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  • Season 2 Finale

    As we draw this season to a close, Dr Tina Mistry reflects on the past year from the start of the pandemic to present day as we navigate our ‘new normal’ in the UK. Listen in to hear the horrific impact white privilege has even in crisis, but also the resilience show by both the Asian community and wider human community during this time.

    Timestamps

    0:00 – Intro

    1:46 – The impact of white privilege
    3:11 – The power of community
    5:27 – The lie of social media
    6:23 – Resilience in the south Asian community
    9:27 – Thank you, NHS staff
    10:40 – The anxiety of the ‘new normal’
    12:11 – Adapting

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    Another Mother Story

    Another Mother Story on Instagram

    You can find me on:


    @drtinamistry

    16 min
  • Parenting in the Pandemic

    Parenting at any time is difficult, but parenting in a pandemic. Covid-19 has brought many challenges in this realm and it has impacted our mental health. Join Dr Mistry as she provides actionable tips on how to navigate juggling work, and raising kids, both throughout lockdown and how we can go forward with our employers supporting us, as we head into the new normal.

    0:00 – Preamble

    1:32 – The double shift for women
    4:56 – Difficulties in homework help
    6:25 – Financial strain
    8:15 – Increased psychological distress
    10:15 – Juggling work, and kids
    13:57 – Psychological flexibility
    14:50 – Damaging ways of parenting ways we grew up with
    17:05 – Mindful parenting
    18:44 – Tips
    22:26 – Taking responsibility for mistakes
    24:50 – How can employees support?

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    Another Mother Story

    Another Mother Story on Instagram

    You can find me on:

    @brownpsychologist


    30 min
  • Domestic Violence Within the South Asian Community

    Domestic abuse has been increasing under lockdown and has long been under reported in the South Asian community. Listen in to discover how the patriarchy, honour and other difficulties contribute to this huge issue and can affect our mental health.

    Timestamps:

    0:00 – Preamble

    1:58 – The stats
    5:44 – Types of domestic abuse
    7:55 – Underreporting in the South Asian community
    9:00 – Izzat/Sharam/Honour
    10:19 – Difficulties reporting rape
    11:48 – Space in refuge’s during covid
    12:32 – Women from minority backgrounds
    13:58 – Somatization, depression, & anxiety
    16:57 – Divorce & relationship dissatisfaction in lockdown
    20:30 – Causes of marital violence
    23:02 – Pressure on men
    25:06 – Barriers for BAME women in escaping abuse


    References in this episode: 

    Southall Black Sisters

    Women’s Aid

    Sakhi

    The Sharan Project

    Mixture of BAME and Other Resources


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    Another Mother Story

    Another Mother Story on Instagram

    You can find me on:

    @brownpsychologist



    33 min
  • Living With Family

    Whether you’re a 20 something year old or in your 50’s, this episode is for you and your family. Even in a pandemic, we would rather wear PPE for 24 hours straight, than discuss our feelings on taboo topics in a south Asian household. Join Dr Mistry as she discusses the differences of the British Asian diaspora living at home in comparison to the white British population, and the additional stressors we may face.

    0:00 – Preamble

    0:55 – Living with Family
    2:33 – Interdependence
    3:40 – White families living together
    5:10 – Cultural conflict for British Asian’s living at home
    7:30 – Lockdown’s impact on the British Asian Diaspora
    9:52 – Impact on British Asian women
    11:07 – Food scarcity, stress, uncertainty
    13:15 – A year ‘wasted’
    16:04 – Lack of freedom
    17:00 – Being queer in a South Asian household
    18:43 – The added stress of hiding our double lives in lockdown
    21:40 – Resources & Support
    22:07 – Opening up taboo conversations in the family


    References:

    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/18/boomerang-trend-of-young-adults-living-with-parents-is-rising-study

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/living-single/201605/why-are-so-many-young-adults-living-their-parents

    https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ832723.pdf

    https://www.mhanational.org/blog/what-do-when-your-south-asian-parents-dont-understand-your-mental-health

    https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ832723.pdf

    https://www.burntroti.com/blog/is-enmeshment-trauma-a-cultural-norm-in-south-asian-families

    https://gal-dem.com/single-south-asian-women-like-me-are-feeling-the-pressure-of-ageing-in-lockdown/

    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12119-021-09817-w

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gwao.12572

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    Another Mother Story

    Another Mother Story on Instagram

    You can find me on:

    @brownpsychologist

    28 min
  • Grief within the South Asian Community

    We are used to grieving together as a community in the South Asian culture. Many of us have lost someone close to us this past year due to Covid-19. Join Dr. Mistry as she discusses how mourning has changed, as well as some of the more traumatic, lesser known grief symptoms.

    0:00 – Preamble

    0:35 – Death in the south Asian community
    2:30 – What is Grief?
    3:33 – Psychological impact
    4:50 – Physical impact
    5:44 – Shifting Roles & Coping Strategies
    7:31 – Needing to be together
    8:49 – Mourning Period in Asian Culture
    11:52 – How are we coping now?
    13:30 – Traumatic Grief Symptoms
    15:00 – Links to Research & Org’s


    References: 
    Samhin
    Brown don’t frown podcast 
    Cruse
    The Good Grief Trust 
    Sands
    Lullaby Trust
    Bame Stream Bereavement Support
    Majonzi Fund
    Mind Works UK
    At a loss website
    The Griefcast Podcast

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    Another Mother Story

    Another Mother Story on Instagram

    You can find me on:

    @brownpsychologist

    19 min
  • A (South Asian) Guided Meditation by the Brown Psychologist

    For something that's come from the East, mindfulness has become incredibly westernised in recent times. This guided meditation has a delightful British Asian twist to enable us to reconnect to the practice with the practice, and with ourselves. Save this episode so you can return to it for some tranquility, time and time again.

