Here’s the thing: There’s no such thing as a person that everybody likes. That person doesn’t exist. I give you permission to stand your ground. Be loud. Raise your voice. People will say things, maybe even your relatives will back your boundary violator. Set the boundary and be firm about it anyway. Raise Hell.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a type of trauma therapy that allows your brain to go over the details of past events that still affect you. This can be anything from a sexual assault to a terrible boss you had at a past job. You don’t need to have PTSD to get help from EMDR!

If you come from a culture that places an emphasis on perfectionism in your career, in your marriage, and in your family, you might believe that all of these things are supposed to be in your control.

It’s imperative to call out domestic violence in our community. As South Asian Americans, there is already a racist stereotype perpetuated in the media that South Asian men are brutally misogynistic.

Leave the cave of secrecy and shame! When I was a freshman in high school, a Black girl my age, let’s call her T, sat across from me on the bus. She was speaking to me about an Indian immigrant student, let’s call her G, who recently moved to our suburb from India.

And Why It’s Hard When You’re South Asian. It was Easter, and I was video calling my siblings when my dad suddenly took my brother’s phone and, after a couple of minutes of small talk, said, “Your thighs look huge and you look like you’ve gained weight. Tell me how much you weigh?”

Expressing gratitude for my country of citizenship doesn’t mean that I ignore the problems. That’s toxic positivity.

People ask us how to cope when their world feels like it’s falling apart. The thing is our world is falling apart too.

Reading a good book, watching TV, painting, or even learning a language are all things that are joyful but take a tiny amount of effort, so I wonder, “Why can’t I be at peace like this when I’m focused on work?

Travel can provide many mental health benefits. It forces you to get out of your comfort zone and do something that potentially increases your anxiety levels.