Nikita discussed the trauma porn narrative surrounding marginalised communities, and how the EDI space is rife with this behaviour.
None of Us Are Visible Until We All Are
By Nikita Chadha Well, it’s been one hell of a week—a real rollercoaster. Last week, the video that I was invited to film for the parliamentary debate on PCOS & Endometriosis went live – the days that followed after felt like a downward spiral of insecurity and doubt. I think this comes as part of Continue Reading
The Future Doesn’t Look so Bright – 16 White People Is Not a Celebration of Diversity
The Future Doesn’t Look so Bright – 16 White People Is Not a Celebration of Diversity By Nikita Aashi Chadha Bright Futures UK released a new campaign earlier this week, ironically named Donate2Educate, which included 16 influencers who live with chronic or long-term illnesses. My friend Neha had shared it to her IG story, reposting Continue Reading
I’m Not Listening – Things to Remember When You’re Being Racially Gaslighted (Thank You, UK Government)
By Nikita Aashi Chadha I can’t say that the report on racial disparity in the UK (or supposed lack of) surprised me at all. I know there are waves of people, mainly white, and from the majority, that have been shocked by the government’s behaviour recently. We’ve just experienced the murder of Sarah Everard and Continue Reading
Is this a safe space?
Understanding that diversity is the only way to ensure that spaces which are generally not safe, can actually be safe for people of colour
The Double-Edged Sword of Pain VS Pleasure
The Double-Edged Sword of Pain VS Pleasure What Having Sex is Like with Endometriosis and Adenomyosis by Nikita Aashi Chadha Photo by Dainis Graveris on SexualAlpha” I’ve always been sexual as a person. Sex has been a big part of my life, and even my personality for as long as I can remember. My Continue Reading
There Is Nothing Superficial About Endometriosis
There Is Nothing Superficial About Endometriosis Nikita Aashi Chadha I have stage one Endometriosis. When I first saw the photos that were taken during surgery, I was genuinely shocked to see what it looked like. Small, red lesions on my insides. It looked like acne. I wondered how something so small, so minimal, could have Continue Reading
Stop Gaslighting Women of Colour and the Organisations that Support Us
Stop Gaslighting Women of Colour and the Organisations that Support Us If we have told you that your organisation and the space you take up isn’t inclusive – hold yourselves responsible for that, and not us Nikita Aashi Chadha If you’ve read any of my other pieces, you’ll know that I’m someone who has a Continue Reading