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 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”
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 from Trauma: My Healing Journey
When I wrote my book Breaking Free, I was at the end of a chapter of my life. I was finally able to write about my past and everything I had been through, because that part of my life had reached a sense of closure. I could look back, reflect, and put it all intoContinue reading “Breaking Free from Trauma: My Healing Journey”
Setting Boundaries in an Indian Family: How I Navigated Cultural Guilt and Chose Self-Preservation
Growing up in an Indian household, I was taught to prioritize respect over self-expression. Here’s how I broke the cycle, set boundaries with my family, and reclaimed my voice
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