Food Aversions, Founder Friendship and Women’s Wellbeing with Dr. Sipra Laddha

About this episode

This episode discusses food aversions and women's wellbeing with Dr. Sipra Laddha, focusing on collaboration in mental health spaces.

Potatoes, cat tongues, and sandpaper skin—let’s talk food aversions, texture nightmares, and why maybe it’s totally fine to be a grown adult who can’t stand an apple. This week on Different, Not Broken, I go fully public with a truth: I am not a picky eater. I am… let’s say, texture specific. I will sample almost anything—once. What happens afterward is between me, my gag reflex, and whatever unholy thing just brushed across my taste buds. Mashed potatoes? Yes. Potatoes in soup? Get them away from me. Tomato sauce? Great! Raw tomato? Why do you hate me? Apple slices? Hard pass. Apple juice? Sign me up. Oranges are a war zone, but orange juice is fine—just keep the strings (and the heartburn) far, far away. Are these food preferences weird? Yes. Am I objectively a successful adult nonetheless? Also yes. Even if I can’t finish a plate of beans without gagging while my kids, in a spectacular twist of parental fate, will eat literally anything with stoic enthusiasm. It’s not just about food, though. We blend the personal with the professional this episode. Our guest is the incomparable Dr. Sipra Laddha, CEO of Luna Joy, mental health advocate, and my literal first phone call when I…

People in this episode

Host: Lauren "L2" Howard

Guest: Dr. Sipra Laddha

Topics covered

• food aversions
• women's mental health
• collaboration
• personal experiences
• texture preferences

Keywords

• food aversions
• texture nightmares
• women's wellbeing
• mental health
• collaboration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Luna Joy

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