S6 Ep 8: Roots & Rifts: Intergenerational Cultural Conflicts

S6 Ep 8: Roots & Rifts: Intergenerational Cultural Conflicts

From Between Friends: Conversations with Maitri by Maitri

June 26, 2025 · 30 min

About this episode

This episode explores the cultural conflicts between South Asian parents and their children, focusing on the impact on mental health and the potential for healing.

This episode focuses on the cultural conflicts between South Asian parents and their children. Whether it’s clashing over career choices, dating, emotional expression, or even mental health itself, these tensions often leave deep emotional marks, sometimes even lead to abuse and violence. We’ll explore how intergenerational cultural conflicts affect our mental health, and what healing can look like when both generations are ready to listen.Our guest is Shalini Dayal, a licensed family therapist with thirty years of clinical experience in the mental health profession. She has worked extensively with South Asian youth and adults navigating issues related to relational disconnect, communication problems, depression, grief, stress, cultural adjustments, parenting, divorce, and couples counseling.More about Shalini Dayal: https://shalinidayalmft.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/shalinidayalmft/More about Maitri: www.maitri.org

People in this episode

Host: Maitri

Guest: Shalini Dayal

Topics covered

  • intergenerational cultural conflicts
  • mental health
  • South Asian culture
  • parent-child relationships

Keywords

  • cultural tensions
  • emotional expression
  • career choices
  • dating
  • mental health

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Books & works: Roots & Rifts: Intergenerational Cultural Conflicts

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