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Episode 178: Navigating Grief, Intergenerational Trauma, and More with Dr. Jenny Tzu-Mei Wang (Asians for Mental Health)

Jul 29, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Jenny's Multicultural Childhood

  • Jenny Wang grew up in a predominantly Jewish and Italian neighborhood with few Asian peers.
  • She learned to code-switch between Mandarin, Taiwanese, and English to navigate different cultural spaces.
INSIGHT

Culture Shapes Mental Health Stigma

  • Silence around mental health in Asian culture is dangerous and worsens stigma.
  • Viewing cultural practices as coping mechanisms helps understand both their benefits and costs.
ADVICE

Build Tolerance for Failure

  • Practice tolerating failure by embracing tasks you are initially bad at.
  • Use failure as a path to growth by taking risks in areas you care about.
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