Afghans in Therapy

In the last episode of season 1, Dr. Adila Anwari Cosgrove and I discuss Women's mental health and addiction within our community.About the guest: My name is Adila Cosgrove. I am a licensed professional counselor in the states of PA and NJ. I am a PhD candidate and my research focused on Afghan American women and mental health. I am also a certified trauma therapy (TF-CBT) and certified EMDR therapist. I currently work solo in private practice and have been in the field for over 10 years. Learn more about her work @dr.adilaanwarillc

In episode 2, Sara and I discuss her work as an Afghan therapist. We explore Queer/Afghan identity within our community and parent-child relationships. Sara Stanizai is a speaker, business coach, licensed therapist and the owner of Prospect Therapy, a queer + trans affirming therapy practice with a focus on serving first-gen and immigrant communities. As a queer Afghan-American herself, Sara works to help Afghan diaspora women heal their relationships with their families and each other. Learn more about her offerings at @prospecttherapy

CW: mentions self-harmIn today's episode, Samira and I discuss her journey through healing, specifically how holistic medicines have played a role in that. We discuss modalities/medications that have been helpful for her healing within therapy and gaps within a Western system. She invites us all to reflect on our behaviours, self-love and a decolonial lens of lost medicines. Samira jaans intro:My name is Samira and I'm an Afghan musician based in Toronto. Outside of music I also write & meditate on a regular basis. I grew up with a musical family and classical Afghan instruments played regularly at family functions. In music I hope to keep these sounds and instruments alive for as long as possible. You can stay in touch with Samira: @samira_rawan on Instagram.

In today's FIRST episode of Afghans in Therapy we are introducing what topics we will be talking about for season 1. We begin these critical conversations by discussing why Afghans should attend therapy, including the guilt associated with it.