South Asian Mental Health • Women of Color • Boundaries • Cultural Expectations • Emotional Burnout • Rest as Resistance 🧕🏽 “Take care of everyone else first.” In many South Asian homes, selflessness is a virtue — especially for women. We’re taught to nurture, serve, and sacrifice. But in this cycle of giving, many of us lose sight of the one person we were never taught to care for: ourselves. 💥 The Cost of Constant Giving Self-care is often misunderstood as indulgent or selfish — especially in cultures where burnout is a badge of honor. But the truth is: constantly pouring from an empty cup leads to deep emotional exhaustion,…