01/20/2026
Show Recommendation: Perfect Family
If you’re on a journey of healing intergenerational trauma, learning to let go of resentment toward your parents, and moving forward in life the show “Perfect Family” is a must watch🙌🏽
This Indian family series thoughtfully peels back the layers of what looks “perfect” on the outside, revealing the pain, patterns, and coping mechanisms that often go unspoken in families. The Karkaria family’s story brings attention to how childhood experiences and emotional wounds can ripple through relationships and behaviors.
The series discusses: abandonment, people-pleasing, loss of identity, emotional dysregulation and deeper coping struggles.
As a therapist, I loved how the show frames therapy as real hard work that is, messy, uncomfortable, vulnerable, and ultimately hopeful.
Without giving spoilers, it challenges you to reflect on your own life and consider how your story shapes the narratives of the people you love (and vice versa).
If you’ve ever wondered why “family dynamics If you’ve ever wondered why “family dynamics feel so complicated” this one will leave you thinking long after the credits roll.
