This is the third episode of the Therapist Series on Maskaxda & Healing. I spoke with Dr. Ashwak, a Somali therapist, about youth mental health and the stigma that still surrounds therapy in our community.

We talked about how deen can support healing and why some Somali parents still say no to therapy even when their kids are struggling in school.

This conversation serves as a reminder for our community to unlearn some of the beliefs we grew up with and start listening to what our youth need.