Portfolio

MENTAL HEALTH:

How Therapy Helped Me Find Pride in My South Asian Heritage (POPSUGAR)

Intergenerational Trauma in AAPI Communities (VERYWELL MIND)

Platonic Breakups Can Be Necessary— Here’s How To Do It With Minimal Hurt Feelings, According to Relationship Experts (WELL+GOOD)

Noticing Life’s Little Glimmers  (YOURTANGO)

You’re Not Wrong: Friendship Breakups Suck More Than Romantic Ones (WONDERMIND)

Chronically Brown: Dismantling Chronic Illness and Disability Stigma in South Asian Communities (Brown Girl Magazine)

BUSINESS:

A 27-year-old entrepreneur with a newsletter that brought in $40 million in revenue last year shares how she scaled her side-hustle into a multi-million dollar business (BUSINESS INSIDER) 

How a Harvard Business School grad perfected her MBA applications to get into her top programs (BUSINESS INSIDER)

I make an extra 6 figures a year as a microinfluencer on top of my full-time job at YouTube. Here’s my advice for beginners on securing lucrative brand deals. (BUSINESS INSIDER)

A freelance copywriter juggling 4 regular gigs shares how she lands clients and stays organized (BUSINESS INSIDER)

A stay-at-home mom who makes 6 figures freelancing shares how she turned her side hustle into a full-time job (BUSINESS INSIDER)

BEAUTY/FASHION:

Vive Cosmetics Is Championing Latinx Representation in Beauty (BYRDIE)

TRAVEL:

Meet the Indian Vanlife Couple Traveling from Toronto to Patagonia (BROWN GIRL MAGAZINE)

7 Adventurous Things To Do on Catalina Island With Kids (LA FAMILY TRAVEL)

How To Have a Fun Family Vacay & Keep the Peace (ZAFIGO)

Volunteer in India (HELPSTAY)

CREATIVE NONFICTION:

Rituals — Anthology Editor (BELL PRESS BOOKS) 

MEDIA FEATURES:

Sober Sensations: Chasing the Alcohol Buzz (DRY)

Brina Patel of Reframe: 3 Media Strategies To Grow Your Brand (AUTHORITY MAGAZINE)

Ep. 121 – Brina Patel on “Between Two Kingdoms” by Suleika Jaouad (BEST BOOK EVER PODCAST)

Brina Patel — discusses her journey as an author, the benefits of SEO, newsletters, and blogging (MURDER, MYSTERY & MAYHEM LACED WITH MORALITY PODCAST)

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

Flowium’s Creative Team Training (Flowium, March 2023)

Freelance Pitching Tips Presentation (California Writers Club, April 2023)

Origin Stories of Creative Professionals Panel (Capitol Creative Alliance, October 2023) 

For additional writing samples, visit my portfolio here.