by Faha | Nov 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
In South Asian communities stretching across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, and among families across the world, the concept of “status” holds deep social and emotional weight. It shapes how people live, what they value, and how they see themselves...
by Faha | Sep 1, 2025 | South Asian Women, Mental Health, Relationship Difficulties
In recent years, a noticeable shift has been taking place across South Asian communities worldwide. More women of South Asian descent are choosing to remain single well into their late 20s, 30s, and beyond. This trend, once rare and often stigmatised, is becoming...
by Faha | Jun 22, 2025 | Mental Health
Cultural Values One of the primary reasons why boundary setting is so challenging in our South Asian culture is that the needs of the family and community often take precedence over the needs of the individual. Family is of course deemed an important source of...
by Faha | May 2, 2025 | Relationship Difficulties, Mental Health
The joint family system is deeply rooted within South Asian culture. It does injustice if simplified as it is often anything but simple. The most accurate way of understanding it is by trying to examine the many variables it incorporates i.e. cultural expectations,...
by Faha | Feb 9, 2025 | Mental Health
This blog aims to explore how autism is experienced and understood specific to our South Asian community. This is, by no means, a criticism but an acknowledgement of what challenges are present and how to navigate these to support autistic people in South Asian...
