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Yasmien Kurdi tearfully recounts daughter Ayesha undergoing 6-month therapy after alleged bullying

Yasmien Kurdi's daughter, Ayesha, had to seek therapy after her harrowing experience of allegedly getting bullied at her former school. On Tuesday's 'Fast Talk with Boy Abunda,' Yasmien tearfully said the young girl's challenging journey to healing involved six months of continuous therapy. 'It's very helpful for her kasi dahil sa mga panic attacks and anxiety attacks niya,' Yasmien said. The actress also pulled Ayesha out of the school and enrolled her in homeschooling instead. 'I had to protect her. Tanggalin ko na siya agad doon sa environment na 'yon. Kung toxic, toxic. Tanggalin na,' she said. Ayesha had to go 'back to zero' and finish her seventh grade lessons in a span of two months. 'Kaya si Daddy Ray nandiyan. Tinutukan niya si Ayesha,' she said, happily sharing that Ayesha even excelled in her subjects, including math. According to Yasmien, therapy combined with the supportive homeschooling environment paved the way for Ayesha's recovery. With the therapist's approval, Ayesha was able to return to a big school. 'Kasi she wants to go to volleyball. Kaya noong time, noong therapy niya, pinag-volleyball class namin siya everyday. Pinag-hosting,' Yasmien said. 'Dinamihan ko siya ng activities.' Ayesha is now also part of her new school's varsity volleyball team. 'Lumalaban sila. Like, I'm really happy for Ayesha,' Yasmien said. 'Though nandun pa rin 'yung mga episodes na nati-trigger pa rin siya and all, but, you know, 'pag may ganon, we go back again sa therapy. But, you know, we're healing slowly,' she said. In December, Yasmien took to social media to air out the alleged bullying that her daughter experienced from her classmates in Colegio San Agustin (CSA). CSA, however, said in a statement that "there appears to be no bullying" that happened. In the same month, Yasmien met with Department of Education chief Sonny Angara "to discuss potential solutions and strategies" to address bullying in schools. — Carby Basina/LA, GMA Integrated News