Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary
Welcome to Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary, the award-winning journalist and host of this twice-nominated podcast.
Positive Solace is a sanctuary for honest conversations, quiet transformation, and intentional healing. Born in a moment of global stillness in 2020, this space was created to offer light in uncertainty, a place for reflection, connection, and renewal.
Here, vulnerability is not weakness but a doorway. Each unscripted episode welcomes voices from across cultures and experiences, sharing stories rich with wisdom, resilience, and heart. Blending warmth with depth, this is where comfort meets clarity and insight never overwhelms.
Rooted in purpose, Positive Solace challenges narratives and stereotypes while uplifting a community working toward a more inclusive, conscious world.
This is more than a podcast. It’s a quiet invitation to pause, to breathe, and to remember who you are and who you're becoming.
Come as you are. Leave lighter, wiser, and more deeply connected to yourself and to the world.
Episodes
39 episodes
Politics Solace: UK Post-Election Special
You may be wondering what the future holds for the UK, following this week's General Election results. The Labour Party's landslide win, the decimation of the previously-ruling Conservatives and Scottish Nationalists, a small but undoubtedly lo...
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Politics Solace: UK General Election Special
*** Recorded June 27th, 2023 ***Dearest Listeners... we've been apart for far too long!As the UK goes to the polls for the first time since we started podcasting, Attika Choudhary - whom you already know, and Tom Levins - her tru...
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Reframing Relationships with Ismael Gomez III
In this season finale of Positive Solace Attika opens the conversation to see how men see and view women.Ever found yourself checking in to the Heartbreak Hotel? Maybe a past relationship has broken down, and you're still experiencing th...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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Constellations of Love with Marwani Hassan
In the penultimate episode of Season 3, Attika speaks with Mawarni Hassan, in what is an undoctored and revealing conversation about her experiences of love, pain and loss.After suffering the pain of losing her first love, in 2022, Mawar...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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Breaking the trauma cycle with Dr Mariel Buqué
In this thought-provoking and stirring episode, Attika gets to the bottom of overcoming trauma. Dr Mariel Buqué is a successful, black, psychologist originally from the Dominican Republic; she is also an author and world-renowned in the treatme...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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Laughter, Grief and Identity with Eshaan Akbar
In this funny and energising episode Attika reconnects with Eshaan Akbar, a British comedian, writer and actor of Bangladeshi-Pakistani heritage.Eshaan's story is quite unique - working initially as a banker, he found his true calling in...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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Belonging to Kashmir with Ahmer Khan
This week, Attika explores freedom and fulfilment with two time Emmy nominated journalist Ahmer Khan.Growing up in the region of Jammu and Kashmir, Ahmer has seen his paradisiacal homeland be the epicentre of a conflict between India and...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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Finding Love after Divorce with Nadia Ali
In this raw episode, Attika speaks with a married woman, divorcee and a mum and explores the judgements behind women, as well as the healing process when faced with life’s challenges.Attika catches up with her close friend and fellow BBC...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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Decoding Brain Health with Kevin Hines
TW: This episode contains themes some may find upsetting.Attika dives into an in-depth and raw conversation with Kevin Hines who has dedicated his life to suicide prevention.In 2000, Kevin's life changed forever, when he attempted to ta...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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Take the Best of Every Situation with Mo Jannah
In Season 3 Episode 5 on Positive Solace, Attika speaks to Mo Jannah, BAFTA nominee and social philanthropist, who is also a life-coach. He is gearing up for his first TEDx talk in April 2023 on “Representation”.Mo talks about his backgr...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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Choosing Love for the victims with Josie Naughton
A month ago, in the night of 6th February, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and north-west Syria, affecting the lives of millions of people. It was followed by a second quake of 7.5 magnitude. So far, the death toll has ex...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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One’s Spiritual Journey with Jeff Brown
After reading his insightful book of quotations, 'Hearticulations', Attika's exploration into the themes of love and healing have led to an enlightening talk with a popular Canadian author, 'grounded spiritualist,' and former criminal lawyer, J...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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Finding Healing after Abuse with Sarah Jane Dias
As we continue Season 3 of Positive Solace, in Episode 2, the discussion examines how important it is to involve love in the healing process: Attika speaks candidly with her close friend, actress Sarah Jane Dias, a yoga instructor and podcaster...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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The Perils of Pregnancy with Armeena Khan
Welcome back to Positive Solace! After a hiatus, we're back with Season 3.In the next 12 episodes, Attika Choudhary will be exploring the themes of love and healing in an endeavour to discover more of what it means to be hu...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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A Woman of Many Parts with Mahira Khan
Positive Solace: Women of Vision concludes with an interview with Mahira Khan, a multiple award winning actress and film producer. Mahira has just finished an intense period of filming for her latest film Aik Hai Nigar based on the f...
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Episode 12
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Kashmir’s Fight for Justice with Mir Urfi
In the penultimate Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika speaks to Mir Urfi, a Kashmiri lawyer and human rights activist, who faces a constant struggle for justice and freedom of movement, not just for her clients. She ...
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Episode 11
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Football Hijabis Tackle Prejudice with Les Hijabeuses
In the latest episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika chats to Founé Diawara and Leïla Kellou, who are members of Les Hijabeuses, a collective of women who are campaigning against the French Football Federation (FFF)’s ban on the we...
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Episode 10
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Kenya’s Eco-Warrior with Dr Paula Kahumbu
In the latest instalment of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika chats with Dr Paula Kahumbu, a multiple award-winning wildlife conservationist, well-known presenter of Kenya's Wildlife Warriors and Chief Executive Officer of WildlifeDirect...
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Episode 9
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Force for Change with Siobhan Baillie MP
In this week’s episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika interviews Siobhan Baillie, the first ever woman MP for Stroud.Becoming an MP for the first time already has its challenges, but for Siobhan, the challenges were comp...
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Episode 8
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Motherhood Lost with Jessica Hepburn
In this episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika meets Jessica Hepburn, one of the UK's leading voices on fertility and family.Jessica has one of the most remarkable and inspiring stories to tell - overcoming ad...
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Episode 7
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The Afghan Dreamers with Roya Mahboob
In this episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika talks to Roya Mahboob, the CEO of the Digital Citizen Fund that helps students through digital education. In fact Roya is championing the cause of education for girls and women, and wo...
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Episode 6
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Women beyond War with Iman Humaydan
In this week’s episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision – 'Women beyond War' - Attika speaks with Iman Humaydan, an award-winning Lebanese writer who says she uses words to alleviate her pain: her pain from the devastating civil war that end...
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Episode 5
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Sisters in Motion with Branwen Summers & Elisha Applebaum
In this week’s episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision - 'Sisters in Motion'Attika speaks to Branwen Summers and Elisha Applebaum, two young actresses who are great friends and are making strides in helping women wanting to work in t...
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Episode 4
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Unbecoming a Woman with Aline Boblin
In this episode of Positive Solace: Women of Vision, Attika speaks to Aline Boblin and her journey into menopause.Aline is a passionate campaigner for menopause awareness, and is the director of the Transformation in Action CIC: an o...
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Episode 3
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Indian Village Girl gets to Harvard with Seema Kumari
In this instalment of “Positive Solace: Women of Vision - Indian Village Girl gets to Havard", Attika meets Seema Kumari, a 17-year-old, who comes from the village of Dahu in Northeast India.Young girls in Dahu and the Jharkhand regi...
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Episode 2
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