I am sure we all came into this year thinking we were going to come up and grow drastically within ourselves. This year has symbolized 20/20 greatness for many until Covid-19 inevitably trapped us in solidarity. And with the continuing major riots from bottled up oppression from hundreds of years in nationwide for #BLM, wow...... Continue Reading →
Tricia Tran
Mental Conflicts Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling
To honor both Mental Health and Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), I'll be diving into how these topics go hand-in-hand with our lives. Asian Americans have come a long way up the workforce ladder moving into large corporations. According to Asia Society, their 2018 Corporate Survey Study shows 32% of participating companies having no presence... Continue Reading →
Practicing Gratitude
Gratitude is the attitude
Boundaries Before Burnout
Burnout, we've all experienced it at one point in our lives. According to NCBI, it can have a wide range of symptoms both physically and mentally. There are 3 main areas of symptoms that are considered signs of feeling this way: Exhaustion: People affected feel drained and emotionally exhausted, unable to cope, tired and down, and... Continue Reading →
Permission to Start: Taking the First Step
Happy new month! I went on a run yesterday around Golden Gate Park to take advantage of the nice weather. I decided to listen to 4 podcasts to keep my mind going for fresh ideas, concepts, and paradigms. I discovered the podcast Tea Talk and enjoyed their engaging, deep conversations about the stigma between Asian Americans and... Continue Reading →
New Norm: Increased Awareness
Last Thursday I was listening to a podcast from Deep South Dharma by Christie Bates (This is What Weβve Practiced For) which ties into the pandemic and human life interconnections. As quoted in the description, βChristie offers some well-tested reflections that can help us develop the capacity to live at peace with increased awareness. Here... Continue Reading →
Personal x Professional
Over the last decades, we have seen the evolution to the meaning of work, and how much it has transcended. Its purpose means so much more than putting a roof over our heads, food on the table and safe from animal predators. The world has industrialized to where our physiological and safety needs have been... Continue Reading →