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Desi Dramas

Dr. Heena Manglani-Terranova

Ever wish your therapist just got what it means to be a Desi? Step inside the mind of Dr. Heena Manglani-Terranova, a Desi clinical psychologist unpacking the familiar stories keeping us stuck. Each week, she transforms evidence-based tools using a cultural lens — bicultural identity, family conflict, marriage tension, and everything in between. Practical tools so you can feel empowered. This is not therapy, but we trust it will be therapeutic.

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26 episodes

  1. Why Desi Couples Stay Together When the Marriage Isn't Working 36:17
  2. How to Stop Worrying What People Will Say (From a Desi Psychologist) 21:11
  3. How to Stop Reacting in an Argument (From a Desi Psychologist) 14:34
  4. 15 Questions to Ask Your Parents About Their Childhood (from a Desi psychologist) 13:02
  5. What Are You Fighting For? The 4 Needs Behind Every Couple Fight 1:06:06
  6. 5 Insights An Immigrant Desi Mom May Not Realize About Herself 18:40
  7. 3 Things to Say to Your Grown Child Instead of Guilt-Tripping 9:49
  8. The 3 exact steps to take during a fight so it doesn't blow up 11:02
  9. Why Your Partner Shuts Down When You're Upset (Desi Psychologist) 8:39
  10. The 5-Part Conversation Recipe That Keeps Desi Couples Stable (Nonviolent Communication) 7:43
  11. 3 Things Desis Say That Block Connection 10:20
  12. 3 Essential Communication Skills for Couples (From a Desi Psychologist) 11:06
  13. What to Say When Your Mom and Your Wife Are Both Upset With You (A Live Therapy Role Play) 41:44
  14. The Noise First-Generation Desis May Need to Quiet 39:48
  15. 5 Exercises to Prepare Your Marriage Before Baby Comes 34:10
  16. The most important need for Desis 20:28
  17. Why Desi Love Can Feel Conditional — What Kids Really Need 29:30
  18. Why Desi Parents Struggle to Let Go (And How to Change It) 1:05:44
  19. The One Word That Ends Grandparent Conflicts 19:40
  20. "You Should Just Know What I Want" — Why It Backfires 11:59
  21. Why & How I Plan My Fights With My Husband (A Psychologist's Method) 9:00
  22. Why You Turn Into Your Teenage Self Around Your Parents 13:56
  23. 5 Things Your Grown Desi Child Needs From You 18:35
  24. Why Desi Couples Keep Having the Same Fight 19:38
  25. How to Set Boundaries With Desi Family (That Actually Work) 16:04
  26. Desi Dramas — A Therapist Unpacks the Stories We Grew Up With (Podcast Trailer) 2:08