Your Story Matters: Immigration, Trauma, and the Journey Toward Healing
Immigration and Trauma, Family and Identity, Survival and Resilience, Acculturation and Adaptation, Grief and Growth, Ricky Weng LMSW Ricky Weng, LMSW Immigration and Trauma, Family and Identity, Survival and Resilience, Acculturation and Adaptation, Grief and Growth, Ricky Weng LMSW Ricky Weng, LMSW

Your Story Matters: Immigration, Trauma, and the Journey Toward Healing

Imagine stepping into a country where the language feels like a locked door and the culture an ever-shifting landscape. It’s the late 1950s. A young man arrives in New York City - not with a visa, but by quietly choosing not to return to the cargo ship that brought him here. He rents a room in the Lower East Side, leaves home only at night, and tucks a newspaper under his arm to appear fluent in a language he cannot read. He takes whatever work he can find. He meets someone. He becomes a husband. A father. A provider.

Was this your father’s story? Your grandmother’s? Is it your own?

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You’re in Therapy… Maybe Your Child Needs It Too
Parenting and Mental Health, Children and Emotional Wellness, Therapy and Early Intervention, Healing and Generational Cycles, Support and Family Growth, Resilience and Emotional Intelligence, Liberation and Community Care, Tanisha Christie LCSW Liberation-Based Therapy Parenting and Mental Health, Children and Emotional Wellness, Therapy and Early Intervention, Healing and Generational Cycles, Support and Family Growth, Resilience and Emotional Intelligence, Liberation and Community Care, Tanisha Christie LCSW Liberation-Based Therapy

You’re in Therapy… Maybe Your Child Needs It Too

Therapy isn’t just for adults. It’s a space for growth, healing, and breaking patterns—often ones you didn’t even realize were there. That’s a powerful journey. But what about your child? The one watching, absorbing, and moving through a world that doesn’t always make space for their emotions? It’s worth asking: Do they need therapy too?

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