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Connecting with other Generations
More so than ever before, I believe the chasm between adults and the younger generation has never been wider. We have a generation of young people who were born with the Internet and do
Read More »Developing Friends Outside Your Race
Our Asian culture is a part of our identity that gives us a sense of pride and should be embraced. But when does it go too far? When does it restrict our desire for
Read More »Abandonment
Abandonment can happen to anyone. You can be single, married, divorced, come from a nurturing home or a dysfunctional one. The key issue in abandonment is honestly looking at loss. It can be a
Read More »Eating Disorders
It’s estimated that as many as 10 million women and 1 million men are battling with an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia, according to the National Eating Disorder Association. Millions more are
Read More »Self-Esteem on the Job
Healthy self-esteem is sorely lacking among many Asian Americans. While some can try and hide behind their careers, wealth, beauty, family connections, or accomplishments, its become apparent that our culture has done a poor
Read More »Finding the Fire
You may be married. You may have kids. You may have been together for some time. In any case, you can’t seem to find the fire in your romance anymore. What can you do?
Read More »The Mating Game
Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. – Aristotle Dating is hard enough as it is but dating in an Asian American context is made even more difficult because of our
Read More »Who Am I?
“To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.” -Soren Kierkegaard/Danish Philosopher The challenge of life is in the hard work of discovering ourselves. The question, “Who am
Read More »Happy New Year, Happy ‘You’ Year!
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in
Read More »“In Session” with Dr. Sam
The holidays are upon us and it’s my first holiday season back in Seattle where I can celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year with my family since I left more than 12 years
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