It’s been almost two years since I last updated you all on my grad school journey — way too long, I know! So much has changed since then, and now feels like the perfect time to catch you up. As of the first, I have officially entered my final year of grad school — also known as my internship year! Even more exciting: I’m no longer in California. I matched with the University of South Carolina for internship and made the big cross-country move from CA to SC. After over two decades rooted on the West Coast, I’m finally getting a taste of life in the South.
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New Shoes for Grad School
I am now in my third year of my PsyD program and getting my master’s degree has been no easy feat. Balancing the personal and professional has been a challenge in and of itself and there are a million ways I could tell you all about it. But I have to say, these past few weeks have brought on a new challenge that I wasn’t prepared to face.
Moving Forward and Moving In
This week I’ve spent a lot of time with my parents gathering garage sale finds, packing up, and moving my things to Oakland. That’s because this next week, I will be heading off to start my field placement for grad school in Berkeley at The Wright Institute.
Celebrating Grads and Dads
From elementary school students and college grads to teachers and all the supporters who worked to get them through it, they absolutely deserve to celebrate their accomplishments. It has been a year of so many ups and downs that no one person experienced the same way and that should be recognized. That should be celebrated. And so should we.
To Keep or Not To Keep– Pandemic Comfort Habits
Some of us adjusted to the pandemic with new workout routines, more tv time, or new even pets. As people begin thinking about moving forward and masking up less, they will also be going through other lifestyle changes. For those who are immunocompromised, they may choose to still wear masks for their own protection, and for those who choose not to get vaccinated, they will have their own new normal as well. My question is, what about your new routine is something that you wish to keep?
Let Them Eat Cake
This year, I ate my name through the cake and Nick ate his. As a family, we all shared the soft layered sugar knowing that we’ve had 23 good years of Nick and I celebrating birthdays together.
One Good Thing
Sometimes it’s easier, for cleaning or doing dishes when it can be nice to let your mind be somewhere else. But when it comes to chatting with friends, spending time with family, doing work, or just catching up with ourselves, it can be important to stay present. This is something I struggle with, especially the more the pandemic has gone on. So here's something I've started doing that I'm learning to love.
Stepping Into Uncertainty
This week two people in my family are at different places in their lives and they’ve been working really hard to get there— unlike old me, they haven’t quite been winging it either.
Fighting Silence, Violence, and Perpetuated Prejudice– Stop Asian Hate
After this past week’s shooting in Atlanta, Georgia that left 8 people dead, 6 of which were Asian women, there has been a large outpouring of grief within the Asian community as well as support from others. People are now attempting to rise against Asian hate… But what does that look like and is there more to this? After all, we have seen a movement against hate and violence like this before, and in turn, how many of you have made lasting changes toward equity? We still have more to do.
What is Community to You?
Over the past two weeks, I have had the privilege to virtually step out from my little bubble at home and interview alongside about 30 prospective clinical psychology graduate students throughout the country. It was incredible to meet so many different people from countless walks of life who are all looking to pursue the same career. While we all came from separate backgrounds and experiences, there was one question the majority of my interview group answered almost identically, one after another— our answers are those I think would have offered some solace and maybe also lit some confidence in me had I known them going into college.
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