Tag: therapy

This week, Sam is back with Dr. Michelle Chung to talk about how to identify the two different types of perfectionistic behaviors and begin to challenge them. They chat about how each category of perfectionism can manifest at work, in relationships, and in our inner monologues, getting in the way of healthy ways to approach […]

This week, Christie chats with Nisha Desai and Alice Zhang about founding a startup focused on providing culturally responsive mental health care to communities of color. As two Asian-identified female co-founders, they talk about their own struggles with perfectionism, overcoming cultural differences in their communication, and navigating a white male dominated industry, as well as […]

This week, Christie chats with Nicole Tang and Kevin Chu about their work with Meals for Unity, a nonprofit uniting communities by working with local chefs, businesses, and volunteers to provide meals to the elderly AAPI community in NYC’s Chinatown. In response to the rise of anti-Asian violence, Nicole and Kevin discuss building relationships with […]

This week, Christie chats with Lynn Min, LMHC, about the vulnerability and tension of talking about race and social justice in recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. Lynn shares her background in social justice and how she’s learned to cultivate inner work in pursuit of collective work. […]

This week, Christie and Diana chat with Dr. Jenny Wang about her new book, Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans. Dr. Wang talks about the terrifying yet healing process of writing this book, sharing her own family history, and moving through failure, vulnerability and grief. Together they explore the power of […]

This week, Diana chats with Dr. Rosa Lim about disordered eating and relationships with food in the Asian American community. As a clinical psychologist, Dr. Lim discusses the connection between eating disorders and cultural messages around bodies, perfectionism, achievement, and navigating intergenerational conflict. Additionally, Dr. Lim maps out various disordered eating symptoms and shares insights […]

This week, Christie chats with Hui Ting Kok, LMHC, about understanding our thoughts, feelings and behavior through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Hui Ting discusses ways to reframe unhelpful thought patterns such as fortune telling, catastrophizing, mind-reading, and jumping to conclusions. Together they discuss the pitfalls of making assumptions and offer tools to communicate with ourselves, […]

This week, Christie chats with Jieun Ko about her story of reclaiming her name. Jieun discusses how her name was appropriated as ‘Chi’ as a child, and how her reclamation took place alongside the rise of Asian representation in media, anti-Asian hate and the Atlanta spa shootings, and through her own work in therapy. Inspired […]

This week, Christie chats with Robin Mele, LCAT, about dance/movement therapy and the nonverbal language of being in our bodies. As a queer, biracial therapist, Robin discusses how they intentionally work to be a safe enough person for teens within a hospital setting. Robin offers insights on how they navigate systems of power, protect themselves […]

This week, Christie chats with Nita Batta, LMSW, and Tiffany Momoko Kindred, LMSW, about their intersecting experiences being Asian in the U.S. They discuss the contrast between Tiffany’s experience of culture shock moving from Japan to the U.S. and Nita’s growing up in suburban Pennsylvania with immigrant parents, as well as the connecting themes of […]