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...
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...