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My Book “Enough To Rise” Is Out Now

It’s out!!! My book’s finally released into the world! 🎉🥰🌕

I can’t believe it! I dunno whether to laugh or cry or scream or jump or all of the above. 🤪

After five long-ass years (and endless tears) of working on this book, my self-help memoir Enough to Rise is finally officially published!!! ✨✨✨

My heart’s bursting with joy and my soul’s on fire. Because I know that this book on reclaiming self-worth & breaking the cycle of generational trauma is for all of us.

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Grief is…

Grief is…

Losing both parents too early to lung disease and cancer. Feeling the heartbreak of that forever, even if there was a chance to say goodbye.

Losing a dear friend suddenly, with no chance to say goodbye. Feeling the ache for one more walk together, one more tea, one more dance.

The precious little embryo, that was maybe gonna be a baby, but didn’t make it past Day 5.

It’s feeling the collective sorrow of war, g3n0cide, and destruction that makes us question how humans could possible hurt each other that way.

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I’m Coming Out About My Rage

I didn’t think it would happen so publicly. Certainly not in front of hundreds of people.

In my fantasy, the first time I’d come out about my complex PTSD rage episodes in vivid excruciating detail, I’d be hiding behind a computer screen, or in the comfort of my own home, where I could crawl under the covers after leaking the shameful truth out.

But reality brought an even more sudden and dramatic coming out.

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Rebirth

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Did you know that you can be born twice in this life?

Once out of the sacred womb of your mother, as you burst kicking and screaming into the world as a tiny human, your soul incarnate in this lifetime. This is the birth we celebrate every year, huddled around you in a circle, smiling with love. Even after you blow out the candles, the room glows bright with your light. 

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I Took a Mental Health Break And Faced My Darkest Shadows

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Earlier this summer, a bout of existential void hit me. Sweat from the heat mixed with sweat from my anxiety. I knew something was missing, but I couldn’t figure out what. Paired with it was deep existential exhaustion—the kind that makes your hair feel tired. The kind you feel in your bones, even in the cells of your marrow. The weariness. The fragility of bones and spirit about to break. 

“You don’t seem happy.

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I’m Breaking The Cycle of My Family’s Generational Trauma: Not Safe For Mom Group Podcast Interview

At three or four years old, I sat alone on the carpet in our Chinese immigrant home in San Francisco, never knowing when anyone would ever come home. Locked inside, lonely, feeling abandoned.

My parents were doing the best they could to provide for our family in a foreign land, but we were poor and I was often neglected—not by choice but by necessity. 

It hurt. A lot. Or at least, it should have.

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Five Lessons From Surviving My First Year As a Mom

As I held him in my arms while my insides were sewn back into place on the operating table, my son opened his little beady eyes one at a time. 

At last, we met face to face on a rare snowy day last April. Nine months of gestation (well, a little over nine… stubborn dude was a bit too cozy in there), seventeen hours of excruciating induced labor, two epidural attempts, and one emergency c-section later, Atlas made it out. 

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How to Powerfully Hold Space For Each Other

"Unfortunately, this will be our last performance for Carmen," the conductor announced to our packed audience of over 1,000 people on March 10, 2020.

We didn't know how to react. Applause for the amazing opera performance we just saw? Or keep our mouths open in shock, as he shared that all large state-owned venues closed the next day due to the pandemic? Some guests coughed around me. I coughed too. Oh shit.

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Getting Started in Cryptocurrency For Beginners: Welcome Guide

Welcome To The World of Crypto

Hello and welcome, curious human who wants to learn more about getting started with cryptocurrency!

If you're a very early beginner just poking around and wanting to know more about this "thing you heard of from a friend or seen in the news", then congrats! You're in the right place.

My goals for this guide and how you’ll benefit:

  • Warmly welcome you to the world of cryptocurrency and blockchain
  • Empower you to sort through the overwhelm by explaining a few basics in simpler terms
  • Point you to some useful resources for education and investing in cryptocurrency for beginners
  • Ask you questions to help you think about your own unique journey

I know that it can be overwhelming.

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How To Find A Coach Or Therapist That’s Right For You

Looking for a therapist or coach but don't know where to start?

I was there too. Back in 2016 I was struggling with anxiety, Imposter Syndrome, and building a new business after leaving my corporate job.

I wanted to find some professional help. But I was overwhelmed. How to begin?

Luckily, I found a therapist and a coach that year. They both transformed my life.

Since then, I've worked with several therapists and coaches.

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