Sometimes it can feel that teenagers are some of the most difficult people to understand on the planet. On top …
Chill Out, Parents
A few years ago I worked with a 14 year old boy who had a really difficult relationship with his …
Why write a blog?
I think words are a great way to deliver Wellness. I’m a therapist by trade and provide my service mostly …
To Be Asian or to Be American
Asian Americans make up 5.8 percent of the total American population. On January 28th this year, many Asian Americans will …
HOW PEOPLE LEARN TO BECOME RESILIENT
Norman Garmezy, a developmental psychologist and clinician at the University of Minnesota, met thousands of children in his four decades …
Choosing To Renounce My Mother Tongue
Chinese immigrants of my generation in America criticize my English for not being native enough. A compatriot, after reading my …
How To Make Hard Choices
Here’s a talk that could literally change your life. Which career should I pursue? Should I break up — or …
The Theory of Grit
Grit: The power of passion and perseverance. Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching …
Born In The U.S., Raised In China: ‘Satellite Babies’ Have A Hard Time Coming Home
Chun Zheng has lived through a house fire, a flood and an earthquake. None of that, she says, compares to …
How to Resist the Urge to Buy Something
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. It starts …