Trauma and resilience. Two themes that seem to perpetuate themselves in our Asian American communities. Our grandparents and parents experienced trauma in the form of war violence, political upheaval, refugee camps, and racial discrimination. Today, Asian Americans are experiencing trauma as we are facing pandemic-related
Asian Therapists discuss Intersectional Body Image and Acceptance Body image is a complex topic, and it is one that tends to hold more attention around the holidays and the New Year. As more women are speaking out against body shaming and unrealistic beauty standards, many
An Asian American Therapist Discusses Recovering from Burnout In our second year of living in a global pandemic, many of us are finding that we have to adjust to a new normal. For many, it has prompted us to reevaluate priorities and reassess careers. It
Asian & Latinx Therapists discuss Collective Trauma, Immigration, and Mental Health within their communities. My dad would say, “If you have problems, talk to me. You don’t need to see a therapist.” That’s pretty common in immigrant communities, that all the problems stay in the
“there’s a reason sadness in my mother tongue sounds like a sigh that’s been held a while. I am the eldest daughter of an eldest daughter I eat the blame and send back forgiveness. I turn the day into something worthy.” – Kimberly Nguyen This
Asian Female and Femme Body Image The Asian Female and Femme Body Image is complex and deserving of discussion. Perhaps, you’ve experienced this for yourself over the years. Asian American female & femme bodies have to deal with both Asian and Western beauty standards and
The reason we wanted to talk about the relationship between Asian mothers and their daughters is that it is something that continues to come up for our clients, our support group members, and even our Asian therapists. Mother-daughter relationships are part of the Asian American
Many Asian Americans are either children (or grandchildren) of immigrants or are immigrants themselves. We believe it is necessary to discuss the immigrant experience as we support these communities. Children of immigrants must reckon with the complicated concepts of sacrifice, guilt, and gratitude even from
Life can be too much sometimes. There were no problems handling the first obstacle to land in your path, or the second, or even the third. But the fourth? The fifth? It can become overwhelming and feel like you can never catch a break. You
We wanted to dedicate a blog specifically to intergenerational trauma, which is trauma (or pain) that gets passed down from the generation who experienced it to the following generations. We believe that discussing intergenerational trauma is necessary in our support of Asian American communities, as
