Sahaj Kaur Kohli

Washington, D.C.

Advice columnist
Sahaj Kaur Kohli is a therapist and the creator of Brown Girl Therapy. Have a question for Sahaj? Ask it here.
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Ask Sahaj: Do I need to accept mom’s critical comments as ‘just the culture’?

Siblings tell the letter writer to deal with their mom’s critical and hurtful comments.

November 28, 2024
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Ask Sahaj: My in-laws’ visits last for months. I’m at my wit’s end.

How does she deal with her in-laws’ months-long visits and inconsiderate behavior without making her husband feel caught in the middle?

November 21, 2024

Ask Sahaj: My ex’s mom blackmailed him into breaking up with me

They were in a “secure and happy relationship” — until his mom made them feel like their only option was to break up.

November 14, 2024

Ask Sahaj: How do I support a struggling friend without giving her money?

A friend is struggling — mostly due to her own bad choices — and this letter writer is tired of supporting her through it.

November 7, 2024

Ask Sahaj: I rely on my stepdaughter a lot, but she’s mean to me.

Relying on an often-angry stepdaughter for rides to and from doctor’s appointments weighs heavily on this letter writer whose husband recently passed away.

October 31, 2024

Ask Sahaj: Mother-in-law talks to me like I’m ‘the help’

Mother-in-law expects the letter writer to be her nurse and caretaker and “cries and complains” when she doesn’t get her way.

October 24, 2024

Ask Sahaj: I’m a manager with no real power. How do I support my employees?

A stressed out manager genuinely cares for their employees, “but the internal politics and lack of formal power make it tough to create real change.”

October 17, 2024

Ask Sahaj: I’m dreading celebrating my emotionally manipulative mom’s birthday

The letter writer moved across the country to escape mom’s “emotional hijacking” and dreads visiting home for her birthday.

October 10, 2024

Ask Sahaj: Mother-in-law hides her gay son’s husband from the extended family

What do you say to your mother-in-law who is keeping her gay son’s husband a secret from the extended family?

October 3, 2024

Ask Sahaj: My daughter is a harsh parent. I’m worried for my granddaughter.

She’s stressed out, her husband is detached and they have a 5-year-old daughter. How does her parent give her parenting advice?

September 26, 2024