I have had depression since I was a teenager. This is something I don’t hide anymore. I used to. I was always made to feel like having a mental health problem was something shameful… like I was broken. My depression, in my opinion, stemmed from my toxic family. I might have been prone to depression,Continue reading “Breaking Silence: My Journey Through Depression”
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Breaking Away from Toxic Family Ties
It took me a long time to find my voice and to finally cut ties with my side of the family. For years I stayed quiet because I didn’t want to break away from them. I had always been a very family-oriented person. I loved the idea of belonging to a unit, of feeling wanted,Continue reading “Breaking Away from Toxic Family Ties”
Breaking the Silence: Mental Health in South Asian Families
Mental health, in general, is a subject that open conversations about have only really become common over the last few years. People are only now starting to feel more comfortable using labels like anxiety, depression, and trauma. But even now, within the South Asian community, mental health is still rarely talked about openly. It’s oftenContinue reading “Breaking the Silence: Mental Health in South Asian Families”
Breaking the Cycle of Generational Trauma
Generational trauma isn’t something I read about in books. It’s something I witnessed inside my own family. Growing up with a narcissistic father meant my siblings and I were raised in an environment where emotional safety didn’t really exist. We were all affected by it in different ways. The difference between me and my brothersContinue reading “Breaking the Cycle of Generational Trauma”
Breaking Generational Trauma in Motherhood
The way I’m raising my daughters is very different to the way I was raised. I am consciously breaking the generational trauma I grew up with. I am choosing not to pass it down. But there is still a part of me that feels guilty. Guilty that they have to grow up with a mumContinue reading “Breaking Generational Trauma in Motherhood”
Raising Daughters: Healing Through Parenting
Growing up, I was never treated like a girl. At least, that’s how it felt to me. I didn’t wear pretty dresses. I wasn’t encouraged to explore makeup or jewellery as a teenager. My wardrobe was baggy hoodies, oversized tops and loose jeans. Practical. Comfortable. Invisible. But the truth is… I wanted to be girly. I grewContinue reading “Raising Daughters: Healing Through Parenting”
From Survival to Thriving: My Journey Beyond Toxicity
Growing up in a toxic family felt like a constant battle to protect my sanity and shield myself from the environment around me. The truth is, I didn’t even realise I had been living in survival mode until the first time I moved out of my parents’ home with my husband after a huge fightContinue reading “From Survival to Thriving: My Journey Beyond Toxicity”
Breaking Generational Cycles in Motherhood
Sometimes, when I think I’m over my childhood trauma — when I truly believe I’m not letting my past define my present — I catch myself doing something that pulls me straight back. And it’s usually in those moments that I realise I’ve repeated something with my daughters that my family once did to me.Continue reading “Breaking Generational Cycles in Motherhood”
Breaking Free: Overcoming Mental Health Stigma in Indian Culture
Being Indian, many of us grow up with deeply ingrained social norms and expectations — especially around how society perceives us and the pressure to keep up appearances. These social expectations played a huge role in my family. Not so much in the UK, as my dad hardly knew anyone here, but he was intenselyContinue reading “Breaking Free: Overcoming Mental Health Stigma in Indian Culture”
Growing Up in a Toxic Home and Learning How to Break the Cycle
Life at Home Growing Up Life at home growing up wasn’t easy. It was a tough road, but it also became one filled with lessons that shaped my adult life — even though I never planned far enough ahead to imagine I would one day become an adult with a family of my own. ToContinue reading “Growing Up in a Toxic Home and Learning How to Break the Cycle”
Breaking Free 