Today we will be talking about the how to identify and express our needs and the importance of advocating for ourselves. This week’s session with Sandi from Insession Counselling will focus on the question: Why do South Asian women feel guilty about setting boundaries and how would they go about asking for what they need? 

This episode with Dr. Tina Mistry focusses on emerging adulthood and what it means to experience a Quarter Life Crisis. As South Asians, we often feel pulled to live by our families expectations and also push back to seek agency and feel self-reliant. This podcast helps us understand how we can all combat the experiences we may face during emerging adulthood to help us live more authentic lives.

Today Davina's bringing you a crash course on when and how to get a life coach who’s great for YOU, steps you can take to sprinkle in mindfulness and pull out some stress from your life.

In South Asian culture, dating, relationships, sex and emotions aren’t really talked about. Instead, many of us get our education of relationships from the media which is skewed towards white heteronormative relationships. On our sixth episode, we'll dive into these experiences and the skills needed to navigate romantic relationships.

Trigger Warning: PTSD from sexual assault! In this episode, we talk about what PTSD is, where it originated from and its symptoms. PTSD is very complex and so there’s not really a straightforward solution to it, but Prathiba and I have tried our best to talk about how you may be able to understand it through some examples and we encourage you to reach out for professional help and opinions if the content in this episode relates to you in any way and brings up past trauma.

This week we’re talking to Poorni Selvaraja about how you can identify and use inner child work as a powerful technique for healing and connecting with your elders and yourself. THIS is an episode you NEED in your life.

On our third episode on The South Asian Mind podcast, Prathiba Subramaniam is back again! As we’ve taken on some big topics in the last two episodes, Prathiba thought it was best to make this one a bit more casual and lay out some foundations for your mental health and wellbeing journey within a cultural context.

On our second episode on The South Asian Mind podcast, we talked to Prathiba Subramaniam again! We explore independence as a South Asian woman through different contexts. We answer questions like How would one explore independence growing up as a South Asian woman and find their own voice? Why do parents have the need to make marriage our prime goal in life? Is there any way we can detach from marriage as our main goal, fight against these conversations and learn to explore ourselves?

On our first episode on The South Asian Mind podcast, we talked to Prathiba Subramaniam. She’s a global citizen and CALD representing Mental Health Professional here in Melbourne, Australia. In her own words, she’s a Trained Clinical Family Therapist and a counselor who specialises in the treatment of emotional trauma and PTSD symptoms for children, youth and adults.

Today we’ve taken on quite a few topics. Starting with what culturally competent therapy looks like for her just so you understand some of her biases and experiences as a woman, immigrant and CALD representing mental health professional in a sector that is quite dominated with a different culture and get some tips on how to gauge whether your therapist would be a good match for you or not before you commit to them. We then talk about the feeling of anger you feel for your parents when you don’t particularly see eye to eye with them and break down the guilt that comes with that anger. Prathiba then suggests a small action plan you may use to emotionally connect with your parents. Here are the summary notes for the podcast for you to keep and reflect on at your own time.

Hi everyone! My name is Sayaka Sayeed and this is The South Asian Mind Podcast. This is meant to be a safe space for ALL South Asian women through open discussions and culturally appropriate talks that will nurture their mental health. The podcast will include conversations with experienced therapists and psychologists who have a deep understanding of the South Asian culture. Through these conversations we will provide tips and general advice related to relationships, family and individual identity to people who identify as South Asian women. We hope this podcast will help you feel less lonely in the world and help you overcome the sh*t you face from society, loved ones and inner battles. We also hope this podcast will help reduce the stigma around mental health in the South Asian community, make you feel like it's okay to not be okay and encourage you to take the right actions to improve your mental health and well-being. Please share our podcast with anyone who you think would benefit from this podcast. Follow us on Instagram @thesouthasianmind and join our Facebook Group The South Asian Mind Community show your support and interest for our mission!