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Breaking Free From Family Beliefs
Manage episode 454574240 series 3488019
Writer Safiya Sinclair grew up on the north coast of Jamaica in a Rastafari family. Her father was the head of the household and he made Safiya and her siblings follow a strict interpretation of Rastafari, a religious and social movement. But as Safiya grew older, living under her father’s rules became suffocating. She talks to Maya about how she broke free from her father's influence and charted her own path.
Connect with Maya on instagram @DrMayaShankar.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
144 episodes
Manage episode 454574240 series 3488019
Writer Safiya Sinclair grew up on the north coast of Jamaica in a Rastafari family. Her father was the head of the household and he made Safiya and her siblings follow a strict interpretation of Rastafari, a religious and social movement. But as Safiya grew older, living under her father’s rules became suffocating. She talks to Maya about how she broke free from her father's influence and charted her own path.
Connect with Maya on instagram @DrMayaShankar.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
144 episodes
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