A podcast by Harmeet Dhandal

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Honest opinions  ·  Real conversations  ·  Real people

Growing up, nobody hands you a manual. I talk about expectations, pressure, and the way society actually works - with friends, people with years of experience behind them, and people my age seeing it all differently. No pretending. No lies.

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E03
I'm Alive!! New
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1 min 6 sec  ·  15 May 2026
E02
Growing up today - pressure, social media and success expectations
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10 min 41 sec  ·  26 Jan 2026
E01
Who I Am and Why I'm Doing This
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1 min 32 sec  ·  19 Jan 2026
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Hi, I'm Harmeet

I started this podcast because I kept having the same conversations with people around me - about growing up, about expectations, about the gap between what we're told life should look like and what it actually is. So I figured: let's just record it. Honest people, real talk, no filter.

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Growing up

The version of adulthood nobody warned you about

Everyone talks about "growing up" like it's a destination. Nobody tells you it just keeps moving.
10 May 2026
Society

Why we perform happiness more than we feel it

Social media didn't create the pressure to appear okay. It just gave it an audience.
2 May 2026
Personal

What starting this podcast actually taught me

Four months in, here's what I didn't expect - and what I'm still figuring out.
22 Apr 2026