Introduction: “You’re So Strong” Growing up, Priya heard it often — a badge of honor wrapped in barbed wire:“You’re so strong.”It sounded like a compliment. But it felt like a prison. She carried everyone’s pain. Smiled through her own.When her anxiety became unbearable, she whispered to herself:“Get over it. You’re fine. Strong girls don’t break.” In South Asian culture, especially for daughters, strength isn’t just encouraged — it’s expected.But what happens when strength becomes suffocation? The Strong South Asian Woman Trope The “strong brown girl” is celebrated for: She becomes the caregiver, the peacekeeper, the overachiever.But rarely, the one who gets to rest, cry, or say “I can’t.” Stat:In a…