Inspire Someone Today
Inspire Someone Today
Srikanth
E169 | Breaking The Ice | Change Makers - Palakh Khanna
37 minutes Posted Mar 19, 2026 at 6:30 pm.
Welcome And The Power Of Quiet
Meet Palak Hanna
The Aha Moment During Covid
What Break The Ice Does
Why Stigma Persists
Building Safe Peer Led Spaces
Resistance Introversion And Growth
Speaking Up As Responsibility
Youth As Decision Makers Next
Micro Experiments Mentorship And Goodbye
0:00
37:42
Download MP3
Show notes
Send us Fan Mail A single whispered conversation about periods during COVID became a wake-up call and a launchpad. We’re joined by Palakh Khanna, founder of Break the Ice, a youth-led nonprofit that creates spaces for honest dialogue around the topics many communities still treat as taboo: menstruation and period poverty, mental health, gender equality, sustainability, climate action, and youth empowerment. We dig into why stigma survives even when people “know better.” Palakh breaks it down...