“the world is burning literally & figuratively, WTF CAN I DO?”
How do you begin to make a change in the world? What can you do? With all the executive orders coming in, designed to paralyze us, let’s stay grounded, rested, and connected. Here are resources to find your role in social change.
The Need for coalition & Solidarity
Those in power constantly use race to drive wedges between the masses, fully understanding the immense power of mass mobilization, interdependence, and coalition-building. Let’s show up and create change together!
Being a Second-Gen Immigrant
As a second-generation immigrant, I have a lot of privilege compared to my parents and grandparents. Here's a bit about my experience as a second-gen, child-of-immigrant-parent, first-gen college student.
Turning Red Movie Review
If you haven’t watched Turning Red yet, it’s on Disney+, and I highly recommend. It follows Mei Lee, a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian, through puberty where she turns into a big red panda whenever she’s emotional! Here are my top five favorite things about Pixar’s Turning Red.
My Relationship with Grief
Some personal musings on grief and loss. Accepting such vast, intimidating feelings that can come with grief is hard and probably will continue to be. Read if you'd like some company with any grief that you've been feeling individually and/or globally.
5 Things I wish my Therapist Knew for Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year is a major holiday in most Asian cultures, meaning the big feelings around holidays carry through January/February. You bet I’ll be talking about my family, trauma, and activities with my therapist. Here are 5 things I wish my therapist knew during the new year.
Lunar New Year Traditions as a queer Adult
As a queer, Asian adult, my Lunar New Year traditions definitely look different. End-of-year cleaning might not be as clean; food might not be as great as home-made meals. Here are a few things that I do try to complete for my favorite holiday!
"Being Yourself" in the Queer Community
The go-to-response of “Just be yourself” is spoken as if “being yourself” is a simple action, when in reality, it’s an incredibly challenging and ongoing process. Especially when we’re talking about coming to terms with one’s sexuality and gender identity. For those on the journey of figuring out your identity, you’re not alone
How to Use Insurance for Therapy
For mental health needs, insurance continues to fall through. The goal and fight will always be for universal healthcare, but as we try to survive in this violent, uncaring system, here is general information and resources in using your insurance and/or finding affordable options for therapy.
Mental Health in Hearstopper Season 1
If you haven’t watched Heartstopper already, this is your cue to stop before the spoilers ahead. Heartstopper is a sweet drama about teen friendship and queer romance! Here are the top 4 things I loved and/or reflected on for the first season, including queer representation, depiction of mental health, and general queer joy.