But what will people say? : navigating mental health, identity, love, and family between cultures /
Kohli, Sahaj Kaur,
But what will people say? : navigating mental health, identity, love, and family between cultures / Sahaj Kaur Kohli, MA, LGPC. - 420 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-411) and index.
Introduction -- Our stories matter, too -- Communication tips for healthier conversations -- When things don't go according to plan -- Reflecting on your achievement behavior -- But what will people say? -- Tips for talking to immigrant parents about mental health -- What's faith got to do with it? -- How to reflect your own relationship with religion and culture -- Feeling my way through -- Learning emotion regulation and exploring your shame-based behavior -- Where do my parents end and I begin? -- Learning about boundaries and your values -- Investing in community care and self-care -- How to find a therapist and how to be in therapy -- When you're the only one -- Reflections on being "the only" or "one of few" in the workplace -- Love or loyalty -- Identifying your core beliefs and tips for navigating guilt -- Getting out of my own way -- Combating self-sabotaging behaviors and mindsets -- Exploring my bicultural identity development -- Reflecting on and understanding your bicultural identity development -- Uncovering my family history -- How to cope with cultural bereavement and disenfranchised grief -- Epilogue.
"A deeply personal, paradigm-shifting book from therapist, writer, and founder of @browngirltherapy that rethinks traditional therapy and self-care models, creating much-needed space for those left out of the narrative"--
9780593491195 059349119X 0241584892 9780241584897
2023050100
Cultural psychiatry.
Psychiatry, Transcultural.
Minorities--Mental health.
Minorities--Psychology.
But what will people say? : navigating mental health, identity, love, and family between cultures / Sahaj Kaur Kohli, MA, LGPC. - 420 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-411) and index.
Introduction -- Our stories matter, too -- Communication tips for healthier conversations -- When things don't go according to plan -- Reflecting on your achievement behavior -- But what will people say? -- Tips for talking to immigrant parents about mental health -- What's faith got to do with it? -- How to reflect your own relationship with religion and culture -- Feeling my way through -- Learning emotion regulation and exploring your shame-based behavior -- Where do my parents end and I begin? -- Learning about boundaries and your values -- Investing in community care and self-care -- How to find a therapist and how to be in therapy -- When you're the only one -- Reflections on being "the only" or "one of few" in the workplace -- Love or loyalty -- Identifying your core beliefs and tips for navigating guilt -- Getting out of my own way -- Combating self-sabotaging behaviors and mindsets -- Exploring my bicultural identity development -- Reflecting on and understanding your bicultural identity development -- Uncovering my family history -- How to cope with cultural bereavement and disenfranchised grief -- Epilogue.
"A deeply personal, paradigm-shifting book from therapist, writer, and founder of @browngirltherapy that rethinks traditional therapy and self-care models, creating much-needed space for those left out of the narrative"--
9780593491195 059349119X 0241584892 9780241584897
2023050100
Cultural psychiatry.
Psychiatry, Transcultural.
Minorities--Mental health.
Minorities--Psychology.