Mental Health in Color

TW: depression, self harm, suicide, domestic violence For the final episode of this season of Loudmouth Ladkis, we bring it back to the source of our passion, drive, and the inspiration behind our career paths - mental health in the South Asian community. More specifically, we talk about the stigmatization of mental health and medication among our community. We share some of our own struggles with mental health, judgement from aunties, and how the stigmatization of medication in South Asian cultures can prove to be detrimental. We discuss collaboration with non-profits like MannMukti and Dil to Dil that are spearheading the movement to start discourse and provide resources to South Asian communities. Ultimately, we hope that through an emphasized focus on cultural competency in healthcare, and efforts to remove barriers from speaking about mental health, the Desi community becomes more open and willing to have these conversations. Thank you so much for listening to this week’s episode of Loudmouth Ladkis, and for following along this whole season. It’s been such an amazing journey and we hope you enjoyed being a part of it. If you haven’t gotten a chance to catch up with all the episodes, you can listen to them on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, and Anchor. Follow our Instagram @loudmouthladkis for upcoming content, collaborations, and literature. Feel free to email us at [email protected] with comments, questions, or even suggestions for what topics or guests you’d want to see next season.