Hello, and welcome to another episode of Aiway with Dmitra Jamil, a podcast against shame.

I hope you're well.

And before I get started, I just wanted to say thank you so much for your incredibly

cool reaction to last week's episode.

I was very surprised because I was scared that you would be angry with me because it's

quite controversial.

And yet, your letters have been so positive and so loving and so insightful and interesting.

And I so appreciate the fact that you will give me the benefit of the doubt and know that

I'm really just looking for answers.

I'm looking for enlightenment and new paths for all of us to try and feel better or understand

the world in a way that makes us feel more seen or heard or understood.

And this chat was that for me in it.

And I was so surprised to see how many of you responded to it similarly.

So thank you again for sharing it with people and thank you for giving it a chance and giving

me and see her at a chance.

She really is so refreshing, whether you agree with her or not, it's so cool to see a woman,

especially a woman of color, just go up against the mainstream narrative for what she believes

in because she wants to help people and she is willing to take on any amount of scrutiny

and criticism in order to do that.

I think it's very cool.

We have another lovely guest on this week.

Her name is Sashir Zimeta and you may know her from SNL, you may know her from stand-up,

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