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...
"In the same living room, two women sit side by side. One is offered tea with a smile, the other is asked why the tea isn’t ready yet. One is reminded to rest, the other is reminded of her duties. Both are daughters to someone — but in this house, only one is treated...
It takes courage to seek therapy within a community that doesn’t fully recognise what mental health is and how it can impact people. The older generation are still averse to recognising this even though male suicide rate is high within the South Asian community....
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...
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,...
Have you ever been the one to try and speak out in your family, highlight hypocrisy, judgement or point out toxicity within relationships and be met with defensive responses, shut down or made to feel the problem? Cultural expectations and the fear of speaking out...