It's finally here! Thank you to all who joined us on December 1st, 2025 for a moment of connection, reflection, humour and storytelling. Through awareness, empathy and courage, we are reminded of our shared humanity. Change begins when we show up to tell our stories, when we choose to be truth-tellers even when standing alone and when we have the courage to stand for what is right. It is this that builds hope, resistance and possibility. Grounded in solidarity, connection, and unity, we cre...
Feb 26
1 hr 40 min
In this dynamic episode, Attika travels to Berlin for Positive Solace’s first international trip - to explore how fashion-forward technology is changing the future of health and wellbeing. At the launch of the Huawei Watch 5, she sits down with Andreas Zimmer, Head of Product for Huawei Consumer Business Group (Europe), to discuss how wearable smart tech is becoming personally orientated. Made with 904L stainless steel and sapphire glass, the Huawei Watch 5 blends luxury with purpose. Togeth...
Jul 1, 2025
27 min
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 loud smattering of far-right Reform UK representatives and the notable collective of pro-Palestine activists will all take the shape of the next Parliament. In the concluding part of our Politics Solace election specials, Attika and Tom are joined by Sir...
Jul 7, 2024
1 hr
*** Recorded June 27th, 2024 *** 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 trusty audio editor who has worked behind the scenes on seasons 2 and 3 of Positive Solace, decided to show their personal enthusiasm for politics and turn it into a special two-part election podcast, discussing the crazy world that is UK politics. Introducing...Polit...
Jul 2, 2024
59 min
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 the pain long afterward? Attika turns to Speaker, Author and Film Director, Ismael Gomez III, whose advice-type videos on relationships, dating and emotional intimacy have amassed millions of views on Instagram and TikTok. Ismael holds the view that every relat...
May 9, 2023
1 hr 16 min
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, Mawarni had even more poignant and powerful perspective from which to view her journey of love in all its different facets: the twists, turns and, in her case, the ultimate, unforeseeable, final resting point. Mawarni is a very successful entrepreneur based in Mal...
Apr 25, 2023
1 hr 11 min
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 treatment of intergenerational trauma - the concept of generational challenges within families. Attika questions Dr Buqué about trauma and how to heal. Dr Buqué has integrated holistic methods into her work, along with indigenous healing practices which have h...
Apr 18, 2023
1 hr 15 min
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 stand-up comedy after suddenly losing his mother, and has been steadily growing in stature from performing at open mic nights, leading to appearances on prime time BBC shows QI and Mock The Week, to now having his very own tour - 'The Pretender' and playing ...
Apr 11, 2023
1 hr 41 min
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 Pakistan, which has been ongoing since the partition of India in 1947. Despite these troubles at home, and the lack of resources and contacts, Ahmer has become an award-winning journalist, telling stories of humanitarian crisis, conflict, human rights issues...
Apr 4, 2023
1 hr 12 min
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 broadcaster Nadia Ali who, through her own experiences, supports people through social enterprise. In this candid chat, Nadia opens up in about her past reflecting on the breakdown of her first marriage, the stigmas she faced in her community and the solace ...
Mar 28, 2023
52 min
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