Nishta J. Mehra's guest appearances

Nishta J. Mehra

CIIS Public Programs

Queer Asian Podcast Club 

The MATRIARCHITECTS

Sharon Salzberg

Anita Moorjani

Jessica Lanyadoo

Tiffany Shlain

Ijeoma Oluo

Celeste Headlee

Richard Tarnas

Mark Epstein

Dan Siegel

Roshi Joan Halifax

Robert Wright

Kristin Neff

Oren Jay Sofer

Elizabeth Gilbert

Rachel Lindsay

OwlTail

Author Nishta J. Mehra is the daughter of Indian American immigrants, the wife of a white woman from Texas, and the mother of an adopted black child. Her life is a series of intersecting boundaries—of race, gender, sexuality, and religion—and her essays have examined the ways she navigates the various communities and ideologies that make up her family's life.In this episode,  Nishta is joined by integral psychology professor and therapist Daniela Koenig for a conversation about family and motherhood, race, and raising a black child in America today.

Author Nishta J. Mehra is the daughter of Indian American immigrants, the wife of a white woman from Texas, and the mother of an adopted black child. Her life is a series of intersecting boundaries—of race, gender, sexuality, and religion—and her essays have examined the ways she navigates the various communities and ideologies that make up her family's life. In this episode, Nishta is joined by integral psychology professor and therapist Daniela Koenig for a conversation about family and motherhood, race, and raising a black child in America today.

Nishta J. Mehra: The Life of an Intersectional American Family

This episode is a special conversation with author Nishta J. Mehra, abt her new book "Brown, White, Black" that explores the intersections of identity, religion, and sexuality in her family. We get into so many things including, the role Hinduism has played in her connection to identity, struggling with both assimilating and standing out, and how she and her family are truly creating these beautiful images of Asian American culture.Follow Nishta on IG and Twitter: @nishtajmehra website: nishtajmehra.co

This episode is a special conversation with author Nishta J. Mehra, abt her new book "Brown, White, Black" that explores the intersections of identity, religion, and sexuality in her family. We get into so many things including, the role Hinduism has played in her connection to identity, struggling with both assimilating and standing out, and how she and her family are truly creating these beautiful images of Asian American culture. Follow Nishta on IG and Twitter: @nishtajmehra  website: <a href="http://nishtajmehra.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nishtajmehra.co</a>

Creating Asian American Culture ft. Author Nishta J. Mehra

NISHTA J. MEHRA is the proud first-generation daughter of Indian immigrants and the author of two essay collections: The Pomegranate King, self-published in 2013, and Brown White Black, published by Picador in February 2019.  A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Mehra now lives with her wife, Jill, and their six-year-old, Shiv, in Phoenix.  She spends her days working as a high-school English teacher, cooking for friends &amp; family, reading as voraciously as possible, and hiking on South Mountain whenever she gets the chance.  Connect with her via her website, nishtajmehra.com and on Twitter &amp; Instagram @nishtajmehra Jillian Bessett: The voice in the intro and outro belong to songwriter Jillian Bessett. Jillian Bessett is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose evocative lyrics and welcoming stage presence have endeared her to audiences throughout the southwest music scene. Jillian is currently writing music and gigging with her new favorite instrument the Boss RC-505 Looping Station. Referenced in the interview: The Blue Jean Gourmet: Nishta's food blog. **Nishta's essay "Black is the Color Of My True Love’s Hair,"** published in Guernica. Redefining Realness by Janet Mock From his interview for On Being with Krista Tippett, Jon Kabat-Zinn: "And one of the things that we say in there is of all the spiritual practices, you know, no matter how severe the monastery and how arduous the particular practices associated with it, living with children is probably the most powerful spiritual practice that anybody could ever be engaged in if you open yourself to it that way. I like to look at them as when they’re little as little living Zen masters that are sort of parachuted into our lives to push all our buttons and see how we’re going to work with the challenges they throw at us in addition to, of course, having to put food on the table, pay the rent, build a career, have a loving relationship, you know …"

<a href="https://nishtajmehra.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NISHTA J. MEHRA</a> is the proud first-generation daughter of Indian immigrants and the author of two essay collections: The Pomegranate King, self-published in 2013, and Brown White Black, published by Picador in February 2019. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Mehra now lives with her wife, Jill, and their six-year-old, Shiv, in Phoenix. She spends her days working as a high-school English teacher, cooking for friends &amp; family, reading as voraciously as possible, and hiking on South Mountain whenever she gets the chance. Connect with her via her website, <a href="https://nishtajmehra.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nishtajmehra.com</a> and on <a href="https://twitter.com/nishtajmehra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> &amp; Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nishtajmehra/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@nishtajmehra</a> <a href="https://nishtajmehra.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jillian Bessett:</a> The voice in the intro and outro belong to songwriter Jillian Bessett. Jillian Bessett is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose evocative lyrics and welcoming stage presence have endeared her to audiences throughout the southwest music scene. Jillian is currently writing music and gigging with her new favorite instrument the Boss RC-505 Looping Station. Referenced in the interview: <a href="http://bluejeangourmet.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Blue Jean Gourmet</a>: Nishta's food blog. <a href="https://www.guernicamag.com/black-is-the-color-of-my-true-loves-hair/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">**Nishta's essay "Black is the Color Of My True Love’s Hair,"</a>** published in Guernica. <a href="https://janetmock.com/redefiningrealness/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Redefining Realness</a> by Janet Mock <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/jon-kabat-zinn-opening-to-our-lives/#transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">From his interview for On Being with Krista Tippett</a>, Jon Kabat-Zinn: "And one of the things that we say in there is of all the spiritual practices, you know, no matter how severe the monastery and how arduous the particular practices associated with it, living with children is probably the most powerful spiritual practice that anybody could ever be engaged in if you open yourself to it that way. I like to look at them as when they’re little as little living Zen masters that are sort of parachuted into our lives to push all our buttons and see how we’re going to work with the challenges they throw at us in addition to, of course, having to put food on the table, pay the rent, build a career, have a loving relationship, you know …"

Nishta J. Mehra—Writing At The Intersection Of Myriad Identities