There’s this thing that happens when someone you love is struggling with mental illness. You watch them hurting, and every fiber of your being wants to fix it. You want to give advice, share resources, tell them what worked for you, or convince them that...
You know that feeling when you’re in a new relationship and suddenly you’re analyzing everything? Why did they take three hours to text back? Why do you feel anxious when they go out with friends? Or maybe you’re the one who needs space the moment...
There’s something no one tells you about trauma recovery: healing doesn’t mean going back to who you were before it happened. Sometimes, it means becoming someone entirely new, someone with stronger boundaries, sharper clarity, and a deeper sense of purpose. That’s...
For many Asian Americans, the pressure to “have it all together” doesn’t come from within, instead it’s imposed on the community from the outside. You’re stereotyped to be high-achieving, well-behaved, unconditionally grateful, emotionally restrained, and most of all,...
Every year, the pressure to reinvent ourselves shows up right on schedule. A fresh calendar flips open, and suddenly we’re bombarded with “new year, new you” talk — gym discounts, vision boards, and productivity planners flood our feeds like clockwork. But what if...
In many Asian cultures, therapy is often seen as unnecessary or shameful to the family system. For a lot of us, talking to a stranger about family problems, personal stress, or emotional pain feels like a betrayal of the values we were raised with, such as: keep your...
