Sharon Kwon, LCSW
@Shaykwon
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therapist, social worker, writer, & mental health advocate | she/her | find me in @selfmagazine @slate @huffpost @psychtoday
Los Angeles, CA
Joined December 2008
RT @HuffPost: I Received An Anonymous Text. With Just 8 Words, It Brought Back The Shame I Thought I'd Buried.
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"My heart sinks all the way down to my feet. Instantly, I feel the same survival responses as if my life were in danger: freeze, fight, flee or fawn."
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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.
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RT @DrDoyleSays: Trauma responses, like fight, flight, freeze, flop, & fawn, tend to mirror the stages of grief-- denial (flight), anger (f….
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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."
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RT @george__mack: What is ignored or neglected by the media -- but will be studied by historians?. Here's the full list of 25 examples: htt….
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Wrote about a hot topic that all BIPOC adults/children need to read !! How to Set Boundaries With Immigrant Parents | @PsychToday
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Overcome the guilt, shame, and embarrassment of expressing and putting your own needs ahead of your family's as you set boundaries with immigrant parents.
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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.
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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."
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Wrote this piece about the unique loneliness of being Asian American for #AAPIHeritageMonth @huffpost #huffpost .
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"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."
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RT @minjinlee11: Over the weekend, an anti-immigrant racist murdered 8 people in Brownsville by driving his Range Rover into them. A gunman….
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RT @jaybelangia: Is the AAPI community represented in your D&I efforts? Many organizations still have a long way to go, and this @MonsterHi….
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As you work to create a more equitable and inclusive workplace, there are actionable steps you can take to support Asian employees.
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RT @shermanelis: The man who killed Jordan Neely wasn’t protecting himself. He was empowered by a cultural movement that has normalized reg….
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RT @TweetATherapist: Guilt: “I fucked up”. Shame: “I’m fucked up”. Blame: “You fucked up”. Dialectic: “I can fuck up and still be a good pe….
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Every korean needs to watch Beef on netflix. I feel so seen !!.
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RT @AAFederation: "Our Asian American elders are crying out for help, and we’re the only ones that can hear and see them. We come from coll….
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RT @Annie_Wu_22: “the shooter was Asian”. “the cops were Black”. the way that our white supremacist society seeks to ignore the systemic op….
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