But what will people say? navigating mental health, identity, love, and family between cultures
"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"--
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[New York] :
Penguin Life,
[2024]
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Table of Contents:
- 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
- Combatting 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.
