Why I Love Being a Therapist
Ever since my first psychology class in high school, I knew that being a therapist was it for me. Don’t get me wrong, as I continued my...
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Filipina on the Rise Podcast Episode #49
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-it-mental-illness-or-is-it-your-trauma-from-colonization/id1456986579?i=1000559599814
The Values and Principles that Matter
https://shoutoutla.com/the-values-and-principles-that-matter-13/
Ancestry, Therapy, and the Filipina/x/o Community
"[My clients] are doing the work of generations before them. They're holding the pain again that our parents or grandparents couldn't...
A Grief Prayer
I pray for you in those quiet moments Between family gatherings and zoom prayer meetings Between phone calls and text messages When the...
Anti-Asian Racism: Conflicted About What You Are or Aren't Feeling?
I won’t lie. It’s been hard to locate myself amidst all the anti-Asian racism and violence. I am not used to our community receiving this...
Constantly Fighting With Your Partner?
Do you and your partner have a hard time communicating? Do simple conversations seem to end up in an argument? Do you find yourself...
Reflection Prompts for Dismantling Racism
Dismantling racism is both an external and internal job. Keep in mind these are not completely separate and there will be overlap. Here...
Our Parents and the Language of Food
Our parents didn’t always have the right words. In fact, theirs was a different language altogether- the language of food. This is no way...
Coronavirus Blues? 12 tips to Stay Mentally Healthy During the Quarantine
1. Move Your Body It’s really easy to sit around and get sucked into remaining sedentary. Moving around, whether it’s a quick 15-20...
You May Be Grieving and Not Even Know It
Grief is most often associated with physical death, which can make it difficult to recognize its other manifestations. In its most basic...
Winter Blues?
People often don't pay attention to how weather or even different seasons can effect them. If you have low energy or a low mood at this...
Dreading the Holidays with Family?
Holidays are a time when many of us spend extended periods with family, maybe moreso than we do all year. Being in such close quarters...
Considering Online Therapy?
This article lists a few of the benefits of Online Therapy, also known as Online Counseling or Teletherapy. Still have questions? Feel...
12 Badass Quotes from 12 Badass Women
The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams. —Oprah Winfrey Let go of who you think you’re supposed to be;...
A Necessary Letter To My Brown Stepson
Dearest Stepson, This is a painful letter to write, but one that I must nonetheless for the world out there is harsh and I would be doing...
How I Feel About Being A Therapist
A poem by Nayyirah Waheed sums up how I feel about being a therapist: if i write what you may feel but cannot say. it does not make me a...
What Brings You To Couples' Therapy?
So...What brings you to Couples' Therapy? As simple as this question sounds, many couples come to therapy without a clear sense of what...
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