S2 E8 - Jessie Brar

The Immigrant Hustle Podcast

In Season 2 Episode 8, Noyz & B Magic welcome the founder of The Mental Health Spotlight, Jessie Brar. In this episode, Jessie discusses her family's migration from Punjab to Tanzania to Canada, growing up in a single-parent household and being a mother figure for her younger siblings, her struggles with anxiety, depression, and alcoholism, the stigma around mental health and addictions in South Asian families, how she embraced and took ownership over her own story, the challenges and positives of working in the mental health field, creating The Mental Health Spotlight for others to share their voices, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - @immigranthustlepod Email - [email protected] For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - @thebrownmagician Noyz - @noyzhiphop Follow this week's guest on Instagram: Jessie Brar - @themhspotlight