Tag: Chinese American therapist
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Freedom paradox: Chained by options
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the same style shirt every day. Why? Because it saves him time and energy (Harding, 2014). Have you noticed that after shopping at a local neighborhood grocer, such as Trader Joe’s, walking into a supermarket, such as Safeway, feels overwhelming? It can take twice as long to get your shopping done,…
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Do less to do more
The paradox of our times is that we have access to everything but often feel like we are not doing enough, learning enough, or acquiring enough. Hours, or even minutes, are filled with activity but still, there is a sense of feeling unproductive. Baby boomer mobile phone users may experience this to a lesser degree than Gen…
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Relationship with our smartphones
You can’t live without them and its becoming difficult to live with them. And I am not talking about romantic partners – I’m referring to our smartphones. An NYTimes article last week spoke to the detriment of staying plugged in (disturbed sleep, inability to be present) which is being remedied with gadget free zones and digital…
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GF, DF, WF, CF: Food Disabilities
If these pairs of letters look familiar to you then you are probably a survivor of food sensitivities or know someone who is a survivor. Food allergies have been tied to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), depression, headaches, and other illnesses (Ansorge and Metcalf, 2010). For individuals who develop food sensitivities or food allergies, determining the…
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Myth: Chinese people don’t need therapy
I have had the privilege of co-facilitating groups (with very bright and talented interns) for international students at university counseling centers. More recently, I have had the opportunity to work on an individual basis with international students from Chinese speaking countries in Mandarin. Working in Mandarin has been a privilege for many reasons, personal and…
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Breaking up: physical and virtual
Our world today is smaller than ever. Given the amount of time many of us spend texting, facebooking, emailing, tweeting… We can easily spend hours checking updated statuses and pictures on multiple applications… It appears that we are hardly ever disconnected. While there are obvious benefits (staying in touch with family/friends, being more informed regarding…
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Addicted to distraction
In 2009 I was working at University of San Francisco and a psychiatrist working in SF presented to our staff on his work with ADHD. As an aside, he shared that he started a support group for Distraction– as in, “hello my name is Jennifer and I am distracted by Facebook…” (In chorus) “Hi Jennifer…”…
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Global identity: The recursive loop
Dr. Rajeswari Natrajan-Tyagi, my mentor-esteemed colleague and friend, and I recently gave a one hour presentation on the topic of parenting in immigrant families to a parent teacher student association (PTSA) in a Southern Californian community. These are parents with middle school aged children. We shared our experiences being immigrants; she, as a recent immigrant…
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Information Age: Distraction and Flux
The title for February’s issue for Fast Company is “Generation Flux.” In summary the article speaks of how fast our economy and culture is changing (i.e. rise and fall of businesses, unpredictability of competition, uncertainty about… well, everything) and what it will take for businesses and their employees to succeed. The article details a few…
JENNIFER T. YOUNG, PSY.D. 