WHO IS THIS FOR? Teens might sometimes be thinking… (1 or more) Why am I so different? I can’t do anything right. I am a failure. God is disappointed at me. I can’t be forgiven.Continue reading
The Minimalist Guide to Reducing Your Child’s Anxiety
While this may is not a comprehensive list, this is primarily focusing on the anxiety to perform. Having worked with multiple teen girls and young women, the anxiety to perform is one of the mostContinue reading
Real Survivors Support Group
This is a 11-week therapeutic group for women survivors of developmental traumas, specifically helpful for those who are struggling with self worth pre or post traumas. Registration is REQUIRED Date: Every Tuesday; Starting on February 21st, 2017 Time:Continue reading
7 Hacks To Reduce Screen Time With Your Children- with TBRI Connecting Principles
I don’t think that it requires a lot of convincing to believe that we are now on our phones/ tablets/ computers way more than any generation in history. When I was working for a neurofeedback facilityContinue reading
How to Share Bad News to Your Children?
Sometimes, life is JUST HARD. PERIOD. Every now and then, panicking parents ask me the same question, “How do I tell my children…?” There is a deep sense of vulnerability and powerlessness on the internetContinue reading
Before Bringing Your Child to Your Country
You have filled a million pages of paper work. You have passed nerve-wrecking assessments from your country to prove that you are “fit” to be adoptive parents. You have received approved documents from the countryContinue reading
[No Drama Discipline] In Action (In Cantonese)
As you all know, I have my international adoption families in mind with a lot of my blog posts. On the other hand, I was professionally trained in the United States. Therefore, whenever I learnedContinue reading
How Counseling Is Different From Chatting with a Buddy
Some friendships last for a lifetime, but I sure hope that your relationship with your counselor won’t last that long. On the contrary, have you ever talked to a loved-one who is a TERRIBLE listener?Continue reading
Do I Need Counseling?
As a counselor, one of the most frequently asked questions from my friends is “Do I Need Counseling?” They realize that there are areas in their lives which needed CHANGE, while they might be feelingContinue reading
Christmas Scents and My Bi-cultural Brain
Have you ever asked the question why apple cider smells like Christmas to you? (Maybe it doesn’t.) It is not JUST the apple cider. I am also talking about balsam and cedar, cinnamon and peppermint.Continue reading