Heart In Mind Therapy Blog • Bay Area • California • Online
Culturally-Responsive Ways to Set Healthy Boundaries: Collectivist and Individualist Cultural Considerations
In collectivist cultures/less stringently individualistic cultures, we can have healthy boundaries. It just might look different than what dominant Western culture promotes.
What’s in a “healthy relationship”?
Undoubtedly, relationships/social connections can serve as powerful reminders that we are not alone when life gets rough. There’s an additional layer to this that is critical to consider and that is, whether or not the relationships/social connections we have and/or are seeking are healthy…In this blog post, I share 5 signs of a healthy relationship/social connection.
Reflections on recent and recurrent news regarding the Palestinian genocide and Hamas Attack: Part 2- Survivor’s Guilt
If you come from an immigrant family, you may be especially vulnerable to survivor’s guilt as you may have been taught to grit your teeth and bear any emotional (and physical distress) as a way— the only way, to cope with emotions that become overwhelming. To spend any time “being with” or “processing” your emotions not only sounds out of reach, but it can also sound selfish.
Hi, I’m Gina. It’s an honor to meet you.
Gina Li, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)/ Therapist, California
I am a licensed mental health therapist based in the Bay Area, who specializes in helping young adults, Asian Americans, and caregivers throughout California, break the cycles of intergenerational and relational trauma so that they can live truly more fulfilling lives. This can look like being more gentle with ourselves and others, while also setting boundaries as needed. It can also look like gaining greater self-awareness and true confidence. In summary, this looks like learning how to stay grounded in who we genuinely are and who we genuinely want to be.
