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Some stories ask us to slow down before we make assumptions.

In this conversation, Andrea Putting sits down with Dr. Mini Rattu to explore culture, belonging, arranged marriage, intuition, family, and the long journey of learning to trust yourself again.

This is not a conversation about judging a culture. It is about what happens when love, tradition, expectation and personal dignity become tangled together.

What’s Brewing in This Episode

Dr. Mini grew up in a loving Punjabi Sikh family, surrounded by community, tradition and deep connection. An arranged marriage was part of the world she understood and respected.

But when that marriage became harmful, she had to find her way back to herself without turning her back on the culture she still loves.

Together, Andrea and Mini explore the question:

How do we stay true to ourselves without losing the people, culture or identity we love?

This conversation opens space for:

• belonging without self-abandonment
• listening to intuition
• separating one person’s actions from an entire culture
• healing without losing your roots
• the quiet dignity of reclaiming your own voice

Guest Bio

Dr. Mini Rattu is a psychologist, yoga therapist, speaker and advocate for embodied healing. Her work brings together psychology, culture, nervous system awareness and movement to help women reconnect with themselves and live with greater freedom, confidence and self-trust.

Drawing from her own lived experience, Punjabi Sikh heritage and professional training, Mini speaks with warmth and clarity about identity, trauma, healing, community and the body’s role in helping us come home to ourselves.

Brew the Change Challenge

This week, instead of shortening, avoiding or changing someone’s name because it feels unfamiliar, ask them how to pronounce it properly.

Then, if the moment feels right, ask what their name means.

A name carries family, culture, language and identity. Learning it properly is a small act, but it quietly says:

You matter enough for me to learn.

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Watch the full conversation here:
https://youtu.be/wywhvTFOk2M