13/10/2026
As a couples therapist and relationship therapist, I spend a lot of time thinking about how our earliest relationships shape the ones we choose as adults.
That’s where the idea of Village of Choice came from.
We may leave our village of origin, but we carry pieces of it into the people we choose, the places we seek, and the relationships we build. Often, without even realising it.
Through Village of Choice, my Belonging Cohorts, and Know Your People, I’m trying to build a framework for understanding our relational lives more consciously…how we choose, connect, belong, and create the relationships we want.
This concept is very close to my heart, and I wanted to share it with you.
We may not have chosen the village we began with. But we can become more intentional about the village we build.
Kasturi Mahanta | Relationship Therapist
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