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Dr. Elena Duong
Dec 5, 20242 min read
Change is Hard
Life can be so chaotic and hectic. We often forget to pause and literally take a breath.
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Dr. Elena Duong
Oct 9, 20243 min read
Mental Health Matters
Unless you have been living under a rock, you probably have heard about why mental health is important.
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Dr. Susanna La
Jul 31, 20243 min read
When We “Should" Ourselves
We are our own harshest critics. We can have many internal rules of who we should or shouldn’t be.
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Dr. Elena Duong
Jun 25, 20242 min read
Importance of Play
Have you heard of self-care? Self-care is often used to broadly describe things you can do to care for yourself.
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Dr. Susanna La
May 29, 20242 min read
Coping With Challenging Parent Relationships (During the Holidays)
With upcoming holidays, graduations, and other celebrations, it can be difficult for those with strained relationship(s) with their parents.
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Dr. Elena Duong
Apr 15, 20243 min read
Mental Health & Nature
Are you living to work or working to live? It is difficult to sustain a balance between work and life.
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Dr. Elena Duong
Mar 17, 20242 min read
Introverted and Highly Sensitive?
Have you ever felt out of place even after discovering your introverted traits? If so, you may also identify as highly sensitive.
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Dr. Susanna La
Feb 7, 20243 min read
Simple Ways to Practice Radical Acceptance
Why is my life like this? Why are people like this? Why can’t things be different? Why me? These are common questions we tend to focus on...
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Dr. Elena Duong
Dec 29, 20232 min read
Challenges to Authenticity
It's already difficult to be your authentic self without mental health concerns. When you have mental health concerns, it can be more...
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Dr. Susanna La
Nov 11, 20233 min read
End of Daylight Saving and Start of Seasonal Depression?
You may have noticed a dip in your mood this week with the end of daylight saving. The days are shorter, the weather is colder, and the...
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Dr. Elena Duong
Oct 23, 20233 min read
Common Misconceptions of Asexuality
The concept of asexuality has slowly been gaining more awareness. As a quick review, asexuality is a spectrum and refers to individuals...
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Dr. Susanna La
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Caring for Ourselves as We Care for Others
Today, we honor World Mental Health Day by acknowledging our health matters everyday. There is so much going on in the world right now,...
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Dr. Susanna La
Sep 30, 20233 min read
Incredible Women and Burnout
Burnout is an experience that can affect anyone. Our previous blog, Do I Have Burnout?, explains some causes and how to care for burnout....
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Dr. Elena Duong
Sep 14, 20234 min read
Misconceptions of Suicide
**Trigger Warning: Suicide** Please do not read if you are triggered by this topic. In honor of National Suicide Prevention Month and...
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Dr. Elena Duong
Aug 25, 20233 min read
Is Your Self-Care Working?
You might have heard about how important self-care is to living a healthy, sustainable life. Have you wondered whether your self-care is...
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Dr. Elena Duong
Aug 9, 20232 min read
Do You People-Please?
Do you wonder why you do it? Do you want to change it? People-Pleasing People-pleasers tend to put the needs of others above their own,...
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Dr. Susanna La
Jul 29, 20233 min read
Understanding the Impact of Emotionally Unavailable Parents
When our need for connection and care in times of distress (e.g., scared, overwhelmed, unwell) is neglected, we feel emotional pain,...
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Dr. Susanna La
Jul 14, 20233 min read
Do You Have Emotionally Immature Parents?
Did you grow up feeling lonely? Were your parents preoccupied with their own stuff and/or unavailable to support you emotionally? Do you...
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Dr. Elena Duong
Jun 28, 20233 min read
AAPI and Queer?
Do you identify as part of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) and LGBTQIA+/queer community? Maybe you identify as AAPI but are unsure...
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BloomingWellnessPsychotherapyInc
Jun 21, 20232 min read
Help on Your Mental Health Journey
Growing up Asian American, we get an inside look on the impact of stress/trauma on the human experience. Our cultural history has...
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