• Desi Girl Struggles

    “Breaking the Mirror: Challenging the Need to Outshine Others to Feel Valuable”

    If we’re being real, so many of us have grown up believing that we’re only as good as the reflection we see — not just in the literal mirror, but in the way others see us. And for South Asian women, that reflection is often polished, compared, and scrutinized.Not just by society, but by family, community, and — sometimes — ourselves. We learn early that our value is tied to achievement, appearance, or how we “stack up” next to another woman. It becomes less about being enough… and more about being better.And that cycle? It’s silently exhausting. Where Does This Pressure Come From? It’s not that we want to compete…