Breaking Taboos Around Mental Health: Rigidity, Oversharing, and Regulation

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Muslim Girl Tea

Ramsha Suhail

4 episodes

1 month ago

Muslim Girl Tea is the big sis podcast where Muslim girls and women come together for real talk on faith, mental health, motherhood, ambition and everything in between. Hosted by Ramsha — Pakistani-American author and therapist-trained voice from NYC — this is your safe space to sip tea, laugh, and learn without judgment. From periods and relationships to career dreams, identity, motherhood and spiritual growth, Ramsha and her guests (Muslim women experts in medicine, law, mental health, and more) share honest conversations that help you feel seen, supported, and inspired. Whether you’re navigating college, career, marriage, or just figuring out life as a Muslim woman today, this podcast will remind you: you’re not alone, your faith is your superpower, and thriving is possible. 🎙 New episodes every week. ☕ Pull up a chair, pour your chai, and join the conversation. Disclaimer: Muslim Girl Tea is for storytelling and educational purposes only. It is not therapy or medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for your personal mental health needs. Muslim Girl Tea and its guests accept no liability for how this content is used.

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Breaking Taboos Around Mental Health: Rigidity, Oversharing, and Regulation

Muslim Girl Tea

9 minutes

2 months ago

Breaking Taboos Around Mental Health: Rigidity, Oversharing, and Regulation

Breaking Taboos Around Mental Health: Rigidity, Oversharing, and Regulation

Confession: growing up in a Pakistani immigrant household, mental health wasn’t just ignored — it was hush hush. I didn’t even know what therapy really was until I was 26, when my husband introduced me to the idea. That moment changed everything: it led me to go back to school for my Master’s in Mental Health Counseling and realize how much silence we carry as Muslim girls.

In this episode of Muslim Girl Tea, I unpack how trauma shapes the way we communicate in friendships and relationships — and why breaking the cycle starts with breaking the taboo.

Together we’ll sip on:

Why rigidity (shutting down, heart closed) feels safe but deepens isolation.
How oversharing (no boundaries, everything open) leaves us exposed and drained.
What regulation (healing, balance, healthy boundaries) looks like — in both psychology and Islam.
How the Prophet ﷺ modeled balance and acknowledged pain with gentleness (Qur’an 3:159, Bukhari).
The science behind regulation: naming emotions reduces amygdala reactivity and builds resilience (Lieberman et al., Science, 2007).
Why seeking therapy is not weakness — it’s sunnah to seek healing, as the Prophet ﷺ said: “Seek treatment, O servants of Allah, for Allah has not created a disease except that He has also created its cure” (Sunan Abu Dawud 3855).

This episode is a reminder that healing is not taboo, it’s prophetic. Therapy is one of the means Allah has placed for us.

📖 References Mentioned:

Qur’an 2:143; Qur’an 3:159; Qur’an 10:57
Bukhari: Prophet ﷺ weeping at his son’s death
Sunan Abu Dawud 3855: Seek treatment…
Gross, J. J. (2002). Emotion regulation: Affective, cognitive, and social consequences. Psychophysiology
Lieberman, M. D. et al. (2007). Putting feelings into words: Affect labeling disrupts amygdala activity. Science
Cuijpers, P. et al. (2019). The efficacy of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy in treating depressive and anxiety disorders: A meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review

🎙 Disclaimer: This podcast is for storytelling and education only. It is not therapy or medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for your personal needs.

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