I Deserve This: Redefining Worth, Power, and Womanhood with Asma Khan

In this deeply moving episode of The Intelligent Change Podcast, I sit down with the extraordinary chef, activist, and warrior spirit Asma Khan—founder of London’s iconic Darjeeling Express and star of Netflix’s Chef’s Table.Born the “second daughter” in a society that mourned her existence, Asma shares how rejection, patriarchal norms, and early trauma became the fuel for her unstoppable rise. With raw vulnerability and poetic power, she reveals how she turned pain into purpose, silence into...

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I’m Alex Ikonn, founder of Intelligent Change and creator of the Five Minute Journal — and I’m grateful you’re here. I started this podcast to have meaningful, real conversations with people who’ve created true transformation in their lives — and to inspire you to do the same.Each week, I sit down with entrepreneurs, artists, thinkers, and creators to explore the habits, mindsets, and pivotal moments that sparked their own intelligent change. These stories aren’t just inspiring — they’re practical, personal, and meant to help you create more clarity, intention, and purpose in your own life.