difficult-ish is a project hosted by mohuya and mashnun, two bangladeshi-american artists, about deconstructing the narrative of what it means to grow up in a south asian/desi home, and building the idea back together using blocks from two different journeys. video podcasts on youtube. new episodes every friday!
a lot of people have an identity crisis because they don't know who they are without their parents. south asian families usually teach children to be dependent on them and attach their beings to help…
in this episode, we talk about our journey towards becoming closer to our Islamic faith and religion. although we're fairly happy with where we are today, and where we see ourselves going, we don't h…
advice sesh numba 3! in our highly favorited advice sesh series, we ask our listeners through our instagram (@difficultish) about things they're seeking advice on, and we answer the best we can as th…
mashnun's first self-published poetry book titled 'headspun' is out on amazon! on today's episode, we learn more about one of our co-hosts and his writing journey, and how he's come to accept his vul…
we moved out a couple of months ago, but now we're understanding how hard it is to actually do it as two south asian young adults. we feel guilty or we never learned how to be financially independent…
we are so used to racist and negative comments from "friends" and family and it's kinda sad that we had to become normalized to it from a young age. in this episode, we talk about the different comme…
our second advice session! with our first advice session was highly favorited, and with there being so many more topics of discussion in the south asian community, we had to come back around to talk …
everyone knows how hard it is to be independent if you live in a south asian household. although it is with the intention of love, they want to cook for you and essentially do everything for you wher…
growing up as a children of immigrants, we didn't earn much money. we had to take frugal alternatives when doing basic things in life. but now, we're able to buy the expensive berries or take longer …
in this episode, we talk about how hard it is to make friends with other south asian people. although they have brought many benefits to us, they can also be very judgmental, have a superiority compl…
we live in a time that pushes the idea that the journey towards success means less sleep, less self care, and no time to waste. and unfortunately, the two of us fall into this funnel more often than …
we both moved out! in today's episode, we talk about the reasons why we both moved out of our parents' homes and why it's been so difficult in a south asian society. we give you some of our best tips…
we asked our followers on instagram to send us anything and everything they're seeking advice towards, and here are our responses! some of the topics that we chose to discuss this episode include: na…
we had to put a lot of our dreams on pause because we had to responsibilities and expectations at home. we couldn't just leave because of money burdens, taking care of our parents, or maybe even beca…
in south asian culture, it is really hard to express yourself through fashion because you're subject to negative comments from your parents or the community, your body becomes extremely sexualized, o…