My family history and the trauma across generations reaches deeply into my own life. What hurts you the most also can make you, but only if you can overcome the pain.
I talk about it here with @justinkan
I talk about it here with @justinkan
In which we talk about
I grew up at times poor and food insecure, the child of Chinese Immigrants making their way who not always were able to make ends meet, because of language or alcohol addiction
I grew up at times poor and food insecure, the child of Chinese Immigrants making their way who not always were able to make ends meet, because of language or alcohol addiction
I was berated for a B on a test but if I got a B on a report card I got a punch to the face. Realizing that shouldn’t happen to a child.
And how that translated into a strong overwhelming superego that powered my own inner monologue
And how that translated into a strong overwhelming superego that powered my own inner monologue
Finding that I am on edge all the time, while people find my voice Zen and soothing.
That edge follows me around all day and night. It makes me who I am, but I am still learning to make other choices rather than live on the edge by default
That edge follows me around all day and night. It makes me who I am, but I am still learning to make other choices rather than live on the edge by default
On becoming a parent and realizing we can break the chain of abuse and suffering through conscious application of will and also a lot of help from friends, family, and therapy
There is a path, and it is through
There is a path, and it is through
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