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Earthworm Slumber Party

Opulence Abundance & Nisha Mody earthwormslumberparty.buzzsprout.com

Welcome to the Earthworm Slumber Party, where we explore big ideas, playfully! Your hosts are Opulence Abundance and Nisha Mody, two Earth signs who are composting all the things.

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Episodes

Grief, Love and Cheese

Send us a text In this week's episode, Opulence and Nisha chat about one of their shared loves, CHEESE! As much as they both love cheese, Nisha and Opulence have experienced grief around cheese. Nisha shares her experience with being in a relationship with someone who doesn't like cheese and how she didn't know how cheese connects her to others until it wasn't there. Opulence shares about how they have had to let go of cheese because of how it makes them feel physically and the grief that comes ...

Jun 18, 202535 minSeason 2Ep. 7

Grief, Love and Power Dynamics

Send us a text In this week's episode, Opulence and Nisha chat about power dynamics and how to navigate them in your relationships with empowerment while still existing under systems of oppression, such as capitalism, white supremacy, and patriarchy. They share about their experiences of feeling powerless in relationships and how they were able to reclaim their power through returning to self and setting boundaries. Navigating conflict with someone can be challenging when there is also a power i...

May 14, 202559 minSeason 2Ep. 6

Grief, Love and Crying in the Bathroom

Send us a text In this weeks episode, Opulence and Nisha talk about the people and systems who have told them who they're supposed to be and how they have challenged those constructs so they can live authentically. Opulence shares about their experience navigating the world as a queer, trans, and intersex human and Nisha talks about how writing unleashed her voice after running from her family into marriage and discovering she still wasn't free. If you have ever been told by parents, family memb...

Apr 30, 202551 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Grief, Love and Queer Weddings

Send us a text In this week's episode, Opulence shares a difficult story about a family members wedding and the challenges that they face being non-binary and unable to pass as one gender. Opulence dives into how they reconnected with their family and were able to get to a place of feeling loved and accepted by them. They also share the joy that was experienced when Opulence attended their first ever queer wedding. Snuggle up for this vulnerable and heart expanding episode on the challenges and ...

Apr 16, 202531 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Grief, Love and Home

Send us a text In this week's episode, Opulence and Nisha talk about their childhood homes and the love and grief that they experienced around home. Together they explore the question, "What is home?" Nisha shares a story about how her dad taught her how to ride a bike at her first home and the fond memories that were created there, especially in the backyard. Opulence shares about the importance of safety, belonging and community to feeling "at home." They also share about some of the nuances o...

Apr 02, 202529 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Grief, Love and Coming of Age

Send us a text In this week's episode, Opulence and Nisha talk about coming of age stories and how they're often connected to your Saturn Return. Opulence's Saturn Return occurred around the pandemic in 2020 and they share how it influenced how their experience of coming of age. Nisha and Opulence also chat about the grief that they experienced during the pandemic and what it shifted in their lives. Tune in to receive their embodied wisdom of how challenging and unexpected events can actually be...

Mar 19, 202549 minSeason 2Ep. 2

Introducing Season 2: Grief and Love

Send us a text Welcome to season 2 of Earthworm Slumber Party! Opulence and Nisha are so excited to be back for another season where we explore big ideas, playfully. For season 2, we are doing things a little differently. Instead of having a different topic that we focus on each week, each episode this season will be focused on the same theme: Grief and Love. Listen to today's episode to hear why we picked grief and love to be this seasons theme. We discuss what grief and love mean to each of us...

Mar 05, 202545 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Nisha's Corporate Affair with Cheese: Anger, Subversion, Cultural Cycles

Send us a text This is our LAST episode of the season, and it's all about CHEESE! Nisha tells her story about being a college intern at Kraft Foods. This episode start with us composting some missing grandmother energy and anger. Nisha shares her Kraft Foods dream story which has us talking about subversion and conformity in the context of our South Asian immigrant kid experiences. And, of course, we end with a cheesy invitation for our moms! We hope you eat cheese before, during, or after this ...

Aug 17, 202339 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Opulence Is Stuck on an Island: Power, Harm, and Relationships

Send us a text Hiiiii! After some fact checking, Opulence shares a thought provoking story about being stuck on an island and what this has to do with power, relationships, and harm. As Opulence says, "please don't cancel us!" Please support us at https://ko-fi.com/earthwormslumberparty Have questions for us? Email us at earthwormslumberparty@gmail.com Opulence's Stuff: Care Plan Creation Guide: https://opulenceabundance.substack.com/p/download-my-free-care-plan-creation IG: https://www.instagra...

Jul 23, 202325 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Nisha Gets a "Professional" Nose Piercing: Trust, Professionalism, and South Asian Moms

Send us a text This sounds like a story about a nose piercing, but it's really about so much more: trust South Asian mother-child relationships, professionalism, and probiotics! Enjoy another delightful episode with professional earthworms, Opulence and Nisha. Please support us at https://ko-fi.com/earthwormslumberparty Have questions for us? Email us at earthwormslumberparty@gmail.com Opulence's Stuff: Care Plan Creation Guide: https://opulenceabundance.substack.com/p/download-my-free-care-plan...

Jun 30, 202333 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Opulence Meets a Golden Buddha: People-Pleasing, Masks, and Forgiveness

Send us a text This one gets deeeep! Opulence and Nisha are composting some serious shit. And Opulence tells a story about meeting a Golden Buddha - what does this mean about the masks we wear, people-pleasing, and forgiveness? Please support us at https://ko-fi.com/earthwormslumberparty Have questions for us? Email us at earthwormslumberparty@gmail.com Opulence's Stuff: Care Plan Creation Guide: https://opulenceabundance.substack.com/p/download-my-free-care-plan-creation IG: https://www.instagr...

Jun 08, 202327 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Welcome to the Earthworm Slumber Party!

Send us a text Why earthworms? What slumber? Where's the party at??? In our first official episode, we talk about what Earthworm Slumber Party is all about, who we are, why we're qualified to explore big ideas playfully, and what we're excited to explore! Follow us, share this with your fellow earthworms, and say hello to us using the links below. Please support us at https://ko-fi.com/earthwormslumberparty Have questions for us? Email us at earthwormslumberparty@gmail.com Opulence's Stuff: Care...

Jun 08, 202344 minSeason 1Ep. 1

Introducing: Earthworm Slumber Party

Send us a text Welcome to the Earthworm Slumber Party, we explore big ideas playfully! We are co-hosts Opulence Abundance and Nisha Mody, two South Asian earthworm baddies, who dig deep to find the wisdom (and fun!) in stories, metaphors, and everything in between. What are we composting? Where will our earthworm selves slither to next? We answer these questions and explore topics ranging from cheese to Buddhism and beyond. While pajamas are not required to listen to Earthworm Slumber Party, we ...

May 15, 202333 secSeason 1Ep. 1
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