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06/05/2026

“I wanted to see South Asians win.”

For years, South Asians were told what we couldn’t do.

Can’t get in shape. Can’t build abs as a vegetarian. Can’t look like the guy on screen unless we have a private chef and infinite time.

Kunal Makwana stopped believing that — and built a company that’s now transformed over 3,000 South Asian lives.

What’s the “we can’t” you grew up hearing?

🎧 Full episode of Guys & Chai with out now.

Link in bio.

06/03/2026

What does healthy allyship look like?

Allyship is not a label you give yourself. It’s a consistent practice built through the choices we make: the conversations we engage in, the things we choose not to stay silent about, and our willingness to learn from experiences that may be different from our own. Real allyship isn’t about being perfect or saying the right thing every time. It’s about showing up with curiosity, care, and a commitment to growth.

For many q***r and trans people, it’s about being treated with the same respect, interest, and humanity as everyone else. As we continue celebrating Pride Month, this is an invitation to reflect on what allyship looks like in our friendships, families, and communities.and how we can all practice it a little more intentionally.

What does healthy allyship look like to you? Let us know in the comments. ⬇️

[ Brown Man Therapy, LGBTQIA, Q***r South Asian, South Asian Mens Mental Health, Allyship, Pride Month ]

As AAPI Heritage Month comes to a close and we prepare to enter Pride Month, we wanted to make space for the experiences...
05/28/2026

As AAPI Heritage Month comes to a close and we prepare to enter Pride Month, we wanted to make space for the experiences that exist at the intersection of both.

Being q***r and Asian can mean navigating identity, family, culture, visibility, and belonging all at once. It can feel beautiful, isolating, affirming, and complicated at the same time.

Reminder that you are not a contradiction, you are a nuanced person deserving of love, safety, and community.

Source: “Same-Sex Love in India: Readings from Literature and History” by Ruth Vanita & Saleem Kidwai

[Brown Man Therapy, Q***r Soutgh Asian, South Asian Mental Health, LGBTQIA+, Intersectionality, AAPI Heritage Month, Pride Month, QTPOC]

05/27/2026

A lot of you know Kunal Makwana as — founder of one of the most recognized South Asian fitness companies in the world.

I wanted to know who he was before that.

Kunal grew up between Kenya, Tanzania, and London. His mother wanted what so many of our mothers wanted — a degree, a stable job, a path she could recognize. He chose sports. Then psychology. Then built something nobody in his family had ever built.

“I had no plan B.”

That sentence stuck with me. I think a lot of brown men carry some version of it — the moment they decided, quietly and pretty young, that the life being handed to them wasn’t the one they were going to live.

This week on Guys & Chai, Kunal and I talk about identity, immigrant expectations, marriage, and what it actually takes to build a life you choose.

🎧 Link in bio.

For many South Asian men, ma*****na use isn’t just about getting high. It’s about finally feeling calm.That’s what makes...
05/22/2026

For many South Asian men, ma*****na use isn’t just about getting high. It’s about finally feeling calm.

That’s what makes this conversation more complex than simply labeling w**d as “good” or “bad.”

Many of us were taught how to achieve, suppress, and endure, but not how to emotionally regulate. So when ma*****na becomes the main thing helping someone relax, sleep, escape stress, or feel dopamine, it can quietly shift from recreational use into emotional dependence.

And in a world built around instant gratification — endless scrolling, notifications, quick dopamine hits, and the accessibility of pens and carts — it becomes easier than ever to rely on stimulation instead of emotional processing.

This conversation is not meant to shame anyone for partaking. It’s about asking deeper questions around coping, avoidance, moderation, and mental health within our communities.

Because coping is not always the same as healing. 💛

[ Brown Man Therapy, South Asian men’s mental health, ma*****na dependence, emotional regulation, mental health awareness, emotional avoidance, w**d and anxiety, substance abuse, dopamine, instant gratification, South Asian community ]

Our next Pints & Perspectives is all about “How to Make Therapy Work.”A lot of guys try therapy without really knowing w...
05/21/2026

Our next Pints & Perspectives is all about “How to Make Therapy Work.”

A lot of guys try therapy without really knowing what they’re supposed to do once they get there — or why it sometimes feels helpful, awkward, frustrating, or life-changing.

We’ll be having an honest conversation about what actually helps therapy work, how to get more out of it, and what emotional growth can realistically look like for men.

Good people, good conversation, low pressure atmosphere. Come through.

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05/14/2026

CHAI. ☕️

Compassion. Humility. Accountability. Insistence.

Rahul Sharma broke it down on the podcast and it stopped us.

Compassion — “be kind, because everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about.” Including the part of your own story you might be missing.

Humility — being as willing to be called in as you are to call someone out.

Accountability — owning the impact you have on the people around you.

Insistence — because the systems we live inside aren’t fair, and being kind isn’t enough on its own.

Save this one. Sit with it.

🎧 Full conversation with out now on Youtube, Spotify, Apple, and more.

Link in bio.

Years of serving our community have led to moments we never could have imagined. We’re honored to share that Brown Man T...
05/13/2026

Years of serving our community have led to moments we never could have imagined. We’re honored to share that Brown Man Therapy’s story will be featured as part of Imagine Your Impact, a new interactive experience at the Obama Presidential Center.

This installation highlights change makers whose work is rooted in community, care, and creating impact that inspires future generations to lead with intention. Being able to share our journey with The Obama Foundation is something we do not take lightly.

Mental health advocacy, storytelling, and community care have always been at the center of our work, and we’re grateful to see those conversations represented in spaces like this.

We hope you’ll experience these stories when the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public on June 19. 🤍

Obama Foundation

04/28/2026

Are you managing your stress, or just avoiding it?

Escapism can help in the moment, but it can’t do the full job. At some point, we have to face what’s actually weighing on us.

For many South Asian men, we’re taught to push it down, move past it, or not deal with it at all. But avoiding stress doesn’t make it disappear, it just delays it.

Real care starts with unpacking what you’re carrying, so you can understand it and learn how to manage it in a way that actually supports you.

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