Growing up a Queer Bangladeshi Muslim in Australia, Róisín struggled to fit in. In attempts to assimilate, Róisín distanced herself from her South Asian heritage and identity. Years later, living in the United States, she realized that the customs, practices, and even food of her native culture that had once made her different—everything from ashwagandha to prayer—were now being homogenized and marketed for good health, often at a premium by white people to white people.
In this episode, Jess and Jess discuss how wellness has been co-opted by the privileged few, which is paradoxical to what wellness actually means. Fariha shares her wisdom, hard earned through her life experiences of surviving abuse, and a life long journey of finding who she is within her own wellness, and how we can attune more closely to ourselves and allowing ultimate self-care, which IS available to us all- which is the ultimate goal of wellness.

To learn more about Fariha Roison and her work go to: https://www.fariharoisin.com/

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