Afghan Diaspora Issues & Research

Diaspora issues and challenges experienced is a topic close to my heart. As part of the Afghan diaspora, I grew up seeing and experiencing the difficult navigation process and juggling of identities. During my doctoral studies, I aimed to explore this further and through the lens of developmental and narrative psychology. My thesis titled: ' The Process of Identity development in young Afghan 1.5 generation refugees in England: A Narrative Inquiry', looked at the various stories and interesting ways in which the Afghan youth discovered and re-discovered their sense of self as they become refugees and eventually (to some degree) found themselves settled in the UK. 

The full doctoral thesis is available to read online on: https://repository.uel.ac.uk/item/8wq48

This page is dedicated to those journeys that many youth have to make within themselves to find a place in society. It is dedicated to those stories and I welcome thoughts, comments and discussions. 

I hope that this can become a platform for us from the community to discuss and connect our journeys. Please do feel free to reach out if you have any questions/suggestions. If you are seeking therapy - firstly, well done, this is a courageous step to healing intergenerational trauma. Secondly, you can send an email to discuss this further and find out how therapy can support you in this stage of life. 

Further information coming soon.

Topics which will be covered include: 

Research 

Healing