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Finding Tools For Your Toolbox

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 Queenie

When you visualize a toolbox, what do you see? What kind of tools are inside? Is there one tool? Or is there multiple? What is each tool used for? A toolbox can be a great metaphor for our coping strategies … Continue reading Finding Tools For Your Toolbox

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Asking for Help

July 31, 2020 Queenie

It’s easy for us to give advice to others to ‘ask for help’ when they don’t know something or when they are struggling. But often, we can get stuck because we don’t know what to ask for. I may be … Continue reading Asking for Help

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Responsibility

July 15, 2020 Queenie

“It’s not your responsibility.” This is something that others would tell me, and something that I would tell myself constantly. “It’s not your responsibility to make sure that your parents are happy.” “It’s not your responsibility to be your friends’ … Continue reading Responsibility

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Getting Out of a Slump

July 6, 2020July 7, 2020 Queenie

Occasionally I find myself in a slump, feeling unmotivated, uninspired, bored, and tired. On one hand, I feel the need to do something to reinvigorate myself and to energize myself, but on the other hand, I have no interest in … Continue reading Getting Out of a Slump

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Healing from Trauma for Societal Change

June 7, 2020June 6, 2020 Queenie

I recently received a notification from my Libby app that a book I had on hold from the library was available. The book was My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa … Continue reading Healing from Trauma for Societal Change

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Practicing the Art of Letting Go

May 18, 2020 Queenie

Like many, during quarantine I have engaged in many tasks that I have never before. For example, I started baking sourdough bread using a sourdough starter. My friend, a well seasoned bread baker himself, offered me some of his sourdough … Continue reading Practicing the Art of Letting Go

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Managing Expectations

May 8, 2020May 11, 2020 Queenie

Like many, I have fell off the grid with many of my previous responsibilities (i.e. blogging) and have engaged in things like Stardew Valley, Korean dramas, and embroidery during this period in quarantine. Though I would enjoy my time relaxing … Continue reading Managing Expectations

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Coping with Memes – A Mini Project

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 Queenie

I recently started a new mini-project (found on the menu bar at the top of the page) titled the “Coping with Memes” project. Memes are currently dominating much of our society and the media we consume. It has come to … Continue reading Coping with Memes – A Mini Project

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“I Don’t Know What I’m Doing”: Understanding Imposter Syndrome

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Queenie

Ever since finding out that I was offered a place in a graduate program, I have been suffering heavily from imposter syndrome. That’s a fancy way of saying, “I may have made it and achieved my goals, but I have … Continue reading “I Don’t Know What I’m Doing”: Understanding Imposter Syndrome

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Mindfully Waiting

July 3, 2019 Queenie

I’m a fairly impatient person. My impatience stems from the easy instant gratification I can get from Facebook and Instagram likes and Amazon Prime’s two-day shipping. But for some things, I just have to wait. Last fall, I completed my … Continue reading Mindfully Waiting

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