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8 Tips for Talking About Mental Health with Your Asian Family

By Israa Nasir — 2021

“When I started my undergraduate degree in psychology, my grandmother said she was afraid I would become pagal (“crazy”) because of it. Her fears were well-intentioned and full of love for me, but they were reflective of a deeper problem I’ve seen in many Asian communities: misconceptions and stigma around mental health.” A Pakistani therapist shares some insight.

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Supai Hopi Mona Polacca: Water, Prayer and Humility

Mona Polacca, Havasupai/Hopi, spoke at the Rights of Mother Earth Conference, about the foundation of life. From the first water inside the mother’s womb, to the prayer upon which life depends, Polacca spoke of the spirituality of life.

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Brenda Norrell
2012
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13 Globe-Trotting Indigenous Grannies Carry Message of Unity and Prayer

Thirteen matriarchs from indigenous cultures are currently touring the world, promoting peace, unity, and a respect for nature. nicola Graydon meets one of them, Mona Polacca.

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Nicola Graydon
2001
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Pray Every Day for the Waters of the Earth~

We live in water in our mother’s womb,’ Hopi grandmother Mona Polacca explains. ‘Moments before we come into this world, the water of our mother’s womb gushes out, and we follow behind. That is why the Hopi call water our first foundation of life.’

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Mystic Mamma
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Realizing Our Roots and the Power of Interconnectedness

In my upbringing, I was taught that everyone is my relative. That we are all relatives. My parents and grandparents instilled this value since I was a child and I notice that, without question, it helps me to see the value in each person and living thing.

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Mona Polacca
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Moving into Right Relations with Mona Polacca

“Women are like a mirror image of Mother Earth. We feel her pain. These heartaches that we feel are part of the compassion that women have, and we need to act on that compassion.” Mona Polacca.

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Treesisters
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