A meme on codependent relationships I found for my Relationships for Highly Sensitive People workshop (you can catch the replay & the HSP community HERE) sparked this art idea: I toootally lost myself in relationships before building a solid sense of myself. I catered to whatever the other person wanted, […]
To honor AAPI Heritage & Mental Health month this May, I’ve created the “Tame the Tiger” program. This program was custom made for children of high-pressure backgrounds, such as immigrant families or “Tiger Parents,” to reconnect with self-love & unconditional worthiness. WHAT IS THE TAME THE TIGER PROGRAM? This is […]
Summary: Reflections from my unexpected visit of my parents due to a new health scare). I’m writing this on the plane back to Thailand. I had made an unexpected trip back to the US to visit and help out my mom with her new unexpected health scare. (I had gone […]
Summary: guest post by Tara Raj of The Neurodiverse Startup Ecosystem. Thank you for sharing so vulnerably <3 If you are interested in contributing guest posts to this blog or swapping, please contact me HERE. [trigger warning: suicide] My whole life, I’ve been complimented for my rational thinking. Since I […]
Summary: Reflections on ways I’ve realized I’ve grown, and how 2022 was one of the biggest years yet. It’s been a loooong time since my last post. Thank you for still being here if you’re reading! I’d been sharing on social media and within my private Facebook community Acceptsians: Self-Acceptance […]
Summary: guest post by Dr. Isabella Raquel of Balanced Medics! Thank you for sharing so vulnerably <3 If you are interested in contributing guest posts to this blog or swapping, please contact me HERE. I have this fear of failure. So deep rooted that it’s like an organ inside of […]
Summary: This past year I vowed to take a Heart Sabbatical – to intentionally stay single in order to get to know myself better and not risk falling into the trap of caretaking & nurturing a partner instead of myself. This involved not actively search for a partner despite my […]
Learn Chinese with Comics, The Adventures of MonkMan! Summary/Review of Words ANNOUNCEMENT: ALL PREVIOUS CHAPTERS/LESSONS WERE CONSOLIDATED ONTO ONE PAGE HERE!! (new chapters past #40 will be announced in posts) Note: If there’s no PinYin (in red) above a Chinese character showing you how to pronounce it, it’s because it’s […]
Summary: my epiphanies and realizations from my 21-day silent meditation retreat in Thailand. I just finished a 21-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat at Wat Chom Thong, a Buddhist monastery near Chiang Mai, Thailand, and my mind is blown. I had never really meditated before, and I chose to throw myself […]
Learn Chinese with Comics, The Adventures of MonkMan! Summary/Review of Words ANNOUNCEMENT: ALL PREVIOUS CHAPTERS/LESSONS WERE CONSOLIDATED ONTO ONE PAGE HERE!! (new chapters past #40 will be announced in posts) Note: If there’s no PinYin (in red) above a Chinese character showing you how to pronounce it, it’s because it’s […]