by Faha | Aug 21, 2026 | South Asian Men, Mental Health, South Asian Women
If you look up the definition of failure in any dictionary, it often aligns with the notion of not achieving a specific goal or being unable to achieve something to its desired effect. Personal failures can be hard for many of us to separate from, experiencing failure...
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,...
