EP.117 - Ishaa Chopra - "Let Ishaa Help Ishaa"

What does healing look like when the systems around us were never built for us? In this episode of Middle Fingers Up, we sit down with writer, mental health advocate, and early childhood educator Ishaa Vinod Chopra, author of Finding Order in Disorder: A Bipolar Memoir. Ishaa shares her journey with bipolar disorder, the stigma surrounding mental health in South Asian communities, and how working with young children has shaped her understanding of emotional well-being from an early age.We also discuss domestic violence in our community—how to recognize the signs, the cultural barriers that keep women trapped, and what real support looks like. And beyond Western mental health models, Ishaa reminds us that healing has always been woven into our roots—through movement, dance, storytelling, and creative expression.A powerful conversation about reclaiming our traditions, breaking cycles of silence, and finding strength in our own ways of healing.Instagram: findingorderindisorderforeverLinktree: linktr.ee/ishaavchopraSupport the showIf you like what you hear please click on "subscribe" or "follow" -  It's free and you will get notified when the newest episodes are posted!  Check us out on Instagram, X, and YouTube @mfupodcast. Give feedback, middle finger recommendations as well as random thoughts to [email protected]. Thank you for listening!In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that we live, work and play on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, the Métis Nation (Region 3), and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.