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Where is Your Husband?
A conversation about immigrant parents, timelines, aunties, and the emotional Olympics of being single past 30 There are few questions more powerful in immigrant communities than: “So… where is your husband?” Not "Hello." Not "How are you?" Not “Would you like more rice?” It is straight to marital status. It doesn’t matter if you just earned a doctorate, bought a home, launched a business, raised emotionally intelligent children, or healed three generations of family trauma.

Dr Phebe Brako, LMFT, LMHC, NCC
3 days ago5 min read


Am I Ungrateful for Going to Therapy?
A quick conversation on going to therapy as an immigrant

Dr Phebe Brako, LMFT, LMHC, NCC
May 54 min read


I love you, but I don't know how to say it...
I love you, I just don't know how to say it

Dr Phebe Brako, LMFT, LMHC, NCC
Apr 284 min read


Going to Therapy is not a Family Betrayal
Silence and secrets have a place in most families and in many immigrant families, the need for secrecy can come from things like fear of...

Dr Phebe Brako, LMFT, LMHC, NCC
Jul 7, 20222 min read


What should I look for in a Therapist?
Think about the most embarrassing moment in your life. If you can’t tell your therapist about it, then you might want to reevaluate your...

Dr Phebe Brako, LMFT, LMHC, NCC
Aug 5, 20211 min read
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