12. Navigating Mental Health & Culture with Sahaj Kaur Kohli

In this episode, community coordinator Sally Familia spends time with practicing therapist, founder of Brown Girl Therapy, and author of But What Will People Say?: Navigating Mental Health, Identity, Love, and Family Between Cultures, Sahaj Kaur Kohli. Listen in as they talk about what healing alongside community looks like, the intricacies of storytelling, and the layered experience of becoming a well person as immigrants, children of immigrants, and people of other cultures. Want to go deeper on wellness and writing? Join the Girls Write Now Collaboratory as a mentor, mentee, or member: https://girlswritenow.org/join-the-collaboratory/Support Our Work: https://girlswritenow.org/give/Get Your Own Copy: But What Will People Say?: Navigating Mental Health, Identity, Love, and Family Between CulturesFeatured Prompt by Sahaj Kohli: Understanding how our experiences impact our confidence in our identities:Reflect on an experience you’ve had that made you very aware of your cultural, racial, gender, or sexual identity. How does this experience inform your sense of pride and shame regarding who you are and how you identify? How did this experience impact your relationship with others — either positively and/or negatively? What or who contributes to your confidence in your identity? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.girlswritenowmedia.org