The Onion is written by sisters Iram Vazir and Mahera Vazir, whose combined work spans psychology, mental health, education, and therapeutic practice across the human lifespan. Their shared approach is grounded in one central belief: meaningful growth and healing can only occur when individuals are met as whole, complex beings rather than problems to be solved.
Together, the authors’ backgrounds inform a holistic and evidence-informed approach to self-guided reflection. Their work is influenced by therapeutic principles, trauma-aware practice, and learner-centered methodologies, while remaining accessible and compassionate rather than clinical or instructional. As sisters, they also bring a shared lived understanding of cultural expectation, generational influence, and the layered nature of womanhood, which underpins the book’s thematic focus on identity, conditioning, and self-discovery.
The Onion reflects the authors’ combined professional insight and lived experience, offering a space that validates complexity, encourages curiosity, and supports readers in exploring who they are beneath inherited narratives. It is written not from a place of authority over the reader, but from a position of informed companionship, shaped by years of working alongside individuals at different stages of life, learning, and emotional understanding.