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...
Growing up in a South Asian household – emotions were not a common topic of discussion or expression. How many times have you heard “Tears won’t solve your problems” or “Man up” when something has affected you. Even worse – how many times have you been told not to...
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...
Growing up many people were brought up with the notion that sharing personal issues outside the family was wrong. This was said to bring shame upon the family and to keep them happy, many would oblige. However, in the long run keeping things bottled up can have many...
Let’s start with identifying the different types of abuse that exist with examples; Emotional/Psychological – Shouting, berating, Social isolation, removing mobility/communication, preventing of choice/opinion, threats of harm, cyber bullying, threats of harm. Neglect...
Abuse can come in many forms such as emotional or psychological (where things may be said or done to put the other down), physical (for example hitting someone) and sexual (being forced into unwanted sexual activity). All types are just as detrimental and leave...