Articles
Your Trio of Wisdom Within: How Instinct, Emotion, and Logic Make an Unstoppable Team
Many of us are taught to prioritize logic and reason, leaving our emotions to rumble in the background, sometimes even dismissed as “irrational” or “weak.” But what if I told you that your emotions are not your enemies, and learning to integrate your instincts, emotions, and logic can help you tap into your inner-wisdom?
Startup Therapy? Why Co-Founders Belong in the Therapist's Office
Starting a business with someone is a big commitment. You're bound together in a high-stakes and intensely intimate relationship—with shared dreams, financial entanglements, and the inevitable clash of personalities. Like romantic partnerships, co-founder relationships can benefit immensely from therapeutic interventions.
“Why Can’t They Just Say Sorry?”: The Power of Apologies in Relationships
This article breaks down the importance of apologies, how to apologize with accountability, and why apologies can be difficult for some.
Trauma Bonding or Love: An Important Distinction
This article discusses the abusive cycle of trauma bonds, and how it can “feel like love”.
Drunk In Love: Understanding “Love Addiction”
This article unpacks the phenomena of love addiction, and provides examples o how it might look like in relational and behavioral patterns.
“We Did It, It’s Over”: Moving on After a Breakup
The article explains what couples therapy is and isn’t and offers compassion and guidance for navigating the aftermath of a breakup.
The Guilty Party: Unloading the Burden of Asian Guilt
This article provides cultural and foundation information about “Asian Guilt” and considerations to help you unload the burden of it.
Holiday Survival Kit: 6 Tips to Help You Survive the Holiday Blues
Tips on how to make this holiday less stressful and more enjoyable!
The Misconception of Resilience: “What if I’m Not Strong Enough to be Resilient?”
Resilience isn't about having the strength to eradicate our fear and anxiety, it is to recognize that while we have limitations, we can also try to find the courage to accept our reality and live with the uncertainty.
In Unity, May We Find Hope
As I recently began to create this website and blog, I had many thoughts on the different ideas and topics I would write about. However, nothing else felt more reflective of my professional identity nor appropriate to me than to publish an entry on my reflection on the current state of our country as my first blog post…
Untamed: Liberation from Self-Subjugation
In my quest to make meaning of humanity's bleak but relentless existence, explained as the emergence of a random interplay of chemicals and gases by modern science, if you will, I somehow found myself meditating in the middle of the White Desert. To think that if I had changed any of the smallest to biggest decisions I'd ever made, I might have missed the serenity experienced at this moment, so beautifully captured by my friend, Calvin.