In this episode, we dive into the unspoken realities of mental health in minority families—especially within Asian, Black, Latinx, and Indigenous communities. From cultural stigma and generational trauma to the silent pressure to “hold it together,” we explore how emotional wounds often get passed down when there’s no space to talk about them. Using powerful statistics and personal reflection, Sharmaine unpacks how silence is mistaken for strength, how trauma hides in family dynamics, and why real self-care sometimes means being the first to break that silence. This episode is a call to gently disrupt the cycle—with curiosity, courage, and truth.