therapist, social worker, writer, & mental health advocate | she/her | find me in @selfmagazine @slate @huffpost @psychtoday
Los Angeles, CA
Joined December 2008
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“In those moments, I do everything I can to keep the anger from rising in my chest and swallow the lump in my throat.” huffpost.com/entry/korean-am…
Sharon Kwon, LCSW retweeted
“In those moments, I do everything I can to keep the anger from rising in my chest and swallow the lump in my throat.” huffpost.com/entry/korean-am…
Sharon Kwon, LCSW retweeted
“I couldn’t believe her words.” huffpost.com/entry/mel-robbi…
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I Received An Anonymous Text. With Just 8 Words, It Brought Back The Shame I Thought I'd Buried. huffpost.com/entry/anonymous…
my flight to el calafate from buenos aires was full of koreans on a tour group and i’ve never felt so at home as they all showered me with praise and admiration for traveling alone 🥰 why do everyone else’s parents love me except mine?? #eldestdaughterofimmigrants
Sharon Kwon, LCSW retweeted
Trauma responses, like fight, flight, freeze, flop, & fawn, tend to mirror the stages of grief-- denial (flight), anger (fight), bargaining (fawn), and depression (freeze).
That's not a coincidence.
Wrote about my experience with Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
"What started as an interest in expanding my private therapy practice into the world of psychedelics turned into the most life-changing therapeutic experiences I’ve had." huffpost.com/entry/ketamine-…
Sharon Kwon, LCSW retweeted
What is ignored or neglected by the media -- but will be studied by historians?
Here's the full list of 25 examples:
Wrote about a hot topic that all BIPOC adults/children need to read !! How to Set Boundaries With Immigrant Parents | @PsychToday psychologytoday.com/intl/blo…
AAPI who supported this, you just made these white institutions even whiter.
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court rules colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions, putting an end to affirmative action in higher education. apne.ws/IPmvUPv
Wrote this from my motherland for #AAPIHeritageMonth !
"In America, I am used to being othered because I am not white. But it’s a special kind of alienation to feel othered by your own people." huffpost.com/entry/asian-ame…
Wrote this piece about the unique loneliness of being Asian American for #AAPIHeritageMonth @huffpost #huffpost
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Sharon Kwon, LCSW retweeted
Over the weekend, an anti-immigrant racist murdered 8 people in Brownsville by driving his Range Rover into them. A gunman who identified with White supremacy murdered 8 people, including 3 children. Over the weekend, hate killed 16 people in Texas.
Sharon Kwon, LCSW retweeted
Is the AAPI community represented in your D&I efforts? Many organizations still have a long way to go, and this @MonsterHiring resource includes insights from @Shaykwon, a therapist & social worker, which can help your organization #diverstiy #AAPI #edia sprou.tt/1BRirKkoupH
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The man who killed Jordan Neely wasn’t protecting himself. He was empowered by a cultural movement that has normalized regular citizens deputizing themselves as judges and executioners in the name of white supremacy. Infamously this also happened in another period of US history
I grew up in the church (i’m a PK) and wrote about a topic very near and dear to me ! #beef
For some of us, church is like a toxic, co-dependent ex. slate.trib.al/lXBsFXe
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Guilt: “I fucked up”
Shame: “I’m fucked up”
Blame: “You fucked up”
Dialectic: “I can fuck up and still be a good person”
Empathy: “Everyone fucks up sometimes”
Compassion: “Making mistakes can be fucking hard”
Acceptance: “Mistakes are how I learn and grow”