Letters to my Imaginary Therapist

Ria Sharma unravels her mental and emotional trauma by writing letters to her imaginary therapist she created. She detailed situations and stories from her early life to adolescent years, describing the toxic and suffocating culture her parents created. The expectations of the Indian culture was just the icing on the cake.

Born and raised in Toronto to Indian immigrant parents, Ria was entangled with her thoughts, wondering how to cope and understand what happened. Nothing was ever good for her parents she discovered. She was always a failure in their eyes. Her identity was a façade.

Ria never received the apology she deserved. The letters take her and her fictional therapist on a journey of mixed emotions. She begins to put the pieces of the puzzle together.