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    Another Mother Story

    Another Mother Story on Instagram

    You can find me on:

    @brownpsychologist

    16 min
  • Living with Chronic Illness and Dealing With Mental Health During the Pandemic

    0:00 – Preamble

    0:37 – Underlying health conditions in ethnic minorities
    2:24 – Who’s shielding?
    4:34 – Huge ethnic inequalities
    5:40 – Living with a chronic illness
    6:32 – The psychological impact of shielding
    7:42 – Anxiety from being clinically vulnerable
    9:53 – Asian expectations to resume normality
    12:25 – What happens when we break the rules?
    14:39 – Psychological impact in SA community
    15:50 – Acknowledging our feelings
    17:10 – Shielding as an identity
    17:56 – Lack of control
    20:29 – Mindfulness
    21:52 – Finding Joy
    23:19 – Saying No in our culture

    What is it like to be shielding in the UK as a member of the South Asian ethnicity where community is everything? Join Tina Mistry as she discusses the difficulties of saying no in our culture. She explores the nuances of how shielding due to a chronic illness has taken a toll on our mental health, and the particular pressures we face from simultanously being South Asian.

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    Another Mother Story

    Another Mother Story on Instagram

    You can find me on:

    @brownpsychologist

    30 min
  • Caring for Others

    As South Asians, many of us have faced the unique challenge of caring for our parents or grandparents that live with us during the pandemic. What has the impact of this been – on them and us – as we’ve navigated more tangible issues like the ever-changing guidance around shielding and the less visible problems of struggling to cope, mentally? Join Dr. Tina Mistry, as she explores the latter in today's episode.

    Timestamps:

    0:00 – Preamble

    1:08 – Covid challenges of elderly living in overcrowded or multigenerational households
    3:46 – The impact of shielding elderly on the elderly & all other household members
    4:37 – Adhering to rules, impact on elderly
    6:21 – Elderly not living with family
    7:37 – Suppression of trauma
    8:49 – What do you do when your family member doesn’t accept they’re struggling psychologically?
    11:40 – Healing looks different for everybody – 12:18 – soundbite?
    13:41 – Taking care of yourself as a carer
    15:17 – Psychological impact & adapting through this time of separation
    17:06 – sources of support

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    Another Mother Story

    Another Mother Story on Instagram

    You can find me on:

    @brownpsychologist


    20 min
  • Being Alone vs Loneliness

    Loneliness. In the past year, we've all felt this way whether we live alone or in a house full of people. Join me as I discuss the ways loneliness has affected differing groups, the research and the available forms of support. For the next 20 minutes, perhaps we can remember that we're riding this pandemic out together.


    Timestamps:

    0:00 – Preamble

    0:58 – What is loneliness?
    2:35 – Being forced to be alone
    4:18 – Loneliness & mental health
    5:38 – Self isolating & shielding populations
    6:43 – ONS stats
    7:39 – Effects of lockdown 3 on:
    9:30 – Young adults
    10:12 – Women
    10:51 – Ethnic minorities
    12:19 – Parents of young children
    13:04 – What do we do about loneliness?
    15:17 – Limited interactions
    17:11 – Sources of support
    19:34 – We’re in this together


    Resources mentioned:

    • Mind
    • NHS 111
    • Every Mind Matters
    • Samaritans
    • Shout
    • Blurt Foundation
    •  Action For Happiness
    •  Sunday Assembly
    • Museum of Happiness
    • Marmalade trust
    • Sikh Elders (leeds)
    • Sunshine Charity
    • https://letstalkloneliness.co.uk/
    • Buggy Buds – for parents
    • Kooth – wellbeing app/community based – useful as loneliness is correlated with anxiety

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      You can find me on:

      @brownpsychologist

      24 min
    • Being Brown and Pregnant in the Pandemic

      Welcome back to season 2 of the Brownology podcast! In this week's episode, Dr. Tina Mistry discusses the tangible impact COVID has had for people who have experienced a pandemic pregnancy. 

      Being pregnant as a non-white woman in the UK presents its own challenges already, so whilst society slowly makes its changes here, listen to Tina's top tips on how you can best navigate this very special, yet tricky, time.

      Timestamps

      0.00 - Preamble

      0:52 – Stats, death, implicit bias
      2:36 – pregnancy
      4.00 – pregnancy stats
      4:52 – fears & anxieties
      5:38 – separated from friends, families
      7:20 – adaptation of services
      8:04 – father’s mental health
      9:49 – pre-covid for BAME antenatal wellbeing
      11:48 – what are the long term consequences of covid on mothers and babies?
      16:33 – mother’s mixed feelings
      17:39 – support services
      20:13 – 5 top tips

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      You can find me on:

      @brownpsychologist


      27 min

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