery. She shares how their relationship changed when she found her voice, and the conversation with her father that changed everything.  Finally, she tells us how order to truly understand love, she needed to look within to see where and why she was hurting. We discuss why love is a particular challenge for Desi females, and how gender inequality can affect all types of relationships. We also talk about the dangers of imposing your own narrative and standards onto others, and the importance of healing the "inner child" - so that we can all learn to love, unfiltered.

Sabreet's first book, Generation Zero, is set to release this fall. Visit sabreetkangrajeev.com for more information.

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