Afghan Diaspora Women’s Group

A virtual group For First- and Second-generation Afghan-American immigrants seeking community and healing.

Find harmony in your identities, overcome the impostor syndrome that comes from being an immigrant/child of immigrants, and create the sisterhood you’ve been seeking.

Become a member of the Afghan Diaspora Women’s Group.

September 5 to November 28, 2023

We meet virtually on Tuesday nights from 6pm to 7:15pm PST.
Thirteen sessions. Ten spots available.

Investment is $1200.. Payment plans are available.

Meeting link and instructions will be sent upon registration.

Payment Options:
1 payment of $1,200;
3 payments of $400,
or 6 payments of $200.

First payment is due upon sign up to hold your spot.
Subsequent payments are due on the 10th of each month.

My family immigrated from Afghanistan. I was born in Los Angeles.

There was a long time in my life when I kept my heritage a secret.

I bought in to the messages I got from mainstream American culture about who me and my family were. I felt very disconnected from my roots.

Time spent with my extended family made me feel invisible. I thought I had to separate myself from my culture in order to survive.

It wasn’t until I started shedding all my other secrets - about my sexuality, my trauma recovery, and my past experiences - that I began the journey of healing my fragmented identity. I started to learn to balance my identities with ease.

Through the benefit of community, family, and lots of my own therapy, I learned that I can integrate all the parts of myself, stop hiding, and embody who I was born to be.

Reclaiming what you’ve kept hidden is the key to healing, and what I have shared with hundreds of other first- and second-generation immigrants who have been my clients over the years.

Therapy with first-generation Americans, immigrants/children of immigrants, and other bicultural communities has been a core focus of Prospect Therapy since the beginning. I started offering the Adult Children of Tiger Moms group two years ago, for first-gens navigating their relationships with family and mainstream American culture.

I’m proud to have createD a space for my own people.

This space is for you if you are an Afghan-American woman and you:

• Struggle with impostor syndrome about your identity & wish to be unapologetic about your ethnic heritage

• Question your place on the political spectrum and in social justice circles

• Hope to find love for all of your identities & integrate them without sacrificing joyful relationships with your family or your friends

• Constantly chase accolades and feel pressure to hide parts of yourself and your culture to get them

• Crave community & sisterhood with other Afghan-American women

• Are interested in working with an Afghan-American therapist and coach but need a more accessible option than weekly 1:1 therapy sessions.

What happens when I sign up?

1. We’ll schedule a brief consultation to decide if this group is ready to support you. If so, you’ll complete a registration form to schedule the call. First payment is due upon sign up to hold your spot. Subsequent payments are due on the 10th of each month or you may opt to pay in full.

2. You’ll receive a link + instructions for our first group meeting.

What past group members are saying…

I learned that there are so many other Afghan women out here just trying to figure things out & our journeys are all unique but we can still relate to one another.

I don’t feel alone in my experiences and it’s nice to know there’s a group of like minded Afghans.

I learned that it’s okay to not always know and have conflicting feelings. Don’t be afraid to take space. There’s more than the Chanel and Instagram showing off. Real women who have AMAZING things to say.

Do it. You won’t regret it. Even if you are scared. It will change your life.

My heart is full. I feel less lonely. I feel like weight has lifted off my shoulders.

I would tell other Afghan women to give it a chance. Don’t be afraid to be your authentic self.

I wanted to try something new, even though I was hesitant to be around Afghan women. I wanted to feel a sense of belonging.

Whatever you are experiencing, there is nothing wrong with you if you can’t “fix” it on your own. There is something about a group that creates a container that can hold your burdens and show you are not toxic or damaged. As long as you are willing to show up authentically, there are others who will meet you there.

I came into the experience expecting that I would encounter old patterns of judgement and isolation but I was immediately shown that there were women who were open, authentic, and will to listen.

I've finally found not only a group of women I feel I can relate to on multiple levels, but also finding a therapist who understands the cultural nuances I grew up in.

Above all else, I feel heard in a way that I’ve never felt before— which is more powerful than words can describe.

It's a safe place and trust the others around you. You get out what you put in. Take a chance to be vulnerable and you'll be surprised in the ways others lean in to support you.

I wasn’t sure if group was right for me, or perhaps that hearing about the struggles of other Afghan women might be overwhelming (especially in addition to my own problems). In reality, none of that was true and I’m so glad with my decision, as I’m sure any Afghan woman would be!

I feel more seen and at ease with some of the challenges I navigated before starting this group. The consistency and hearing other peoples experiences is a powerful way to embrace others and myself. I feel like the group and sense of connection and support is really helpful.

I feel calmer, I feel more heard, I feel in solidarity with my Afghan sisters, I feel a sense of community, and I feel so grateful for my life.

If it feels daunting, just trust your gut and go for it.

My experience with Afghan women (growing up with toxic family members) made me scared of my culture and identity. This group has softened some of those edges.

You wouldn't believe in how many ways, being a part of a group that is specifically dedicated to one aspect of your identity- wow it makes such a difference. I honestly cannot believe I only had white therapists until now. There was just too much extra shit to explain (that they didn't fully understand anyway), and not enough time on the meat of the things I wanted to discuss.

This group has helped me to feel seen and heard, and I appreciate being in a space where we can all bear witness to one another.

I'd recommend this to anyone who is looking for a safe space to be themselves and grow.

I really appreciate being in a space with other people who have this common experience of being Afghan American because that seems to be the one thing that is missing for me in all my other relationships.

You will thank yourself later and be proud of the work you put into this. To hear someone else in the group describe a life experience that resonates with you so deeply and which you thought for so long no one else would understand is such a deeply refreshing and calming experience. And you deserve to have that experience, too.

As children of Afghan immigrants, we haven’t had many examples of leaders who look like us. Why not become the ones we’ve been looking for?

I literally cry tears of joy every time I meet more of us and see our faces in one place. Help co-create this community by getting in touch with me below.