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Desi Couch
Podcast about the mental health needs of South Asians across the world. Hosted by two South Asian licensed mental health professionals located in the United States.
Episodes
8 episodes
DDLJ and Adult Child - Parent Relationship
A lot of us grew up thinking a “good family” means staying close no matter what, but nobody teaches you how to stay connected without swallowing your own truth. We pick up our DDLJ thread and use Simran’s family to talk about something bigger: ...
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How we learn about intimacy and honesty from our families
Bollywood can be comforting, funny, and deeply familiar and it can also quietly teach us what a “good” son or daughter is supposed to look like. In today's epsiode Licensed Mental Health Counselor Malika and Licensed Clinical Psychologist...
How immigration changes the way we love and grieve
Grief does not wait for the “right” time and it definitely does not pause just because we move to a new country. We start with a gentle content warning and an important reminder: we’re both mental health professionals, but this is education, no...
May These Words Matter: Reflecting on the wisdom of Dr Gabor Mate
Malika and Gitika walked into Dr. Gabor Maté’s live lecture expecting insight but we got so much more than that! There’s something disarming about the way Dr Maté’ connects the personal to the political, the clinical to the everyday, and the mi...
Immigrant Anxiety In The Therapy Room
Immigration fear can take over your whole nervous system even when you’ve “done everything right.” Today we talk honestly about that reality from both sides of the couch: as therapists and as first-generation immigrants navigating the same head...
Immigration Trauma And Desi Mental Health
Immigration can look like forms and visa categories from the outside, but from the inside it often feels like fear, pressure, and a constant negotiation of safety. We’re Gitika and Malika, two Desi mental health professionals living in the U.S....
South Asian Mental Health, Out Loud
What happens when two South Asian therapists decide that therapy’s four walls aren’t big enough for the conversations our community needs? We built Desi Couch to take healing into the open. In our first recording, we share the immigration paths...
Trailer of Desi Couch: The mental health podcast for South Asians across the world
Hello!! We are Malika and Gitika, two immigrant licensed mental health professionals in the US, and we invite you to our podcast, Desi Couch! We created Desi Couch as a cozy, honest space for South Asians across the worl...
