S3E1: Finding the Home Within with Dr. Jenny Wang

Couched In Color Podcast
In this opening episode of Season 3 of the “Couched in Color” podcast, Host Dr. Alfiee is joined by guest, Dr. Jenny T. Wang, who has been acknowledged for her “groundbreaking and invaluable” knowledge, presence, and activism for mental health in the Asian American/Immigrant community.
Dr. Wang released a new book in May, 2022, Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans www.amazon.com... that honors the journey so many felt in isolation, as she guides readers to become empowered by finding their home within.
Dr. Alfiee is passionate about using her podcast to elevate conversations about mental health in diverse communities, bringing in experts like Dr. Wang, thought-leaders, people with lived-experience, celebrities, influencers, and everybody in between!
More on Dr. Jenny Tzu-Mei Wang, Ph.D.:
A Houston, Texas- based Clinical Psychologist, Speaker, and Author of Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans:
www.amazon.com...
Her Mission:
To destigmatize mental health for Asian diaspora (the dispersion of any people from their original homeland) and children of immigrants.
Dr. Wang is a Taiwanese American clinical psychologist and national speaker on Asian American mental health and racial trauma in Asian American, BIPOC, and immigrant communities. Her work focuses on the intersection of Asian American identity, mental health, and social justice. She is the founder of the @asiansformentalhealth Instagram community, in which she discusses the unique experiences of Asian diaspora and immigrant communities. She spearheaded the Asian, Pacific Islander, and South Asian American Therapist Directory and its companion Canadian directory to help Asians seek culturally-relevant mental health providers.
Follow Dr. Wang:
Website: www.jennywangp...
Instagram: www.instagram....
Facebook: / asiansformentalhealth
Asians for Mental Health Directory:
asiansformenta...
Other Resources:
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Follow Dr. Alfiee:
Website: dralfiee.com
Instagram: / dralfiee
Twitter: / dralfiee
Linkedin: / dralfiee
Website at dralfiee.com
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Music Produced by: Mark “King” Batson (Superproducer of your favorite artists and Grammy award-winner for albums with Eminem and Beyoncé)
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[@w0ngsta13]

Thank you for this beautiful conversation, Dr. Alfiee and Dr. Wang. I feel deeply moved and seen. You are both gifts to the world.

[@CouchedinColorwithDrAlfiee]

Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching.

[@meimcconnell6633]

Thank you, Dr. Alfiee and Dr. Wang for this conversation. Powerful and resonated deeply with me. Thank you… Bless you both.

[@DrAlfiee]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. Please share as Dr. Wang's message is so powerful.

[@meimcconnell6633]

@@DrAlfiee Yes, planning on sharing indeed. I am looking to see if her book has been translated to Portuguese yet.

[@Erupt212007]

This deep, I appreciate this conversation.

[@CouchedinColorwithDrAlfiee]

Dr. Wang is incredible. Thank you for watching.