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
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
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
Trauma is our emotions’ natural response to distressing experiences. Experiences like brutality, crime, and disasters can lead people to experience trauma at different levels. However, nobody seems to talk about how traumatic racial discrimination and injustice can be and how much they affect the mental
When it comes to dealing with racism and racist acts that happen against you, it is important to have a plan in place. You don’t know when racism is going to pop up in your life. But knowing what you will do and how you
