Guess what Reader — I’m about to do something career-limiting, and you’re invited to watch 😄 Because talking about workplace trauma and psychological safety is bad for business — if my business is about selling to corporations. But that’s not what I’m about. I’m about helping individual people to heal from their past, and find hope for their future. Don’t get me wrong, I’d happily sell my coaching and speaking to companies. In my opinion, there’s definitely a “business case” for...

Reader, do you ever struggle to celebrate your achievements? Growing up in my conservative Asian family, I learned to never tell people of my accomplishments (other than my parents, of course). Like, if I got good grades, I never said to anyone, “I’m proud of my good grades!” or “I did well in school!” It never even occurred to me to think such a thing. I don’t remember my parents ever explicitly telling me “don’t brag about your grades”, but somehow, I learned not to talk about my grades,...

Dear Reader, I'd like to share something personal with you. (Trigger warning: I'll be sharing about depression, anxiety, and trauma.) Before I learned I was traumatized, I thought I was just mentally ill. Before I learned I was mentally ill, I thought I was just dysfunctional. When the doctor told me I have depression and anxiety, I felt both denial and relief. On the one hand, I didn’t think it was true, because I’d lived with it for so long, I thought being depressed and stressed was just...