Best of Think: Is your culture cool with therapy?

KERA's Think

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Society & Culture, 071003, Kera, Think, Krysboyd

4.8 • 861 Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Being a “third culture” kid—someone pulled between their immigrant parents and U.S. culture—can take a mental toll. Sahaj Kaur Kohli is the founder of Brown Girl Therapy, a mental health and wellness community organization for adult children of immigrants, and an advice columnist for the Washington Post. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why seeking out therapy is really difficult for the children of immigrants—from finding someone aware of cultural nuances, to understanding why sometimes family isn’t supportive. Her book is “But What Will People Say?: Navigating Mental Health, Identity, Love, and Family Between Cultures.”

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0:00.0	The 2024 election was a lot. And now that we're past it, you might be avoiding political news
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0:32.1	New episodes drop every Friday
0:33.8	wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:45.3	Thank you. Friday, wherever you listen to podcasts. The decision to start therapy can feel like a big step for anyone.
0:49.3	And if you feel like your family is blocking your path, that step can feel more like a hurdle. From KERA in
0:56.6	Dallas, this is think. I'm Chris Boyd. My guest is a therapist who often works with patients
1:01.7	raised in immigrant communities, where some people assume mental health treatment is all about
1:06.2	airing dirty laundry in front of strangers, that the need for care reflects badly on the family,
1:11.7	or that family should be enough to provide whatever support people need.
1:15.8	And some people raised in the U.S. by parents from another culture find the tug of war
1:20.2	between worldviews can add to their stress.
1:23.3	Sahedj Koli is a licensed therapist, founder of a mental health and wellness community organization for the adult children of immigrants called Brown Girl Therapy and an advice columnist for the Washington Post.
1:34.7	Her book is called, But What Will People Say, Navigating Mental Health, Identity, Love and Family Between Cultures.
1:41.9	Zahed, welcome to think.
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