How to Talk to [Mamí & Papí] about Anything
Society & Culture:Relationships
After living in the U.S. for 40 years, Eddie's parents surprise him with the news that they're moving back to South Korea. And, psychologist Sarah H. Moon helps us grieve and celebrate our parents' lives and triumphs.
Eddie Kim wrote an article about his experience for MEL magazine titled "When Your Immigrant Parents Move Back Overseas, Where Is Home?" Find it here.
Featured Expert:
Sarah H. Moon is a queer, Korean American, immigrant, who is passionate about decreasing the mental health stigma in BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities, and training mental health professionals to become more skilled and thoughtful healers.Her treatment approach draws on social justice oriented, relational psychodynamic, and attachment-based principles, which values the understanding of how early experiences, self-awareness/self-curiosity, relational patterns, racism, discrimination, and socio-cultural factors impact how one experiences themselves and others. Sarah offers consultation and workshops to organizations and academic institutions around diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as mental health awareness, and helps organizations improve individual and group cultural competency. Learn more about her work here.
If you liked this episode, be sure to listen to Explaining She's Isolated, Depressed, and Caring for a Newborn and When They Want More Family Time and You Don't.
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